New Hands-on Certificate Program

Aviation Maintenance Technician Program

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    Aviation Maintenance Technician (AMT) Certificate Program

    This hands-on technical training certificate program is designed to be completed in 21 months and will prepare students to work as technicians in the aviation industry and beyond.

    • Prepare to test for your FAA General, Airframe, and Powerplant certificate in less than 2 years
    • Gain hands-on experience executing precision, detail-oriented maintenance, and manufacturing tasks.
    • Offered through SFU's FAA certified part 147 Aviation Maintenance Technician School.
    • Train in our brand-new hangar facilities conveniently located at the Johnstown Airport.
    • Benefit from on-site access to train on a CRJ200 regional airliner donated by SkyWest Airlines.
    • Future AMT graduates will be able to access SkyWest Airlines AMT Pathway Program.
    • Total program cost of $51,650 includes tuition, tools and FAA testing.
    • Qualified students can test out of general courses to save time & money.

    First Class Starts: 8/26/2024.  Courses will be held in Johnstown at SFU's new Aviation Education Center at the John Murtha Cambria County Airport.  Apply today to be one of the first students to go through this in-demand training program.
     

    Now enrolling for Fall 2024!

    Industry Need for AMTs

    The U.S. Department of  Labor cites a critical workforce gap  in the aviation maintenance field with an estimated 132,000 new technicians needed in the United States alone by 2040. SFU's Aviation Maintenance Technician training program was developed to help fill this workforce need.

    Aviation Maintenance Technician School

    Saint Francis University received a  $1 million grant from the ARC's POWER Initiative in 2022 to launch an Aviation Maintenance Technician School at the John P. Murtha Johnstown Cambria County Airport in Johnstown through a collaboration with the Johnstown-Cambria County Airport Authority, Nulton Aviation Services, Cambria County, SkyWest Airlines,  Lockheed Martin Aeroparts, Inc., and Martin-Baker America. The AMTS aims to provide a fast-paced program that prepares students for work as Aviation Maintenance Technicians with both Airframe and Powerplant certifications.

     

    Elite Partner with Skywest Airlines

     In 2022, SFU became an Elite Partner with SkyWest Airlines. The partnership allows SFU students to access SkyWest’s Pilot Pathway Program and the Aviation Maintenance Technician (AMT) Pathway Program. 

    These programs allow students access to various benefits while completing their training, including mentoring by experienced pilots and mechanics, enhanced company seniority, and a guaranteed job interview.

     

    Contact Us

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    Brianna Pavkovich
    Director of the Aviation Maintenance Technician School
    814-471-1153
    bpavkovich@francis.edu

     
     

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    SFU Aviation News

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    Pavkovich Announcement

    SFU names inaugural director for new Aviation Maintenance Technician School

    Marie Young, University Communications & Marketing | 10/10/2023
    Saint Francis University has appointed Brianna Pavkovich of Rockwood, PA, the inaugural director of the university's newest workforce development initiative, the Aviation Maintenance Technician certificate program. As the new director, her first duties include guiding the program through the FAA approval process with the goal of beginning classes in Fall 2024. 
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    SFU Receives $1 Million Dollar ARC POWER Grant for Aviation Maintenance Technician School

    Marie Young, University Marketing & Communications | 10/18/2022
    Saint Francis University has been awarded a $1 million grant by the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) to launch an Aviation Maintenance Technician School. The new Aviation Maintenance Technician School will be sited at the John Murtha Johnstown Cambria County Airport and will offer a 14 CFR 147-certified training curriculum for Aviation Maintenance Technicians.
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    Press Release: SFU launches new Aviation program with Nulton Aviation

    Marie Young, University Communications & Marketing | 05/19/2018
    PRESS RELEASE (May 10, 2018) A new Saint Francis University program offered in partnership with Nulton Aviation Services of Johnstown will allow students to earn a bachelor's degree and a private/commercial pilot's license at the same time.
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