Aviation Maintenance Technician School adds second-shift classes 

Press Release

Release Date: June 25, 2018

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

Photo: Avionics student Ben Everett performs an avionics equipment inspection behind a nosecone. 

EVERETT, Wash. – Everett Community College’s Aviation Maintenance Technician School will offer aviation maintenance and advanced avionics classes during second shift for the first time starting Fall quarter. 

“The new cohort is designed to offer added flexibility and accessibility for working students and students with families,” said EvCC Associate Dean of Aviation Rob Prosch.

Aviation maintenance classes will be offered 3 to 9:30 p.m. Advanced avionics classes are 3 to 9 p.m. Both classes are Monday through Friday and start Sept. 24. 

The school, which also offers a daytime cohort with classes 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., is training students for in-demand jobs. The 2017 Boeing Pilot and Technician Outlook forecasts that between now and 2036 the aviation industry will need more than 648,000 maintenance technicians. 

Future students can learn more and schedule an information session in July by contacting the Aviation Maintenance Technician School at 425-388-9533 or aviation@everettcc.edu.

Information sessions are also offered at 3 p.m. Aug. 9 for aviation maintenance and 3 p.m. Aug. 16 for advanced avionics. Both sessions are at the school, 9711 32nd Place West, building C-80 at Paine Field in Everett. Attending an information session is required for new students. 

EvCC's FAA-Approved Part 147 Aviation Maintenance Technician School has been providing training for more than 50 years. 

The aviation maintenance and advanced avionics programs offer stackable certificates and associate degrees. Students learn from industry experts and get practical, hands-on experience in a shop environment.

EvCC’s eight-quarter aviation maintenance technician program includes 2,247 hours of instruction in over 40 subject areas, with work being done on a variety of fixed wing aircraft and helicopters. Students learn to maintain both reciprocating and turbine engines, repairing systems and components.

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 and advanced avionics programs, visit EverettCC.edu/Aviation.