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Aviation maintenance (A&P) schools in Kentucky

Kentucky has 3 accredited campuses awarding aviation maint. credentials. If you finish and work as an aircraft mechanic in Kentucky, expect to start around $45,210–$61,420 and reach a median of $67,920 with experience; the top quarter earn $94,920 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Kentucky). Graduates of these Kentucky programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $34,695 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 Kentucky

$45,210starting (10th percentile)
$61,420early career (25th)
$67,920median, all experience
$94,920experienced (75th)
$156,910top earners (90th)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 1,680 employed in Kentucky. National median: $79,870.

Campuses in Kentucky, ranked by what their graduates earned

3campuses in Kentucky
253credentials awarded / yr
$34,695median earnings, yr 1 (Kentucky)
$41,628median earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)

Cities: HazardLouisvilleSomerset

CampusCityTypeGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Program debtCompletionCost / yr
Jefferson Community and Technical College Louisville Public 174 $34,695 $9,248 36% not reported
Somerset Community College Somerset Public 62 not reported $10,550 43% not reported
Hazard Community and Technical College Hazard Public 17 not reported not reported 48% 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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