West Los Angeles College Aviation Maintenance Program

Program Overview

This fits Los Angeles-area students who want a public college program offering airframe, powerplant, and avionics paths, including a bachelor's option.

West Los Angeles College's Aviation Technology program covers both airframe and powerplant ratings across a 23-month continuing schedule, with morning, afternoon, and evening cohorts running in eight-week course blocks. The college also offers a Bachelor's Degree in Avionics alongside its associate and certificate tracks, built through a long-running partnership with American Airlines.

Weigh this as a public community college program with a 28% graduation rate. In-state tuition is $1,196 a year against $10,530 out-of-state, a wide enough gap that residency status changes the math on this four-credential ladder from certificate to bachelor's.

• Program founded in 1974
• Partnership with American Airlines
• 2024 West LA College team took 4th place in the College Division at the Annual Aerospace Maintenance Competition, out of 40 competitors
• Bachelor's Degree Avionics program offered

As stated on wlac.edu

Federal IPEDS figures for West Los Angeles College, a public institution. Aviation maintenance award levels: Associate's. Completions across these programs: 21 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.

West Los Angeles College is at 9000 Overland Avenue, Culver City, CA 90230. Compare it with every aviation maintenance school in California. For schools within commuting distance, see aviation maintenance schools near Los Angeles.

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

The closest FAA-approved schools to West Los Angeles College, by straight-line distance.