Liberty University Aviation Maintenance Program

Program Overview

This program fits students who want an associate degree combining airframe and powerplant training with credit for life and work experience, at a large private university in Lynchburg, Virginia.

Liberty University's Associate of Arts in Aviation Maintenance Technician spans both airframe and powerplant ratings. Students can earn credit for life and work experience toward the degree and transfer in a large share of the required credits. Training includes access to flight simulators, based on Liberty's Lynchburg, Virginia campus. New cohorts start across the year, including sessions in 2027 and 2028.

This associate degree sits inside a much larger university, with Liberty's overall enrollment at 104,327 students. Published tuition is $15,297, with a total cost of attendance near $44,489. Liberty's IPEDS graduation rate is 65%, and the next FAA-certificated Part 147 program is about 68.4 miles away.

• Access to state-of-the-art flight simulators
• Credit for Life and Work Experience toward degree completion
• Can transfer in up to 75% of the degree total
• Located in Lynchburg, Virginia

As stated on liberty.edu

Federal IPEDS figures for Liberty University, a private nonprofit institution. Aviation maintenance award levels: Associate's. Completions across these programs: 2 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.

Liberty University is at 939 Airport Road, Lynchburg, VA 24502. Compare it with every aviation maintenance school in Virginia.

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

The closest FAA-approved schools to Liberty University, by straight-line distance.