Pellissippi State Community College Aviation Maintenance Program

Program Overview

This program fits someone near Knoxville who wants a combined airframe and powerplant associate degree from a program built through a recent local partnership rather than a decades-old shop.

Pellissippi State's Aviation Technology program awards an AAS with an Airframe and Power Plant concentration, covering both ratings in one course of study. It's based at the Blount County Campus and launched in 2025 in partnership with Blount Partnership. Graduates still need to pass both the FAA knowledge and practical exams to earn the A&P (the FAA mechanic certificate with Airframe and Powerplant ratings) on top of the degree.

Because this program launched recently, there isn't yet a long history of outcomes to point to the way an older program might have. The Knoxville-metro median wage for aircraft mechanics is $67,300, and the nearest other Part 147 school is 46.5 miles from Maryville.

• Program based at the Blount County Campus
• Program launched in 2025 in partnership with Blount Partnership
• Students must pass FAA certification exams (knowledge and practical) to become A&P certified

As stated on pstcc.edu

Pellissippi State Community College is at 1749 Triangle Park Dr, Maryville, TN 37801. Compare it with every aviation maintenance school in Tennessee. For schools within commuting distance, see aviation maintenance schools near Knoxville.

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

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