Northwest Florida State College Aviation Maintenance Program

Program Overview

This program fits someone in the Florida Panhandle who wants the airframe rating specifically, on its own certificate track, rather than a combined airframe and powerplant course of study.

NWFSC's Aviation Airframe Mechanics program is a Career and Technical Certificate built around the airframe rating alone, running 15 months as a clock-hour program in Crestview. Coursework covers structures, hydraulics, electrical systems, flight controls, landing gear, brakes, and environmental systems. Career paths named by the college include general aviation, airlines, repair stations, airframe manufacturing, and military maintenance support. A separate Aviation Powerplant Mechanics certificate covers that rating.

Because this is a single-rating certificate rather than a two-rating program, weigh it against your goals for the A&P (the FAA mechanic certificate with Airframe and Powerplant ratings). The Pensacola-area median wage for aircraft mechanics is $63,580 a year, and the nearest other Part 147 school is 45 miles away.

• Certificate leads to the FAA Airframe Mechanics license
• Covers structures, hydraulics, electrical systems, flight controls, landing gear, brakes, and environmental systems
• Career paths cited include general aviation, airlines, repair stations, airframe manufacturing, and military aircraft maintenance support
• NWFSC also offers a separate Aviation Powerplant Mechanics certificate

As stated on nwfsc.edu

Northwest Florida State College is at 3152 Airport Road, Crestview, FL 32539. Compare it with every aviation maintenance school in Florida. For schools within commuting distance, see aviation maintenance schools near Pensacola.

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

The closest FAA-approved schools to Northwest Florida State College, by straight-line distance.