Program Overview

Housed within the College of Aviation at ERAU’s Daytona Beach Campus, the B.S. in Aviation Maintenance degree program is designed for students who want to increase the value of their aviation maintenance technician skills to provide wider opportunities for career advancement. This program aims to provide not only the four-year degree to complement the skills but a specific focus.

Choose from among four areas of concentration:

• Flight: for those students who wish to combine a maintenance background with the qualifications of a commercial pilot.
• Note: the flight program is at maximum capacity, therefore the flight concentration is not currently available.
• Maintenance Management: for those who wish to use their maintenance skills as a platform for advancing into a management position in one of the many aviation maintenance environments.
• Safety Science: this area of concentration combines both industrial and aviation-specific safety courses which prepare students for a rewarding career path.
• New, Available in Fall 2019* Avionics Cybertechnology and Security: this cutting-edge area of concentration will prepare students to answer the importance of aerospace connectivity and data security.

Student Learning Outcomes

Students will:

• Evaluate aircraft performance using aviation mathematics and physics relevant to aircraft airworthiness.
• Interpret and analyze written and electronic technical instructions.
• Apply leadership and management principles in teamwork and supervisory roles.
• Demonstrate professional and ethical behavior as maintenance technicians and supervisors.
• Identify, analyze, and communicate trends in the aviation maintenance industry in written and spoken formats.
• Use their education and training to engage in lifelong learning relevant to their work environment.
• Apply knowledge of the aviation environment by accurately returning aircraft to service in various environments.
• Direct the use of special equipment and tools in aviation maintenance practice.
• Evaluate the efficiency of technical operations and recommend improvements.
• Use their skill and technical competence to solve complex aviation maintenance problems