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METRO TECHNOLOGY CENTERS AVIATION CAREER CAMPUS
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" After some initial classroom time learning basic wiring
practices, students spend the balance of their time on
aircraft making repairs and installing equipment, " Hart
said.
While the AET and AMT programs are designed
for adult students only, MTACC offers an aerospace
maintenance foundations program designed to
prepare high school students for a career in aviation
maintenance. Once students graduate from high school,
they can continue with the adult AMT program and gain
the knowledge and skill to pass the FAA's airframe and
powerplant mechanic exams.
Learning from the experts
At MTACC, the AET and AMT courses are taught by
highly experienced instructors. Hart, a licensed A&P
mechanic, has 37 years of experience in military and
civilian aviation, including 14 years as an instructor. He
served 21 years in the U.S. Navy in a variety of roles,
including avionics technician and full systems mechanic
and inspector. He helped maintain Northrop Grumman
E-2 Hawkeyes, the tactical airborne early warning and
surveillance aircraft, as well as served in a management
role at the U.S. Navy's MRO in San Diego for three
years. Hart earned a master's degree in education and a
bachelor's degree in aviation management.
Instructor Edward Bannan, a 21-year veteran U.S.
Naval aviator, began teaching at MTACC in 2003. A
licensed commercial and private pilot, Bannan earned a
bachelor's degree in engineering and is trained in U.S.
Navy nuclear weapons and carrier air traffic control.
A licensed A&P mechanic and commercial and
private pilot, MTACC instructor Linda Classen teaches
powerplant courses. She has more than 25 years in
aviation, including 25 years as a flight instructor.
Classen earned a master's degree in education and began
teaching at Metro Tech in 1998.
The list of accomplished faculty goes on with instructors
who have decades of aviation experience and broad
expertise with commercial, business and military aircraft.
Even the substitute instructors are industry veterans with
most of them being current or retired FAA engineers or
aviation safety inspectors, according to Hart. Experts like
these help lay a solid foundation for students' future careers.
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" OUR GOAL IS TO SEND A
GRADUATE OUT THE DOOR
WHO IS KNOWLEDGEABLE,
EXPERIENCED, MOTIVATED
AND READY TO WORK, "
BRIAN HART,
Head of the avionics curriculum
Continuing to expand, evolve
MTACC recently began a renewal program to replace the
oldest of its fleet with newer, more modern airframes and
systems. Over the last few years, the AET classes have been
working toward repairing and upgrading the avionics and
electrical systems in the aircraft. Even as well-equipped as
MTACC is, steep equipment costs challenge the school's
tight budget.
" Through both informal contacts and meetings with our
industry advisory committee, we're able to find ways to
address some of our parts needs and improve our course
offerings as well as suit the needs of employers, " Hart said.
MTACC collaborates with a variety of aircraft
manufacturers and operators, including Tinker Air Force
Base, Vance Air Force Base, DynCorp, AAR Aircraft
Services of Oklahoma, Textron, Bell Helicopter, Boeing,
Lockheed Martin, the FAA, FBI, City of Oklahoma City and
small FBOs.
To supplement training, MTACC is working with several
local civilian and military employers to create job shadowing
opportunities and internship programs for students.
" Our goal is to send a graduate out the door who is
knowledgeable, experienced, motivated and ready to work, "
Hart said.
After completing their training and successfully passing
the NCATT AET exam, graduates receive an industryrecognized
certificate that is portable.
Safe, affordable training
As for many schools, the COVID-19 pandemic brought
challenges for MTACC. Even so, with proactive monitoring
and health and safety management, the school has been able
to stay open for most of the year.
" We're not the only school noticing reduced enrollment

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