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Aviation maintenance (A&P) schools in Missouri

Missouri has 2 accredited campuses awarding aviation maint. credentials. If you finish and work as an aircraft mechanic in Missouri, expect to start around $45,620–$59,900 and reach a median of $71,470 with experience; the top quarter earn $81,110 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Missouri). Graduates of these Missouri programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $35,744 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 Missouri

$45,620starting (10th percentile)
$59,900early career (25th)
$71,470median, all experience
$81,110experienced (75th)
$97,160top earners (90th)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 1,700 employed in Missouri. National median: $79,870.

Campuses in Missouri, ranked by what their graduates earned

2campuses in Missouri
78credentials awarded / yr
$35,744median earnings, yr 1 (Missouri)
$41,628median earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)

Cities: Kansas CityLinn

CampusCityTypeGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Program debtCompletionCost / yr
State Technical College of Missouri Linn Public 14 $37,647 $12,000 84% not reported
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Kansas City Kansas City for-profit 64 $33,841 $30,549 71% 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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