Pima Community College

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Key Takeaways:

  • Pima Community College's Aviation Technology Program is a respected, FAA-approved program offering year-round, hands-on training on commercial transport aircraft.
  • The program is expanding to meet the significant and skyrocketing demand for high-paying jobs within Southern Arizona's aviation maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) sector.
  • Southern Arizona's robust aviation industry, including local and international MRO companies, contributes to a nationwide growth trend driven by demand for new aircraft and technologies.
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From Pima Community College: Pima’s Aviation Technology Program is one of the most respected and dynamic in the country and poised to expand to meet the skyrocketing job growth in Southern Arizona’s aviation industry.

The program’s Airframe and Powerplant courses are approved by the Federal Aviation Administration and run year-round. It is one of a handful of programs where students conduct hands-on learning on commercial transport aircraft. 

The aviation sector of Southern Arizona’s economy offers high-paying jobs with dozens of local, national and international maintenance, repair and overhaul companies based in Tucson, including Bombardier, Ascent Aviation Services and Aerovation. Nationwide aviation industry growth is fueled by increased demand for new aircraft and new aviation technologies.

Isabel Goyer

A commercial pilot, Isabel Goyer has been flying for more than 40 years, with hundreds of different aircraft in her logbook and thousands of hours. An award-winning aviation writer, photographer and editor, Ms. Goyer led teams at Sport Pilot, Air Progress and Flying before coming to Plane & Pilot in 2015.
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