Aircraft Structural Technology Diploma

AST2

Program will begin Spring 2024

Program Availability: The Aviation Training Academy (Paulding Northwest Atlanta Airport)

The aircraft structural technology program is a sequence of courses that prepares students for careers in aircraft structures manufacture and repair. Learning opportunities develop academic, technical, and professional knowledge and skills required for job acquisition, retention, and advancement. The program emphasizes a combination of aircraft structural theory and practical application necessary for successful employment. Program graduates receive an Aircraft Structural Technology diploma and are qualified as aircraft structural specialists.

Diploma Requirements

Basic Skills (General Core) Courses - Area I

Language Arts/Communication

ENGL 1010

Fundamentals of English I

3

Basic Skills (General Core) Courses - Area II

Social/Behavioral Sciences

PSYC 1010

Basic Psychology

3

Basic Skills (General Core) Courses - Area III

Natural Sciences/Mathematics

MATH 1012	Foundations of Mathematics	3
	or
MATH 1005	Applied Technical Mathematics	3

Occupational Courses

ASTT 1011	Basic Blueprint Reading	3
ASTT 1020	Aircraft Blueprint Reading	3
ASTT 1030	Structural Fundamentals	6
ASTT 1041	Structural Layout and Fabrication	7
ASTT 1051	Aerospace Quality Management	2
ASTT 1070	Aerodynamics	2
ASTT 1180	Aircraft Technical Publications	3
ASTT 1091	Composites and Bonded Structures	6
ASTT 1111	Corrosion Control	4
ASTT 1120	Aircraft Metallurgy	4

Total Credit Hours: 49