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Aviation maintenance (A&P) schools in Arkansas

Arkansas has 4 accredited campuses awarding aviation maint. credentials. If you finish and work as an aircraft mechanic in Arkansas, expect to start around $39,900–$51,210 and reach a median of $65,420 with experience; the top quarter earn $76,400 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Arkansas). Graduates of these Arkansas programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $33,511 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 Arkansas

$39,900starting (10th percentile)
$51,210early career (25th)
$65,420median, all experience
$76,400experienced (75th)
$78,690top earners (90th)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 720 employed in Arkansas. National median: $79,870.

Campuses in Arkansas, ranked by what their graduates earned

4campuses in Arkansas
97credentials awarded / yr
$33,511median earnings, yr 1 (Arkansas)
$41,628median earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)

Cities: BlythevilleCamdenNorth Little RockWest Memphis

CampusCityTypeGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Program debtCompletionCost / yr
University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College North Little Rock Public 34 $33,511 not reported 36% not reported
Southern Arkansas University Tech Camden Public 20 $26,794 not reported 62% not reported
Arkansas State University Mid-South West Memphis Public 34 not reported not reported 58% not reported
Arkansas Northeastern College Blytheville Public 9 not reported not reported 49% 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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