Aviation Institute of Maintenance

Reviews

• FF

  Frank

  5 days ago
  3.0
  Former student, recently graduated. If you want my personal opinion, this school is a breeze to get through. The course is approximately 18 months, and you can get your first license within 12-14 months through the local DME. It is the most expensive school nationwide. I would highly recommend looking towards less expensive schools for possibly a higher quality of education. Nationally, the quality of all A&P schools is questionable, and it's clear that AIM is in the significantly deficient bracket. There are rumors that AIM is blacklisted by certain companies for entry level positions. In short, if you have your GI bill, use it and pay as little as possible to attend this school. If you're outside of the military, I would seek another school if you care for your education and it's value. There are good instructors and bad instructors. I highly recommend using your own time, either in class or outside of class, to study the AC 43.13-1B and General/Airframe/Powerplant booklets. They had the audacity to ban earbuds when I attended, to which I say, go ahead and use them. You'll learn more studying on your own and zoning out in class. There are services like prepware and dauntless that can get you through 95% of the class coursework. All coursework can be found online if you're truly lazy, but I encourage you to learn, as foundational knowledge is necessary for your O&P. Your FAA exam is based off of primarily general aviation with a hint of turbines and commercial regs. As a graduate, I now hold a steady job making a steady, livable income. The grind is definitely worthwhile, and I encourage anyone to seek out a trade - especially an aviation mechanic. Overtime is endless. Base pay is $27-$30 for most entry level positions. Anything lower and you're getting burned. You might get lucky and start somewhere at $33/hr. Personal field experience: DO NOT work for contract based companies. They can, and they will, screw you over at any given time. The additional pay isn't worth it. If you plan to get further education: You do not get your associates degree through this school unlike other programs. Your transfer credits from this school are approximately 78 college grade credits that run on the 180-credit scale rather than the typical 120-credit scale you need for a bachelor's. Their sponsored program with an online school (NAU I think?) transfers about 40 of those credits. If you plan to get the toolbox: They're probably going to phase out that program due to costs. Don't bother chasing it. You'll most likely get a stipend or be able to borrow company tools at the job you get anyways. If you plan to attend nights: It's worse than day shift overall, but not egregious. If you plan to attend weekends: May God have mercy on your soul. Job market? Great. Everyone is hiring. Career wise? GA is far more relaxed than commercial. Commercial is very stressful with deadlines and all. Much love. Hoping I answered any questions for prospective students. Frank
• AP

  Anthony Perez

  Sep 19, 2025
  1.0
  This school is absolutely terrible. The teachers are completely incapable of teaching and provide no real guidance or support. It feels like they are only interested in taking your money rather than helping students actually learn. The quality of education is poor, communication is non-existent, and any concerns are brushed aside. If you are considering enrolling here, save yourself the time, stress, and wasted money — look elsewhere.
• KL

  Kyla Lopez

  Aug 29, 2025
  1.0
  I would never, ever recommend this school to anyone. Go to TCC. If there is a waitlist, wait. At TCC they also offer an associates degree that you can get along with your certifications, here you are just checking a box for the FAA. Don’t waste your money or time here. There are a couple good professors who care and we are grateful for them, but the overall experience at the school was terrible. Also, Faye in financial aid was always rude and barely spoke English. She would get frustrated at us for not understanding what she was trying to say and would never give us a straight answer when it came to how much we owed. There ended up being a few more fees that we weren’t told about from the beginning. I am glad we are done dealing with them.
• BT

  Brian Trott

  Aug 6, 2025
  1.0
  i looked into this place awhile back just balancing options of what i want to do. I cannot start there as the job i have wont allow it with the schedule. What i can say is ill never pick this place anyways because i have been getting calls every single day for months. Ridiculous.
• TW

  Trey Williams

  Jul 26, 2025
  1.0
  **Extremely Disappointed & Frustrated Student** If you are reading this DO NOT go to this school. This school is a joke. Ever since this place made a change with the campus director this place has went completely south. This place is terrible, instructors are not supported, the new campus director (believe his name is Adrian) is a joke. He is clueless and knows nothing. I have tried to be open minded and give this guy and chance and this school is going downhill. The company got rid of the best thing this place had which was the previous director Mr. Coley. He was all about the students and involved. He made sure we felt heard, and we were valued. The quality of this school was going in the right direction. Ever since he has been gone it has been steadily downhill. DO NOT GO TO THIS SCHOOL!!! BEWARE & RUN…. You have no support, equipment sucks, instructors don’t care about students , campus leadership is clueless and not involved at all… Do not waste your time, do not waste your money!!