Pensacola State College Aviation Maintenance Program

Program Overview

This program fits someone in the Pensacola area who wants only the airframe rating and doesn't mind training in a brand-new program while its permanent building goes up.

Pensacola State's Aviation Airframe Mechanics program is a Career Certificate built around the airframe rating alone, taught across three terms. The first cohort began in August 2024, training in interim space on a mezzanine at an ST Engineering facility while a dedicated building goes up at Pensacola International Airport. A scholarship from ST Engineering supports the program, and a donated aircraft is used for hands-on training.

Because this is a single-rating certificate on a new campus, weigh it against programs that also offer powerplant if you want both ratings from one school. The Pensacola-area median wage for aircraft mechanics is $63,580, and the nearest other Part 147 school is 6.4 miles away.

• New training facility located at Pensacola International Airport, a 34,000-square-foot building under construction
• Interim training space provided by ST Engineering, on a mezzanine overlooking their MRO facility and assembly floor
• ST Engineering scholarship of $100,000 supports the program
• InDyne Corporation donated a 1982 Fairchild Merlin IV aircraft for training
• First cohort began August 2024
• Curriculum covers aircraft structures, hydraulics, electrical and electronics, flight controls, landing gear, brakes, aircraft instruments, and cabin environmental systems

As stated on pensacolastate.edu

Pensacola State College is at 1 Merlion Way, Hangar 1, Pensacola, FL 32504. 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.

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