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Job Placement Assistance at Thrust Institute of Maintenance
Thrust Institute of Maintenance works with students before graduation to help them transition into A&P mechanic jobs. The school maintains relationships with employers in the aviation maintenance industry and actively connects graduates with job opportunities.
What Job Placement Support Includes
As you approach the end of the 10-month program, Thrust Institute helps you prepare for the job market.
This includes guidance on where to apply, what employers are hiring, and how to present your A&P certification and training experience to potential employers.
The school has established relationships with aviation companies and MRO (maintenance, repair, and overhaul) facilities.
These relationships exist because employers know what kind of training Thrust graduates have received and they come back to hire from the program.
What This Accelerated Timeline Means for You
A student starting at Thrust Institute in January can be testing for their A&P certificates by November of the same year. A student starting at a traditional 24-month program in January won’t test until two years later, after they’ve completed the long program.
That time difference has a real cost. The average A&P mechanic earns $70,000 per year. Every extra month spent in school instead of working is roughly $5,800 in lost income. Finishing 12 to 14 months earlier means you could earn $70,000 to $80,000 more over that period compared to a student still in a longer program. If you’re working at an airline that also means you’ll be building your seniority ahead of your peers who will still be in school.
Same FAA Certification, Less Time
The A&P certificates you earn after completing Thrust Institute’s program are identical to those earned at any other FAA Part 147 school. The FAA does not distinguish between a 10-month program and a 24-month program on your certificate. Employers don’t either.
New classes start every month at Thrust Institute’s Addison, Fort Worth, and Conroe, Texas locations.