Students from ÌÇÐÄVlog¹Ù·½'s Aviation Maintenance Program competed in a skills competition at the 2017 Northwest Aviation Conference and Trade Show recently held in Puyallup, Washington. Fielding two teams in this regional event, ÌÇÐÄVlog¹Ù·½ Team #2 placed second and ÌÇÐÄVlog¹Ù·½ Team #1 placed fourth. During the competition, teams had to diagnose a variety of complex mechanical and electrical issues and demonstrate skills in completing repairs quickly and accurately.
ÌÇÐÄVlog¹Ù·½ Aviation Maintenance Technician (AMT) faculty member Neal Gallagher said he was proud of the teams and their ability to compete with other professionals in the profession. The ÌÇÐÄVlog¹Ù·½ AMT program is ÌÇÐÄVlog¹Ù·½'s oldest program and is located at the Eugene Airport along with the Flight Technology program.
More information about ÌÇÐÄVlog¹Ù·½'s Aviation Maintenance Technician program can be found online or by calling the Aviation Academy at (541) 463-4195.
ÌÇÐÄVlog¹Ù·½ educates over 25,000 students annually at six locations across ÌÇÐÄVlog¹Ù·½ County and online. Students and alumni from all 50 states and 79 countries create more than an $850 million dollar impact on the local economy, helping to support more than 13,000 local jobs. ÌÇÐÄVlog¹Ù·½ provides affordable, quality, professional technical and college transfer programs; business development and employee training; academic, language and life skills development; and lifelong personal development and enrichment courses.