Aviation Maintenance Technology:
toll-free: 800.852.8784 ext 4756 voice: 956.364.4756 fax: 956.364.5157
Department Chair:
Mailing Address: Aviation Maintenance Technology TSTC Harlingen 1902 North Loop 499 Harlingen, TX 78550
Location: The Aviation Maintenance Technology office is located close to Valley International Airport just off of Loop 499 in the Aviation Maintenance Technology Building, along Raintree Street between the Fieldhouse and the student housing area
Office Hours: M - F: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Aviation Degrees & Certificates
:: Associates of Applied Science
Aviation maintenance technicians are a vital part of the aerospace industry workforce, a group comprised of airframe and power plant technicians, aircraft technicians, sheet-metal workers and aircraft electricians. These skilled workers are employed by aircraft manufacturers, contract maintenance operations, corporate aviation operations, general aviation operations and regional and major airlines. In the last several years, the aerospace industry in Texas has expanded through contract maintenance and is expected to continue to grow.
:: Certificates of Completion
Aviation maintenance technicians are a vital part of the aerospace industry workforce, inspecting, servicing and maintaining aircraft worldwide.
Aviation Maintenance Curriculum (suggested sequence)
FA Semester 1 (anytime) ACADEMIC COURSES
____ AERM1205 Weight & Balance _____ MATH 1314 or MATH 1332
____ AERM 1314 Basic Electricity _____ ENGL 1301 Composition I
____ AERM 1315 Aviation Science _____ Humanities / Fine Arts Elective
____ AERM 1208 Federal Aviation Regulations Social / Behavioral Science Elective
____ AERM 1210 Ground Operations _____ Speech Elective
____ AERM 1203 Shop Practices _____ HRPO 1311 Human Relations
SP 14 cr. 18 cr.
SP Semester 2
____ AERM 1456 Aircraft Power Plant Electrical
____ AERM 1240 Aircraft Propellers
____ AERM 1357 Fuel Metering & Induction Sys.
____ AERM 2341 Power Plant & APU Systems
12 cr.
SU Semester 3
AERM 1351 Aircraft Turbine Engine Theory
AERM 1344 Aircraft Reciprocating Engines
6 cr.
FA Semester 4
____ AERM 2447 Aircraft Recipg Engine Overhaul
____ AERM 2351 Aircraft Turbine Engine Overhaul
____ AERM 2352 Aircraft Power Plant Inspection
10 cr.
**** QUALIFIES FOR LICENSE Powerplant**
SP
SP Semester 5
____ AERM 1241 Wood., Fabric and Finishes
____ AERM 1243 Instruments, Nav. & Comm.
____ AERM 1254 Aircraft Composites
____ AERM 1253 Aircraft Welding (WLDG 2214)
____ AERM 1345 Aircraft Electrical Systems
____ AERM 1247 Aircraft Auxiliary Systems
SU 13 cr.
SU Semester 6
____ AERM 1352 Aircraft Sheet Metal
____ AERM 1349 Hydraulic / Pneum & Fuel System
____ AERM 1350 Landing Gear Systems
____ AERM 2233 Assembly and Rigging
____ AERM 2231 Airframe Inspection
13 cr.
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