Southwest Texas Junior College Aviation Maintenance Program

Program Overview

This program fits students who want a stepped path into the Airframe rating alone, starting from a general aircraft maintenance certificate, at the Del Rio Campus in Texas.

Southwest Texas Junior College's Aircraft General Maintenance and Airframe Mechanics program is built in two levels: a Level One certificate in Aircraft General Maintenance, followed by a Level Two certificate that adds the Airframe rating. The Powerplant rating is offered as a separate program at this school rather than folded into this track. Classes are taught at the Del Rio Campus, and the school holds FAA Part 147 certification.

Because this credential covers Airframe alone, students who want both ratings need to plan for a second, separate program at the same school. Texas has 21 FAA Part 147 schools, and the nearest other one is 134.5 miles from Del Rio, a distance worth weighing against a longer in-state search.

• Program taught at the Del Rio Campus

As stated on swtxc.edu

Southwest Texas Junior College is at 1480 Weather Station Road, Del Rio, TX 78840. Compare it with every aviation maintenance school in Texas.

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