LeTourneau University Aviation Maintenance Program

Program Overview

This program fits students who want a four-year bachelor's degree pairing airframe and powerplant training with a required aviation minor, at a private university in Longview, Texas.

LeTourneau University's Aviation Maintenance Science program is a Bachelor of Science spanning both airframe and powerplant ratings. Coursework covers welding, metalwork, reciprocating and turbine engines, propellers, fuel systems, electricity and machining. Every student pairs the major with an aviation minor or concentration, choosing from Aircraft Dispatch, Aviation Management, Private Pilot, UAS or Aviation Safety, and can add an Electrical or Mechanical Engineering Technology minor on top.

Weigh this as a four-year bachelor's degree, not a two-year technical track, based at a private university in Longview, Texas. The next FAA-certificated Part 147 program is about 56.8 miles away, worth considering alongside the required minor and the degree's longer timeline.

• Curriculum covers welding, metalwork, reciprocating and turbine engines, propellers, fuel systems, electricity, machining
• Requires pairing the major with an aviation minor/concentration (Aircraft Dispatch, Aviation Management, Private Pilot, UAS, or Aviation Safety)
• Optional Electrical or Mechanical Engineering Technology minors

As stated on letu.edu

LeTourneau University is at 200 Airpark Dr., Longview, TX 75603. Compare it with every aviation maintenance school in Texas.

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

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