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Aviation Maintenance Apprenticeships in California
9 registered apprenticeship programs in California train aviation maintenance apprentices. Registered apprenticeships (U.S. Dept of Labor) pay wages from day one — training costs are typically covered by the sponsor instead of tuition. Most run 2–5 years to full journey-level pay, and you apply directly to the sponsor. Licensing note: 18/30 months of documented on-the-job experience under a certificated A&P mechanic fully substitutes for schooling (14 CFR 65.77); military experience via the JSAMTCC pathway also counts
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Registered programs by city
San Francisco (2)
| Sponsor | Program type |
|---|
| Transition Overwatch | Multiple Employer |
| UNITED AIRLINES CALIBRATE | Single Employer |
Pleasanton (1)
| Sponsor | Program type |
|---|
| CARPENTERS TRAINING TRUST FUND FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA MOSI | Multiple Employer |
Buena Park (1)
| Sponsor | Program type |
|---|
| Southwest Carpenters and Affiliated Trades JATC | Multiple Employer |
Hawthorne (1)
| Sponsor | Program type |
|---|
| South Bay Workforce Investment Board, Inc | Multiple Employer |
Culver City (1)
| Sponsor | Program type |
|---|
| West Los Angeles College (WLAC) | Multiple Employer |
San Jose (1)
| Sponsor | Program type |
|---|
| Cobham Advanced Electronic Solutions, Inc. | Single Employer |
Bell (1)
| Sponsor | Program type |
|---|
| Los Angeles Unified School District | Multiple Employer |
San Diego (1)
| Sponsor | Program type |
|---|
| Fleet Readiness Center Southwest - North Island | Single Employer |
To apply: contact sponsors through apprenticeship.gov or the sponsor's own site. Prefer classroom-first? Compare the 99 aviation maintenance schools in California.
Sponsor data: U.S. Dept of Labor Registered Apprenticeship (apprenticeship.gov), refreshed quarterly; locations reflect DOL registration records. Duplicate registrations and corrections-facility programs are filtered from display. Independent site — not affiliated with the U.S. DOL. About half of states run their own apprenticeship agencies (incl. NY, MN, OR, VT, WA, DC) — federal data undercounts those states, so a low count there does not mean apprenticeships don't exist.