Technical aircraft schools????

[Joe Peters]

I am 19 years old. After I graduated hi-school, I went to work
full-time as a technician at a GM dealership. I never went to college
or anything like that, but I did complete a 2-year course during
school. I would say that I have learned an awful lot. I have aquired a
few certifications and have completed some courses prescribed by
General Motors. But still, there's much more to learn, and learning
new stuff is getting hard these days, as they try to push as many
oil-changes out the door as is possible. Being the youngest, who do
you think gets the BS work??? The pay, and potential future pay, is
also far less than desirable. I really have to sit back and think if
this is for me...

I can tolerate it. It's a job. It's a paycheck. It just isn't very
fulfilling.

Working on aircraft sounds much more fulfilling, and I am willing to
enroll in any type of school that would offer such training. I just
need some information. First of all, does such a school exist? Is
there a place where I can bypass unrelated, general studies, and
immediately start learning about aircraft??? How long would the
training last, and what is the job outlook like? Can anyone list any
schools???

Any information would be greatly appreciated.

[Tom S.]

"Joe Peters" > wrote in message
m...

> Working on aircraft sounds much more fulfilling, and I am willing to
> enroll in any type of school that would offer such training. I just
> need some information. First of all, does such a school exist? Is
> there a place where I can bypass unrelated, general studies, and
> immediately start learning about aircraft??? How long would the
> training last, and what is the job outlook like? Can anyone list any
> schools???
>
> Any information would be greatly appreciated.

http://www.flightsafety.com/ (Maintenance Technician- on the left side)

http://www.simuflite.com/training/aviationtrng.html

http://www.embry-riddle.com

These are the three best (and probably most expensive) and hence, have the
most marketable (for you) reputation.

I'd say the market is better for maintenance people than for pilots.

[Mike Long]

Good aircraft maintenance people are at a shortage in our industry and
my friends who run shops often are looking for good people. In other
words, I believe you'd find good work if able and willing to move
where the jobs are.

The two links below are schools I know of but, unfortunately, I don't
know the curriculum or quality of the schools, just the names. Check
any school out very well. The ATA fiasco should teach us all to be
careful who we give our money to. If you need financial assistance, it
should be available. www.salliemae.com would be a good place to start
looking for $$$.

http://www.tidetech.com (4 or 5 locations)

http://www.allstar.fiu.edu/aerojava/career33.htm (Miami, FL)

Good luck!

Mike

(Joe Peters) wrote in message >...
> I am 19 years old. After I graduated hi-school, I went to work
> full-time as a technician at a GM dealership. I never went to college
> or anything like that, but I did complete a 2-year course during
> school. I would say that I have learned an awful lot. I have aquired a
> few certifications and have completed some courses prescribed by
> General Motors. But still, there's much more to learn, and learning
> new stuff is getting hard these days, as they try to push as many
> oil-changes out the door as is possible. Being the youngest, who do
> you think gets the BS work??? The pay, and potential future pay, is
> also far less than desirable. I really have to sit back and think if
> this is for me...
>
> I can tolerate it. It's a job. It's a paycheck. It just isn't very
> fulfilling.
>
> Working on aircraft sounds much more fulfilling, and I am willing to
> enroll in any type of school that would offer such training. I just
> need some information. First of all, does such a school exist? Is
> there a place where I can bypass unrelated, general studies, and
> immediately start learning about aircraft??? How long would the
> training last, and what is the job outlook like? Can anyone list any
> schools???
>
> Any information would be greatly appreciated.

[Javier Gorordo]

Joe,
Check community colleges and/or vocational training/career centers (school
district) in your area. Some have A&P programs. Also, if in LA area, check
the Northrop Institute. Sorry don't have more details. Good luck!

Javier

"Joe Peters" > wrote in message
m...
> I am 19 years old. After I graduated hi-school, I went to work
> full-time as a technician at a GM dealership. I never went to college
> or anything like that, but I did complete a 2-year course during
> school. I would say that I have learned an awful lot. I have aquired a
> few certifications and have completed some courses prescribed by
> General Motors. But still, there's much more to learn, and learning
> new stuff is getting hard these days, as they try to push as many
> oil-changes out the door as is possible. Being the youngest, who do
> you think gets the BS work??? The pay, and potential future pay, is
> also far less than desirable. I really have to sit back and think if
> this is for me...
>
> I can tolerate it. It's a job. It's a paycheck. It just isn't very
> fulfilling.
>
> Working on aircraft sounds much more fulfilling, and I am willing to
> enroll in any type of school that would offer such training. I just
> need some information. First of all, does such a school exist? Is
> there a place where I can bypass unrelated, general studies, and
> immediately start learning about aircraft??? How long would the
> training last, and what is the job outlook like? Can anyone list any
> schools???
>
> Any information would be greatly appreciated.

[One's Too Many]

(Joe Peters) wrote in message >...
> I am 19 years old. After I graduated hi-school, I went to work
> full-time as a technician at a GM dealership. I never went to college
> or anything like that, but I did complete a 2-year course during

Joe, you simply need to get back to school. Go to college and finish
it. Without a college degree, the whole world will always consider you
to be a grunt, a flunky, and unless you win the lottery or become a
famous musician or something like that, you will never be taken very
seriously in life... ever.

At 19, you still have your entire life ahead of you. As a 40-something
year old geezer, trust me, the few years it'll take to get college out
of the way may seem like an eternity and a waste of time from your
perspective right now, but it's not. This time will fly by faster than
you'd ever think it could. I put off finishing my college degree until
I was in my late 20's, and it harmed my career to wait that long. If
you cannot afford college right now, you might seriously consider
joining a branch of the military. I'd suggest the Navy or Air Force
right now. Your chances of getting shot at are much less. I have a
20-something year old cousin who absolutely couldn't stomach the
thought of joining the military, but she came from a dirt-poor, broken
family with little options left, so she joined the Air Force. She
already had one little child and was pregnant with another. The Air
Force still accepted her anyway. She's in England right now and she's
an airplane mechanic on heavy iron. Just got promoted to Tech Sgt, and
she intends to re-enlist one more round then get out and use her
education benefits to get her civilian A&P and ultimately an IA too.
Looking back on my life now, instead of wasting all those years
fiddle-farting around working part time and going to college part time
in my 20's, I now wished that I would have taken the Navy up on the
lucrative deal they offered me while I was 19 and a freshman in
college. The miliraty service would have only been a temporary,
passing thing, and I would be sitting in a much better financial, and
personal prestige, position right now.