Best Aviation Maintenance Schools Near Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL (2026)

Among the aviation maintenance schools near Miami-Fort Lauderdale, a pick appears only when one school clearly leads on its figure; ties produce none.

• Top Pick Near Miami-Fort Lauderdale

  Broward College

  Pembroke Pines, Florida · #1, score 73.8

  Highest overall score of the 4 ranked schools, 73.8 out of 100.

The ranked aviation maintenance schools within 100 miles of Miami-Fort Lauderdale, ordered by score. Scores are national, out of 100, and the table after the cards shows the points behind them.

Distances are straight-line miles from the center of Miami-Fort Lauderdale.

Score bars: Outcomes (30)Cost (25)Program Depth (20)Access (15)Scale (10)

1. • Top Pick Near Miami-Fort Lauderdale

   #1

   Broward College

   Pembroke Pines, Florida · 16 miles from Miami-Fort Lauderdale · #3 nationally

   73.8 of 100

   This associate degree program fits someone in South Florida who wants airframe, powerplant, and avionics training under one aviation institute, on either a traditional or accelerated schedule.

   Type

   Community College

   Credentials

   Associate of Science (AS) in Aviation Maintenance

   Length

   Traditional track: 18-19 months (5 semesters); Express track: 13 months (3.5 semesters)

   GI Bill

   Approved

   Schedule

   Morning or evening classes

   Starts

   Spring 2027 cohort (Express track, applications open)

   Avionics

   Separate avionics program at the same institute

2. #2

   Universal Technical Institute Miramar

   Miramar, Florida · 17 miles from Miami-Fort Lauderdale · #156 nationally

   39.7 of 100

   This program fits students who want an 18-month, no-experience-required path to combined airframe and powerplant ratings at one of three UTI campuses, with a graduation tool voucher for eligible students.

   Type

   Private Aviation School

   Length

   18 months

3. #3

   George T. Baker Aviation Technical College

   Miami, Florida · 4 miles from Miami-Fort Lauderdale · #166 nationally

   37.7 of 100

   This program fits someone who wants an FAA Airframe-only credential with the option to add a separate Avionics or Powerplant program on the same Miami campus.

   Type

   Technical College

   Credentials

   Occupational Completion Point: Aviation Maintenance General Technician; Occupational Completion Point: Aviation Airframe Maintenance Technician

   Length

   1,350 hours

   Avionics

   Separate Avionics Systems Technician program on campus

4. #4

   Lorenzo Walker Technical College

   Naples, Florida · 100 miles from Miami-Fort Lauderdale · #174 nationally

   36.7 of 100

   This program fits students near Naples who want hands-on airframe training in a working hangar, with a path toward full Airframe and Powerplant certification through further coursework.

   Type

   Technical College

   Credentials

   OCP A: Aviation Maintenance General Technician (AMT0706); OCP B: Aviation Maintenance Airframe Technician 1 (AMT0767); plus 1 more

   Length

   1,350 hours

   Starts

   February 22, 2027 (subject to change)

BLS counts 6,460 aircraft mechanic jobs in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale metro area as of May 2025, a location quotient of 2.58.

A location quotient above 1.00 means these jobs make up a larger share of local employment than they do nationally.

Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International is also a large-hub airport, moving 17,096,131 passengers in 2024 alongside Miami International's 26,588,002. AAR Corp runs one of its major independent airframe maintenance facilities in the area, giving mechanics more than one hangar to work from without leaving the metro.

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