WSU Tech Aviation Maintenance Program

Program Overview

This program fits Kansas students who want an 18-month combined aviation maintenance associate degree or a shorter technical certificate, training at the National Center for Aviation Training since the nearest alternative campus sits 75 miles away.

WSU Tech's Aviation Maintenance Technology program awards an Associate of Applied Science covering both airframe and powerplant ratings, alongside separate Technical Certificates in Airframe, Power Plant, and General, plus accelerated Certificates of Completion for students who want a narrower credential. Training runs 18 months at the National Center for Aviation Training in Wichita. Students purchase required tool kits during the Airframe 2 and Powerplant 2 semesters.

This is an 18-month associate program, and the nearest other Part 147 school sits 75 miles away. In-state and out-of-state tuition are the same at $7,237, and IPEDS reports a 43% graduation rate. Wichita-area aircraft mechanics report a median wage of $65,640 a year, compared with the $79,870 national median for the occupation.

• Located at the National Center for Aviation Training (NCAT) in Wichita, KS
• Instructors with more than 300 combined years of industry experience at Cessna, Boeing, Learjet, Beechcraft, Spirit AeroSystems and other aerospace companies
• Located in Wichita, known as the Air Capital of the World, one of five global aviation clusters in the US
• Students purchase required tool kits through WSU Tech during Airframe 2 and Powerplant 2 semesters

As stated on wsutech.edu

Federal IPEDS figures for Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology, a public institution. Aviation maintenance award levels: Associate's. Completions across these programs: 55 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.

WSU Tech is at 4004 N. Webb Rd., Building 300, Wichita, KS 67226. Compare it with every aviation maintenance school in Kansas. For schools within commuting distance, see aviation maintenance schools near Wichita.

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

The closest FAA-approved schools to WSU Tech, by straight-line distance.