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Aircraft Maintenance Program Application

To promote diversity, equity, and inclusion, Aircraft Maintenance faculty use an application process, an orientation meeting, and a mathematics exam to select new students for the program.

Program Applicants

The next group of students will start in Fall semester 2026. In order to apply to the program you must follow the steps below.Students who applied in 2025 and passed the math exam, but did not get admitted into the Fall 2025 cohort will  have to attend the orientation, but will not have to take the math exam if you passed the exam in 2025.

Admission Procedures

    • 1Apply to Mt. SAC

      You must have a Mt. SAC student ID number AND an assigned registration date for the fall 2026 semester at the time of the program orientation. You can find your student ID number and your registration date on the Mt. SAC portal.

      Without a registration date, we cannot determine your seniority for acceptance. Apply to the college early as it may take a few weeks or you to receive a student ID number and registration date.

       Apply to Mt. SAC

    • 2Attend Program Orientation & Pass the Math Exam

      Attend one of the two mandatory, in-person orientations. Attendance at each orientation meeting is limited to the first 75 applicants.

      The orientations will be held:

      • Tuesday April 14, 1:30 - 4:00 pm, building 28A, room 102
      • Thursday April 16, 5:00 - 7:30 pm, building 28A, room 102

      Reservations and confirmations for the orientation are not required. At the orientation you will be provided with important information regarding details and requirements of the program.

      The  2025 applicants who did not get admitted into the Fall 2025 cohort will have to attend orientation in April 2026, but will not have to take the math exam if you passed the exam in 2025.

      Do NOT bring a calculator for the math exam; all materials needed will be provided to you. The exam will include:

      • Converting fractions, decimal numbers, and ratios.
      • Solving single variable algebraic equations.
      • Calculating circumference, area, and volume of geometric
        shapes such as rectangles, circles, cubes, and cylinders.
      • Solving speed, rate, and time problems.
      • Solving force, area, and pressure problems.
      • Binary numbers.
      • Exponents and powers of 10.
      • Squares and square roots of numbers.

      View Sample Math Exam

    • 3Admission into Program

      Students who attend the orientation and pass the math exam will be admitted in order based on your MtSAC registration date. All students who attend orientation will be notified within ten days of orientation of whether they are accepted or not.

      Students who attend the 2026 orientation, pass the math exam and are not admitted due to lack of enrollment space, will be given priority in 2027, as long as you attend the 2027 orientation.

    • 4Cohort Registration

      Once you receive an acceptance email, you must register for your courses on your registration date. Failure to register in a timely manner could result in you losing your spot in the program.