EvCC’s Aviation Maintenance Technician School celebrates 50th anniversary with a reception Oct. 11

Press Release

Release Date: Sept. 29, 2017

Contact: Rob Prosch, Associate Dean of Aviation, 425-388-9093; rprosch@everettcc.edu

EvCC’s Aviation Maintenance Technician School celebrates 50th anniversary with a reception Oct. 11

Photo: Students participate in hands-on training at EvCC's Aviation Maintenance Technician School in 1987.

EVERETT, Wash. – Everett Community College’s Aviation Maintenance Technician School is celebrating its 50th anniversary year with a public reception 4 to 6 p.m. at the school, 9711 32nd Place W. Building C-80 at Paine Field in Everett.

To attend, RSVP at EverettCC.edu/Aviation.

EvCC’s Aviation Maintenance Technician School started in 1967 in a converted military commissary at Paine Field. The school received its Federal Aviation Administration license in 1968, and moved to its current home near the Paine Field main terminal in 1985. 

The program has trained hundreds of skilled aviation maintenance technicians working in the industry statewide. The school has also benefited from industry and individual donations of equipment and aircraft for students to use in training. 

“As we work into the future, based upon the foundation of 50 years of quality education on Paine Field, we look forward to continuing to meet the aviation industry employment needs and to continue providing a quality education to each student,” EvCC Associate Dean of Aviation Rob Prosch.

Employment demand for aviation maintenance personnel over the next 20 years is 679,000 worldwide, according to The Boeing Company. 

EvCC’s eight-quarter aviation maintenance technician program includes 2,040 hours of instruction in more than 45 subject areas, with work being done on a variety of fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters. In addition to earning a certificate or degree, most graduates complete FAA exams to earn an aviation maintenance certificate with Airframe and Powerplant ratings. 

The school recently added an advanced avionics program, making EvCC the first college in the state to train students in how to maintain, troubleshoot and repair aircraft electronics systems. The college created the program after hearing about the need for aircraft electronics technicians from industry, Prosch said.
 
For more information about EvCC’s Aviation Maintenance Technology program and upcoming information sessions, visit EverettCC.edu/Aviation.