Train for an aircraft maintenance career with CAU
Do you have a knack for technical and mechanical details? Do you enjoy working with your hands and can see yourself on a team of technicians who keep the airways safe?
Offered conveniently in Kern County, California Aeronautical University offers an aviation maintenance technology (AMT) program to prepare students for careers as airframe and powerplant (A&P) technicians. Our graduates work for companies such as Northrop Grumman, National Test Pilot School, SkyWest, Robinson, and more.
Train for an aviation maintenance career. Request more information about CAU today.
Aviation Maintenance Technology Program Highlights
Accelerated Program
Earn your AMT diploma in as little as 17 months or an associate’s degree in 22 months, with year-round training and on-campus housing available.
Financial Aid & GI Bill®
Federal financial aid, tuition reduction programs, and GI Bill accepted for those who qualify.
Sonic Tools Partnership
Graduate with a 263-piece professional Sonic Tools toolkit—a $6,000 value—so you’re job-ready on day one.
Career-Focused
Personalized career coaching, resume prep, mock interviews, and on-campus employer networking events.
Industry Connections
Our AMT graduates have been successfully employed by a variety of prominent employers in the industry, including Northrop Grumman, Kern County Sheriff's Office - Air Support Unit, SkyWest Airlines, Robinson Helicopters, National Test Pilot School, FieldCore, and more.
How can CAU help you reach your goals? Request information to learn more.
What can you do with an A&P certification?
After completing FAA exams, CAU AMT graduates are prepared for careers in:
- general aviation
- fixed-base operation
- executive aircraft services
- major airlines
- aircraft contractors
- modification operations
- manufacturers as A&P mechanics and technicians
- other non-aviation specific positions working as a technician
Hands-On Training in Bakersfield
The aircraft maintenance program is offered at the University’s main campus at Meadows Field Airport in Bakersfield. AMT students receive hands-on, in-person training in the University’s aircraft maintenance lab in the on-campus 32,000 square-foot hangar.
Complete with electrical boxes and individual stations, students can practice their maintenance skills on the actual equipment that they may be using on the job.
On-campus student housing available.
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Alumni Spotlight
Carrie Certuche
Director of Maintenance at KCSO
AMT Graduate
Carlos Gonzalez
Aero Mechanical Technician II at GE Vernova
AMT Graduate
Isabella Frausto
Mechanic at REACH Air Medical Services
AMT Graduate
Programs Offered
- Electrical Theory
- Materials and Processes
- General Aviation Maintenance
- Non-metallic Aircraft Structures
- Metallic Aircraft Structures
- Composite Structures
- Aviation Law for Mechanics
- Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems
- Airframe Systems I
- Airframe Systems II
- Reciprocating Engine Theory and Maintenance
- Turbine Engine Theory and Maintenance
- Powerplant Systems I
- Powerplant Systems II
- Propellers and Auxiliary Power Units
- English Composition
- Elementary Algebra
- Intermediate Algebra
- General Psychology
- Spanish 1
- Speech Communications
- Group Dynamics
- Introduction to Sociology
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