Aviation Technology benefits
The Aviation Technology Certificate Program prepares students for professional careers in aviation maintenance, allowing graduates to seek employment with airlines, fixed base operators, or aircraft manufacturers. Nashua Community College is an FAA approved training facility. (NSUT025K)
Students in this program will
Students will learn on actual aircraft, structures, and powerplants and related systems. The curriculum includes one summer session and covers a wide variety of subjects concerned with airplanes including reciprocating engines, turbines, fuel systems, propellers, ignition, electrical systems, and hydraulic systems. Interested students should note that the program requires frequent reading, along with the ability to interpret FAA regulations and manufacturers’ technical specifications.
AVIATION TECHNOLOGY CERTIFICATE | |||||
FIRST YEAR | |||||
FALL SEMESTER | CL | LAB | CR | ||
AVTN101N | Maintenance Forms and Records | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
AVTN102N | Airframe Structures I | 2 | 6 | 4 | |
AVTN108N | Aviation Drafting and Blueprint Reading | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
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| 10 | ||
FIRST YEAR – SPRING SEMESTER | CL | LAB | CR | ||
AVTN103N | Airframe Structures II | 3 | 6 | 5 | |
AVTN104N | Materials and Process | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
AVTN106N | Aviation Electronics | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
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| 11 | ||
SUMMER SEMESTER (9 WEEKS) | CL | LAB | CR | ||
AVTN105N | Aircraft Systems | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
AVTN202N | Airframe Electrical Systems | 2 | 4 | 3 | |
AVTN203N | Hydraulics & Pneumatics | 3 | 5 | 5 | |
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| 12 | |
SECOND YEAR | |||||
FALL SEMESTER | CL | LAB | CR | ||
AVTN107N | Digital Logic | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
AVTN204N | Assembly and Rigging | 2 | 6 | 4 | |
AVTN206N | Reciprocating Engines I * | 3 | 6 | 5 | |
AVTN208N | Engine Systems * | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
AVTN209N | Aircraft Propellers * | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
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| 18 | ||
SPRING SEMESTER | CL | LAB | CR | ||
AVTN207N | Reciprocating Engines II * | 3 | 6 | 5 | |
AVTN210N | Turbine Engines and Systems * | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
AVTN211N | Carburetion and Fuel Systems * | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
AVTN212N | Engine Electrical Systems * | 2 | 6 | 4 | |
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| 16 | ||
| Total Credits 67 | ||||
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