Guilford Technical Community College Aviation Maintenance Program

Program Overview

This program fits someone who wants full-time day or evening training toward both Airframe and Powerplant ratings in a hangar tied to named industry partners.

Guilford Technical Community College teaches Aviation Systems Technology at the T.H. Davis Aviation Center, a hangar built into the airport movement area that houses multiple aircraft and a helicopter for hands-on training. Students can work toward a full Airframe and Powerplant certificate, an Associate in Applied Science, a diploma, or a single-rating certificate in just Airframe or Powerplant, with classes offered in day or evening sections.

Total program cost, including tuition, books, fees, and tools, runs $9,850, on top of a public-college tuition base of $2,128 in-state or $7,504 out-of-state. Guilford Tech reports a 31% IPEDS graduation rate across an enrollment of 11,485 students. In the Greensboro-High Point area, aircraft mechanics and service technicians earn a median wage of $64,520 and a mean of $66,670.

• Training at the T.H. Davis Aviation Center (Aviation I) tied to the airport movement area, a 12,000-sq-ft hangar housing eight aircraft and a helicopter
• Serves over 200 students per day across Aviation degree programs
• Industry partnerships named: AAR, HondaJet, Signature Technicair, Textron
• FAA oral/practical testing fee of about $1,400 for both ratings in NC

As stated on gtcc.edu

Federal IPEDS figures for Guilford Technical Community College, a public institution. Aviation maintenance award levels: Associate's. Completions across these programs: 34 per year.

Tuition is the institution's published annual rate; the program's own published cost appears in the facts table when the school states one. See the record on College Navigator.

Guilford Technical Community College is at 260 North Regional Road Av-1, 819 Radar Road Av-2, Greensboro, NC 27409. Compare it with every aviation maintenance school in North Carolina. For schools within commuting distance, see aviation maintenance schools near Greensboro-High Point.

Annual median wage for aircraft mechanics and service technicians (SOC 49-3011), BLS OEWS May 2025. See the North Carolina aircraft mechanic salary data.

The closest FAA-approved schools to Guilford Technical Community College, by straight-line distance.