Introduction to Aircraft Fabrication
Hours & Location
192 hours / 14 weeks
Alternating evenings 6 – 10 PM:
Tues & Wed first week
Tues, Wed & Thurs next week
Every other Saturday 8 AM – 5 PM
Next class – TBD
FCTC Main Campus (St. Augustine)
Cost
Tuition is approximately $2014.15 plus books, uniforms and fees
Aircraft Fabrication Cost 2025-26
*Not Eligible for Federal Financial Aid
Testing Requirements
Wonderlic
Verbal: 10
Quantitative: 10
or
Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment System (CASAS)
Reading: 244
Math: 241
or
Test of Adult Basic Education (TABE) scores are valid for up to two years
High School Diploma, GED or Higher Degree required
OVERVIEW
Extensive hands-on work, with a heavy emphasis on working with aluminum components and standard aviation fabrication tools
Skills needed to prepare and assemble components of new aircraft in an industrial setting
Average Salary
$47,070 /year
Community Partners and Recent Employers of Graduates:
WHAT YOU'll LEARN
Instruction
- Maintain & repair aircraft airframes
- High-tech advances in aerospace
- Assemble practical aircraft structural projects
- Challenges confronting aviation
- Vision of aviation’s economic & social impacts
- Safety concerns & procedures
- Ethics, regulations & rules
Aircraft Fabrication
| Course | Course Title | Course Hours |
| 1 | Blueprint Reading Aviation | 52 |
| 2 | Aircraft Structural Technician | 112 |
| 3 | Aerospace Workplace Ethics | 28 |
Industry Certifications
No industry certification is associated with this course
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
- Aircraft manufacturer
- Aircraft repair
- Airports
- Aerospace Technician
- Composite Fabricator
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Instructor / Contact
Name: Kevin Hayes
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (904) 547-3430
