Kirkwood Community College Aviation Maintenance Program

Program Overview

This program fits eastern Iowa students who want a two-year associate degree or certificate at a newly FAA-approved program combining Kirkwood classroom time with hands-on hangar work at the Eastern Iowa Airport.

Kirkwood Community College teaches Aviation Maintenance Technology as a two-year Associate of Applied Science or a shorter certificate, with hands-on instruction at an airplane hangar at the Eastern Iowa Airport alongside classes on the Kirkwood campus in Cedar Rapids. A program conference is required before acceptance, and it can be completed by video call or Zoom rather than in person. The program recently earned its FAA approval.

Weigh the type here: this is a two-year community college program, and a recently approved one at that. The nearest other Part 147 program is about 69.4 miles away. Iowa has 5 schools on the FAA's Aviation Maintenance Technician School list, Kirkwood among them.

• Hands-on instruction at an airplane hangar at the Eastern Iowa Airport, plus classes at Kirkwood
• Program conference required prior to acceptance, completable by video or Zoom
• New program approved by the FAA in 2023

As stated on kirkwood.edu

Kirkwood Community College is at 9410 Shepard Ct SW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52404. Compare it with every aviation maintenance school in Iowa.

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

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