Composite Aerospace Manufacturing

Composite Aerospace Manufacturing Certificate of Achievement Units Required 21.5 When these classes are completed with a grade of “C” or better the student should have the entry level skills to perform aircraft preventative maintenance and repairs. Prerequisites: All of the following must be completed with a GRADE OF “C” or better. AVA 50 4.0 units AVA 50B 4.0 units AVA 75 4.0 units AVA 76 3.5 units AVA 77 6.0 unit  AVA 50 Aviation Technology Survey Units: 4.0 48-54 hours lecture and 48-54 hours laboratory (Prerequisite: None) This course is designed to allow interested students the ability to explore aviation maintenance career pathways. This course will focus on principles and practices of modern aircraft maintenance technology.  AVA 50B Aircraft Structure Fabrication Units: 4.0 48-54 hours lecture and 48-54 hours laboratory (Prerequisite: AVA 50 with passing grade of “C” or better or industry equivalent) This course is designed to provide students with applied knowledge and skills in the fabrication of aerospace metallic structures.  AVA 75 Composites 1 Units: 4.0 48-54 hours lecture and 48-54 hours laboratory (Prerequisite: AVA 50B with passing grade of “C” or better or industry equivalent) This introductory course instructs students how to understand the practical applications of composite materials.  AVA 76 Composites 2 Units: 3.5 24-27 hours lecture and 64 – 72 hours laboratory (Prerequisite: AVA 75 with passing grade of “C” or better or industry equivalent) This course is designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills in fabricating repairs to advanced composite structures.  AVA 77 Composites 3 Units: 6.0 48-54 hours lecture and 144 – 162 hours laboratory (Prerequisite: AVA 76 with passing grade of “C” or better or industry equivalent) This course is an introduction to advanced composite manufacturing designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills in composite tooling, general design criteria, 
bonding methods, resin transfer molding, thermoforming, and compression molding.

Currently, the Airframe and Powerplant Technology program on average has 200 students enrolled in the program per semester. The programs retention and completion rates are an average 97 – 98%. Duplicating the same cohort model approach and creating a series of pipeline courses for the advanced composite courses similar success and retention rates are anticipated.

The aviation technology program focusing on advanced composite manufacturing and repair is designed to train students to learn advanced aerospace structural manufacturing processes, principals and theories as well to inspect, repair, and re-manufacture various advanced composite structures and components. When a student completes the five required classes AVA 50, 50B, 75, 76, and 77 they will have the entry level skills and mandatory training hours which qualifies them for an entry level apprenticeship position as an advanced composite technician. Upon successful completion of the advanced composite program students will be able to manufacture and repair advanced composite structures commonly integrated in aerospace structural components.

Composite Aerospace Manufacturing Certificate of Achievement Units Required 21.5 When these classes are completed with a grade of “C” or better the student should have the entry level skills to perform aircraft preventative maintenance and repairs. Prerequisites: All of the following must be completed with a GRADE OF “C” or better. AVA 50 4.0 units AVA 50B 4.0 units AVA 75 4.0 units AVA 76 3.5 units AVA 77 6.0 unit  AVA 50 Aviation Technology Survey Units: 4.0 48-54 hours lecture and 48-54 hours laboratory (Prerequisite: None) This course is designed to allow interested students the ability to explore aviation maintenance career pathways. This course will focus on principles and practices of modern aircraft maintenance technology.  AVA 50B Aircraft Structure Fabrication Units: 4.0 48-54 hours lecture and 48-54 hours laboratory (Prerequisite: AVA 50 with passing grade of “C” or better or industry equivalent) This course is designed to provide students with applied knowledge and skills in the fabrication of aerospace metallic structures.  AVA 75 Composites 1 Units: 4.0 48-54 hours lecture and 48-54 hours laboratory (Prerequisite: AVA 50B with passing grade of “C” or better or industry equivalent) This introductory course instructs students how to understand the practical applications of composite materials.  AVA 76 Composites 2 Units: 3.5 24-27 hours lecture and 64 – 72 hours laboratory (Prerequisite: AVA 75 with passing grade of “C” or better or industry equivalent) This course is designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills in fabricating repairs to advanced composite structures.  AVA 77 Composites 3 Units: 6.0 48-54 hours lecture and 144 – 162 hours laboratory (Prerequisite: AVA 76 with passing grade of “C” or better or industry equivalent) This course is an introduction to advanced composite manufacturing designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills in composite tooling, general design criteria, 
bonding methods, resin transfer molding, thermoforming, and compression molding.