Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Houston
Train With Purpose
If you're looking for a high-flying career in aviation maintenance, AIM is where it all begins. Over the years, we've become one of the most prestigious institutions of our kind in the United States. Today we offer one of the country's most comprehensive aviation programs approved by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and respected throughout the industry.
Programs Offered at AIM Houston
- Aviation Maintenance Technician Certificate (AMT)
Why AIM Houston?
Start your aviation career at AIM’s aircraft technician school
in Houston, TX. With three major airports, Houston is one of the nation’s premier international gateways linking the region to more than 185 destinations. George Bush International Airport is ranked the eighth busiest airport in the United States for total passengers with nearly 42 million people traveling through the airport in 2009.
Houston is as diverse a city as they come. Houston’s moderate climate encourages year-round recreation. Gulf beaches, a boardwalk, lakes, over 150 public and private golf courses, and hundreds of parks make getting out and about pleasure.
Houston has recorded just 14 snow days since 1939. The normal maximum temperature in January is 62 degrees, and the normal temperature in July is 94 degrees.
Houston’s professional sports teams and players are not the only reason sports fans are flocking to the games. Houston offers three of the most state-of-the-art stadiums in the world – Minute Maid Park, Reliant Stadium and the Toyota Center arena. All stadiums are linked by METRORail. Houston’s newest professional team, the Houston Dynamo soccer teams, plays its home matches at the new BBVA Compass Stadium.
Success as an A&P Aviation Maintenance Technician
Programs Offered at AIM Houston
- Aviation Maintenance Technician Certificate (AMT)
About Aviation Institute of Maintenance, The Company
"We Teach the Foundation," Mischell Hosin, AIM. "What we teach here at AIM is actually the foundation," Mischell Hosin - AIM Admissions Representative, Mischell Hosin, one of AIM's top Admissions Representatives, shares her passion for her job at AIM and offers some tips to new and prospective students.
AIM is part of a successful group of companies, which first began in Norfolk, Virginia, in 1969 and has grown to become a network of AIM campuses across the nation. We have maintained a tradition of excellence in education and workforce development throughout the expansion over more than four decades.
AIM is well-known for providing high quality, hands-on training to our students in Aviation Maintenance programs. But as time went on, we saw other industry leaders demanding similar skills our aviation students have after graduating. To fill that need, we went beyond aviation to develop related industry technician programs.
AIM Career Pathways
Aviation Institute of Maintenance is committed to the education and personal enrichment of each student interested in aviation maintenance or a trade technician profession. We offer programs in aviation, maintenance, welding, and technician fields, whether it be for aircraft maintenance, maintenance technician, combination welding, industrial manufacturing, or HVAC.
Companies Hiring AIM Graduates
AIM is an ATEC Partner!
The Aviation Technician Education Council (ATEC) was founded in 1961. Its mission is to promote and support aviation maintenance technician education, with the ultimate goal of enabling the aerospace community to meet its workforce needs.
The council actively engages with regulatory bodies to support an infrastructure that will create high-quality technicians, provides resources, continuing education and networking opportunities to learning institutions, keeps the community informed of activities that impact technician education, and promotes careers in aviation maintenance.
AIM Trains for Aviation Careers
Training Tomorrow's Technicians
At Aviation Institute of Maintenance, we train tomorrow’s technicians. The demand for skilled technicians in Aviation, Manufacturing, Welding, Energy, and other industries is outpacing those entering these career fields. Our nation needs men and women to develop technical trade skills for today and the future. AIM campuses are proud to teach these skills.
Aviation Focused Careers for AIM Grads
Aviation Maintenance Technician (AMT)
Aviation Maintenance Technology
Avionics Technician
Aviation Maintenance Technician Avionics (AMTA)
Aviation Maintenance Technical Engineer (AMTE)
Aviation Maintenance Technician Helicopter (AMTH)
Unmanned Aircraft Pilot
AIM Accreditations/Associations
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certified under FAA Regulations Part 147
Vocational Rehabilitation
Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA)
Student Exchange and Visitor Program (SEVP)
Certified by the U.S. Department of Education to participate in Federal Title IV Programs
NCATT Accredited Training Provider for the Avionics program
AIM Student Resources
Financial Aid for Those who Qualify
Military Tuition Assistance
Day & Evening Classes
Job Placement Assistance
AIM Housing Assistance
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Tiffany Logan
My experience at AIM was honestly great. I knew every day that I went to AIM, it was just focus on the planes, focus on my love for learning, and learn something new every day. and it was very calming and I really enjoyed it.
June 17, 2026
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Nigel Batson
I had a good experience in AIM and I loved all my teachers. They gave me the comfort because I was going to work and school at the same time and that was a little hard on me but I was able to pull through and they worked with me. They worked with me a lot. I always recommend [AIM] to anybody.
April 21, 2026
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Joseph Croce
The second I started at AIM, I got to meet some really cool instructors. I got to hear their experiences and I feel like that was part of what I wanted to be. I appreciate everything [AIM has] done for me. They've definitely helped me get going. Gave me the right contacts, gave me the right resources to get my career started.
February 11, 2026
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Jeremy Dauber
I would recommend AIM. I really enjoy working on cars, so like going through like the power plant classes was definitely my favorite. Tearing down the motors and rebuilding them was definitely my speed. I enjoyed that a lot.
October 20, 2025
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