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Aviation maintenance (A&P) schools in Connecticut

Connecticut has 3 accredited campuses awarding aviation maint. credentials. If you finish and work as an aircraft mechanic in Connecticut, expect to start around $60,390–$78,010 and reach a median of $96,830 with experience; the top quarter earn $118,710 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Connecticut). Graduates of these Connecticut programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of not reported in their first year, against $41,628 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.

What aircraft mechanics and service technicians earn in Connecticut

$60,390starting (10th percentile)
$78,010early career (25th)
$96,830median, all experience
$118,710experienced (75th)
$127,050top earners (90th)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 1,430 employed in Connecticut. National median: $79,870.

Campuses in Connecticut, ranked by what their graduates earned

3campuses in Connecticut
28credentials awarded / yr
not reportedmedian earnings, yr 1 (Connecticut)
$41,628median earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)

Cities: HartfordStratford

CampusCityTypeGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Program debtCompletionCost / yr
CT Aerotech Hartford Public 14 not reported not reported not reported not reported
Stratford School for Aviation Maintenance Technicians Stratford Public 14 not reported not reported not reported not reported
Connecticutt Aero Tech School for Aviation Maintenance Technicians Hartford not reported not reported not reported not reported

Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.

Ranked by median earnings of this program's graduates one year after completion (College Scorecard field-of-study, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026); campuses without a reported figure follow, by credentials awarded. "Program debt" is the median federal loan debt for graduates of this program at this campus. Completion is the campus-wide 150%-of-time rate. "Not reported" means the federal file suppresses the value for privacy.

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