Aviation Program
The Aviation Program is currently looking for a CFI/CFII to join our team.
Please visit
http://www.jobs.lcc.edu to apply.
Let your future take flight!
-Aviation Center location.
Click here to view Aviation Flight Student Accomplishments
Students in our Aviation Career Programs say they became interested in aviation
for a variety of reasons ranging from having relatives in aviation careers to
simply having a lifelong interest in aircraft. Whether reasons for your interest
in aviation are similar or completely different, choose the path to success that
many before you have chosen, training through the Aviation Programs at Lansing
Community College. Our high quality programs are approved by the Federal
Aviation Administration and our faculty members have detailed knowledge of the
aviation industry and are teaching professionals who are eager make coursework
come alive for you.
Whether you get a rush troubleshooting and repairing
aircraft systems or sitting behind the controls of a commercial airliner or a
private plane thousands of feet above the ground, begin your flight plan with
the academic and career training programs available through the Aviation
Programs at Lansing Community College. Our programs will help take you where you
want to go.
Jobs in this career field are plentiful and filled with a
range of options. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reports a projected
employment increase of 10-20 percent over the next 10 years for aircraft and
avionics equipment technicians and pilots. The BLS also reports about 173,000
aircraft maintenance technicians are employed in the industry across the nation.
Approximately 10 percent of those employed are Avionics Technicians (AT) with
the remaining 90 percent employed as Aviation Maintenance Technicians (AMT) with
a median hourly pay ranging from $19.50/hr - $19.86/hr.
Pilots earnings vary depending on the employer. The median annual salary for pilots in 2000 was $43,300, and ranged overall from less than $24,290 to more than $145,000.
If troubleshooting and maintaining aircraft electronic and computer systems is your preference, consider what we have to offer in the Avionics Program
If becoming a pilot is your preferred course of study, check into the Aviation Flight Program.
If aircraft power plant and
structural repair and maintenance is the area you're leaning toward, take a
look at the
Aviation Maintenance Program.
We want you in our classroom next semester!
For specific information about any of our Aviation Program options or to set up a personal appointment to see the Aviation Program in action, please contact us today at (517) 483-1406.
