CLOVER PARK TECHNICAL COLLEGE

About this school

Clover Park Technical College runs its Aviation Maintenance Technician (AMT) program out of its South Hill Campus in Puyallup, Washington, in the heart of the Pacific Northwest's deep aviation manufacturing region. The program is one of the school's flagship offerings — and one of its most competitive, with limited seats that fill quickly. Its biggest selling point is performance: CPTC reports that its AMT students average among the highest FAA certification pass rates in the nation, taught by award-winning instructors in a purpose-built campus facility. The curriculum is built on the skills employers actually screen for — aircraft structures, systems, troubleshooting, regulations, plus the teamwork and personal accountability of a working shop — and prepares students to repair private and commercial aircraft of all types and sizes. CPTC offers the training in a flexible, stackable structure rather than a single fixed program: The full Aviation Maintenance Technician AAT & AAS-T degree runs eight quarters (roughly two years) and covers the complete Airframe and Powerplant scope. For students who want to specialize or move faster, CPTC also offers two five-quarter certificates — an Airframe Maintenance Technician Certificate and a Powerplant Technician Certificate — that can be earned independently. That modularity lets a student pursue a single rating, both, or the broader transfer-oriented associate degree depending on their goals. Graduates move into aircraft mechanic and service technician roles, diagnosing, repairing, and overhauling aircraft engines and assemblies including hydraulic and pneumatic systems — work that's in strong and growing demand across the region's airlines, manufacturers, and maintenance operations.

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FAA test pass rates

↳ Based on 279 tests (272 passed, 7 failed)

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