400 E. Airport Freeway, Irving, TX · Private for-profit, 2-year
- Grads 2023-24
- 148 aviation maintenance
- In-state tuition/yr 2025-26
- $16,757
- Median pay 1 yr out
- $51,357 undergraduate certificate
2 schools within 25 miles of Grand Prairie reported aviation maintenance graduates for 2023-24, 297 awards in all. Sorted by distance.
400 E. Airport Freeway, Irving, TX · Private for-profit, 2-year
300 Trinity Campus Circle, Fort Worth, TX · Public, 2-year
BLS puts the median annual wage for aircraft mechanics and service technicians in Texas at $84,440 (middle 80% from $48,600 to $122,180), May 2025. BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook.
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Sources: IPEDS Completions 2023-24 (C2024_A) and Directory (HD2024), NCES; College Scorecard institution data (2025-26 charges, released Nov 2, 2026) and field-of-study data (Oct 15, 2026); FMCSA Training Provider Registry (as of 2026-11-02); BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Checked 2026-11-02. How we build this list.