Aircraft mechanic school in Louisiana
5 aircraft mechanic programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free
4 schools offer these aviation maintenance programs, and Louisiana has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.
Aircraft mechanics and avionics technicians inspect, test and repair aircraft and their systems. Most train at an FAA-approved aviation maintenance technician school, some in a two-year degree, and most are certified by the FAA; employers often prefer mechanics with both the airframe and powerplant (A&P) ratings.1 For the FAA mechanic certificate you must be at least 18, read, write, speak and understand English, and pass written, oral and practical tests.2
In Louisiana, 3 of the 5 programs ask for a high school diploma or equivalent and 2 ask for earlier courses first.
By kind, the 5 programs here are A&P certificate or diploma (3 programs), airframe or powerplant only (1 program) and aviation maintenance (associate degree, 1 program).
See the 5 programsHow much does aircraft mechanic school cost in Louisiana?
$12,666 to $13,500 is what most aircraft mechanic programs in Louisiana cost if you pay yourself
That is the middle half of the 5 programs with a price. All of them: $8,368 to $25,332
In the typical program
- Finished the program
- Left out
- Half of Louisiana's programs report exactly 100%
- Working 6 months later
- Left out
- Most of Louisiana's programs report exactly 100%, which no other state comes close to
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not enough data
- 3 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
- Length
- 40 to 60 weeks
Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in Louisiana may also offer aircraft mechanic school. How these figures are made
All 5 aircraft mechanic programs in Louisiana approved for WIOA funding
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Aviation Maintenance
South Louisiana Community College
Lafayette
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$38,200Price if you pay yourself$13,363Program website, Aviation Maintenance at South Louisiana Community CollegeMore details about Aviation Maintenance at South Louisiana Community College
- Finished
- Left out
- Working at 6 months
- Left out
- Earned in a quarter
- $9,543
- Length
- 32 weeks, 30 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $2,440
- Students counted
- 151
- Earned a year, estimated
- $38,200
- Price if you pay yourself
- $13,363
Airframe/Powerplant Maintenance Technician
Southern University at Shreveport
Shreveport
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$62,400Price if you pay yourself$8,368Program website, Airframe/Powerplant Maintenance Technician at Southern University at ShreveportMore details about Airframe/Powerplant Maintenance Technician at Southern University at Shreveport
- Finished
- Left out
- Working at 6 months
- Left out
- Earned in a quarter
- $15,597
- Length
- 60 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $2,000
- Students counted
- 65
- Earned a year, estimated
- $62,400
- Price if you pay yourself
- $8,368
Aviation Maintence Technology, CTS - Airframe
Baton Rouge Community College- Mid City Campus
Baton Rouge
Accredited school
Education and courses
Earned a year, estimated$7,200Price if you pay yourself$12,666Program website, Aviation Maintence Technology, CTS - Airframe at Baton Rouge Community College- Mid City CampusMore details about Aviation Maintence Technology, CTS - Airframe at Baton Rouge Community College- Mid City Campus
- Finished
- Left out
- Working at 6 months
- Left out
- Earned in a quarter
- $1,794
- Length
- 40 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $4,650
- Students counted
- 38
- Earned a year, estimated
- $7,200
- Price if you pay yourself
- $12,666
Aircraft Maintenance Technician, CTS: Airframe and Powerplant
Baton Rouge Community College- Mid City Campus
Baton Rouge
Accredited school
Education and courses
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$25,332Program website, Aircraft Maintenance Technician, CTS: Airframe and Powerplant at Baton Rouge Community College- Mid City CampusMore details about Aircraft Maintenance Technician, CTS: Airframe and Powerplant at Baton Rouge Community College- Mid City Campus
- Finished
- Left out
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 80 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $8,550
- Students counted
- 10
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $25,332
Aviation Maintenance Technology
SOWELA Technical Community College
Lake Charles
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$13,500Program website, Aviation Maintenance Technology at SOWELA Technical Community CollegeMore details about Aviation Maintenance Technology at SOWELA Technical Community College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 60 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $4,000
- Students counted
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $13,500
No programs match these filters.
How to pay for aircraft mechanic school in Louisiana
WIOA funding can pay for aircraft mechanic school in Louisiana
Every program on this page is approved for it. Whether you qualify, how much your local area pays and how to apply are on our page Does WIOA pay for job training?
Financial aid and grants for aircraft mechanic school
Most students can get federal student aid for college, career school or trade school. A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, usually doesn't have to be repaid. Ask the school whether its program qualifies.78
GI Bill for aircraft mechanic school
Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.9
The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.
Quick facts: Aircraft mechanic school in Louisiana
- lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
- 12th of 13
- aircraft mechanic programs here, against the typical state's 5
- 5 vs 5
State comparisons use the same figures as the aircraft mechanic school by state table: the middle program of each state, and only states with three or more schools for prices. Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025).
Aircraft mechanic school in Baton Rouge, Lafayette, Shreveport and other Louisiana cities
Choosing an area filters the program list above.
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How aircraft mechanic school compares with the rest of transportation and logistics: Transportation and logistics training in Louisiana
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Where the Louisiana aviation maintenance program numbers come from
Which Louisiana aviation maintenance programs are on this list?
These are the aviation maintenance programs Louisiana approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).10 The list here covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what Louisiana offers.
How the prices and results of Louisiana aviation maintenance programs are measured
Prices are tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported them; check the current price with the school. Results describe students who left each program in recent years, so they are no guarantee, and the yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. A program without a "Trained with WIOA funding" line may still take WIOA students. Where a field was left empty or withheld, the page says "Not reported", and "Left out" where a figure was filed but failed one of our checks; nothing is estimated to fill a gap. Where the numbers come from explains each figure in full.
How reliable are the Louisiana figures?
The US Department of Labor's own results site lists Louisiana among the states with "known data quality concerns".11 We leave out the share working 6 months later for Louisiana: most of its programs report exactly 100%, which no other state comes close to. We leave out the share who finished for Louisiana: half of its programs report exactly 100%.
Sources for the facts about aircraft mechanic school in Louisiana
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- US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Aircraft and Avionics Equipment Mechanics and Technicians
- Electronic Code of Federal Regulations: 14 CFR part 65, subpart D, Mechanics
- US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
- US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
- Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, part 680, sections 680.220, 680.230 and 680.310: career services before training, other grants such as Pell Grants first, and limits on Individual Training Accounts (GovInfo, 2024 edition)
- US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
- US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
- US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
- US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
- US Department of Labor, Training and Employment Guidance Letter 8-19, Attachment I: Requirements for Training Providers, Program Eligibility, and the State Eligible Training Provider (ETP) List
- US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: search page, note on states with known data quality concerns