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Description
Abstract
KHIT 157, KYTC Department of Aviation Aircraft Maintenance Technician
(AMT) Program Optimization
The Kentucky Department of Aviation (KDA) seeks to quantify the need for new airframe maintenance
technician (AMT) education programs in Kentucky. Boeing forecasts a need for 134,000 new technicians
in North America (610,000 globally) through 2041. AMT training primarily occurs at a 2-year structured
program (community college) with designated FAA-certified facilities. Kentucky currently offers two AMT
certified schools, sec in Somerset and JCTC in Louisville. These schools offer an Airframe and Power Plant
Maintenance Technician (A&P) diploma and associate degree in aviation maintenance technology. The
waitlist for these programs is approximately a year to two years (respectively). Marshall University in
Huntington, West Virginia also has an AMT program and is developing a program to offer A&P general
curriculum credits to local high school students, including those in Kentucky, that go towards the A&P
certificate and associate degree in aviation. There are currently several initiatives across Kentucky to start
A&P schools, three community colleges (Maysville, Western, and Madisonville) and two outside the
community college system (Bardstown and Danville). The KDA is committed to supporting AMT schools
and would like the Kentucky Transportation Center (KTC) to assess a) how many programs are required to
meet forecasted industry demands in the region and b) the likely matriculation rate at new A&P programs.
The KTC will use data on historical and projected enrollment, employment and occupational trends, and
external factors to model and optimize the state''s AMT program offerings.
OBJECTIVES
• Document the need for new AMT programs in Kentucky given forecasted industry demand.
• Develop tools to predict and optimize enrollment at proposed regional AMT programs.
• Develop strategies and recommendations for a coordinated plan to meet the needs of future AMT
academic programs.
Status | Finished |
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Effective start/end date | 4/1/23 → 12/31/23 |
Funding
- KY Transportation Cabinet: $92,128.00
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