Teachers are awesome. Everyone is like family. I've obtained my A&P in a few months after graduating. Already offers all over the country! I'm glad I made this decision!

SHORT REVIEW: You should find a different aviation school to go to, if possible. Other schools include, but not limited to, Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics, Pennsylvania College of Technology, or Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, etc.LONG REVIEW: The Aviation Institute of Maintenance (AIM) is a for profit business which puts their interest before the students interests. Their primary objective as an accredited school is to help you pass their classes, obtain a graduation certificate, and place you in a job. Their secondary objective is to help you get an A&P Certificate (which is the certification you need to be successful in the aviation industry).Teachers: The teachers are experienced mechanics, not teachers. Most of them do not know how to put together an effective curriculum. This leads to confusion and dysfunction when learning a massive amount of information in an accelerated amount of time. The school administration does not treat the teachers well, which leads to a high teacher turnover. Recently, two of the three teachers I respected the most, left the school.Classroom Environment: The student class sizes are around 18 to 25 which makes it difficult for the teachers to effectively deliver the information to everyone. There are a large number of immature students that talk in class, cause distractions, show up late or leave early, which all contribute to a poor learning environment. Not to mention the smell of marijuana on a daily basis, which the administration allows despite school policy and industry employment restrictions against its use. In addition, I am writing this review on a day when the school is repairing their main building's roof (causing loud disturbances during class) and also hosting local voting polls in one of their hangers (causing that hanger to be inaccessible for class instruction).Training Equipment: Most of their equipment and tools are worn out and out dated providing a poor practical learning environment.Final Notes: You get what you pay for; and with AIM… a little less. If you do choose to go to AIM be prepared to do a lot of self study outside of class time to prepare yourself for the FAA written, oral, and practical certification exams. 2021 published data from AIM vs. ATEC Pipeline industry report is as follows…AIM Graduation rate 43% vs. Industry Average Graduation rate 52%.AIM Job Placement rate 72% vs. Industry Average Job Placement rate 66%.AIM % of Students Obtaining A&P License Unknown (I have heard 35%, but the school makes it a point not to publish this information) vs. Industry Average percent of Students Obtaining A&P License 71%.

They make students come to school knowing that the student has Covid! They could care less about public safety. My son has covid, tried to call the school to notify them and the teacher of the situation yet the teacher told him if he misses any more days, he's out of the school! Well that's a problem because that means we are out of thousands' of dollars and aren't you teachers and schools supposed to be ideal to society, ya know, role models and such? Thanks for contributing to student debt and Covid case/deaths AIM! Guess you are really good at something.

Aviation Institute of Maintenance (AIM) is part of a successful group of companies, that first began in Norfolk, Virginia, in 1969. They have maintained a tradition of excellence in education throughout their expansion of aviation career schools since 1994.Their aviation career schools have been providing the aviation industry with qualified aircraft mechanics and aircraft maintenance technicians for two decades. They take great pride in the success of each and every graduate. As a result, their aviation career schools have produced thousands of professional aircraft mechanics who work in the aviation industry throughout the United States and abroad.The hands-on experience provided to students is perhaps the most important part of learning inside the Philadelphia hangars.

Yes, the school is WAY overpricedYes, the front staff/ admissions reps lie and are lazyYes, most of the instructors are lazy and you will (in my case) drive over an hour to get there only to end up watching videos all day.Yes, the school has a bad retention rate/graduation percentageSadly, it's the only A&P school in the area so you have no other options unless you can travel. (NY, Pittsburgh)But....You honestly get however much you put into the school. It depends on you. Many of the students didn't even seem interested in aviation. Many of the students missed time and days. Then they eventually drop the school. Kind of explains their grad/ retention rates. So you go, make the right friends, pay attention, study, and you will get exactly what you need out of the school to get your A&P. Graduate on time and take your tests as soon as you finish and get to work. Don't waste any time. It's really an easy school. You just have to have enough drive to get through the 18-20 months. It goes fast!P.S. Don't listen to what any of the admissions reps tell you. They'll feed you a bunch of crap. If working on planes is what you really want to do, then do it! The jobs are out there!

1. A year after I graduated I get stuck with a nice bill from the VA, right at the holidays none the less, because they messed up scheduling and payments with the VA. The school knew about it when I went in to sort it out, and said don't worry about it, it was our mess up we're taking care of it. We have $2400 sitting in your student account to pay the debt you won't owe a penny. Fast forward 3 months I get a nasty gram from the VA saying I still owe money ($1200) and it's going to collections. I go back into the school and am told it's a BAH that needs to paid back. Now I'm stuck with half the bill of what the VA wants paid back after I was told I won't owe a penny? All I get is we're so sorry, we're so sorry, we're so sorry. Sorry doesn't cut it when you have bills to pay, a mortgage, and not to mention most of us can only get into regionals at first and are not getting paid well. Now I'm in a fight with the VA, and the VA wants nothing to do with it, and the school handled their portion, and don't give a flying **** about me. How does your radio commercial go??? that is all over the radio??? About vets???2. I saw this day in and day out, the vets get screwed in this school because they know the VA will pay, but give all kinds of incentives for people that don't want to be there. I already had an 8610 for airframe and yet it took me 3 months of pleading, while I'm already taking classes, to just take power plant courses. When they finally said ok, there was 3 months of MY post 9/11 benefits gone. GONE. So, not only are they billing vets and the VA full price, non veterans are getting to pay way less. They took a benefit which I earned right out from underneath me without ever knowing.If your a vet, don't go here. There are other schools out there, and other schools that have a better reputation in the industry.

I graduated from here in 2005. Its teachers then were to easy and tests were predictable. Most night shift teachers had no formal education and we had a few horrible teachers at night. I was the only a&p mechanic out of the six that started. Overall the school carriculm was ok, but not worth the 25,000 I paid then. I heard it is more now, so pay attention, because the FAA tests are not easy and these class's very slightly prepare you enough to take the tests. When I took the FAA exams it was based on memory from test guides. When it came time for my practical pay attention to all hangar knowledge when you get to that level.Goodluck

I can only speak for the Philly location. It began with an interest in Avionics to enhance my electronics career. They don't do that by itself, have to get A & P. Bonus...I know pilots who are always looking for a mechanic. Woman asked for my phone number rather than email. In the email, I was very specific that I cannot be reached until after 5pm as I cannot have my cellphone on the production floor at work. Next day, phone rings at 11:45am. Following day, 10:30am. When I finally called her, I asked if she can't read, what kind of education can I expect. She apologized. Yet, every phone call after was still in the morning. Okay, so I meet with her. Tuition was $44,000. She said that included everything, not to panic. NOPE...just tuition. Books, fees, and major exams are extra. As previously mentioned, I work in electronics. Have for years. Went to school for 3 years, became a certified electronics technician, ham license, whole nine yards. Credits don't transfer, have to take electronics as part of curriculum. Seen Avionics program, I already do that now. Was told FAA will not allow me to drop, until I looked in the regulation manual they were so kind to give me. FAA doesn't govern Avionics, FCC does. All FAA says is you have to have prior experience. So I'm in the basic electronics term and my teacher, who is wearing earplugs, thinks his way to teach is to write down a reading assignment on the board. After hearing about suicide videos on youtube, the volcano under Yellowstone going to wipe out the world, how the universe was started, and why Playstation 3 is better than XBox 360, I decided my money would be better spent elsewhere. Oh, and don't forget that by going here, no matter what your age, you are in first grade and will be treated as such. Sadly, it is the bad staff that ruins it for the very very few good staff. They will tell you anything to get you in, but as soon as the check is signed, everything changes. Please, Please be aware of what you're getting into. Do the research, talk to people, don't be afraid to contact any other student at the school. There are numerous other ways to spend college money than here.

Stay away, this place will rack you up with student loan debt so much that you could have went to a 4 year university and earned your bachelor's degree . The staff is ever revolving and honestly I would recommend a legit school like Embry Riddle if your serious about your future and education . This place is nothing but a bunch of thiefs pulling the wool over innocent people's eyes . Seriously learn from my mistakes and stay away . You'll be grateful.

As A professional AMT (32 years experience) who was affiliated with Aviation Institute Of Maintenance. I have to tell any and all prospective students to NOT GO TO THIS SCHOOL. They suck you in, promise you the world, tell you how greatly advanced their school is compared to other Aviation Maintenance Schools when in fact they are the worst school I ever worked with.They will tell you all the different courses they have for certification, when there is only 1 certification for an AMT.For Instance what in the world is a Aviation Maintenance Technician Electronics (AMTE) There is NO SUCH THING look up Aircraft Maintenance Certification the only one there is, is the Airframe and Powerplant License. There is NO LICENCE OR LICENSE ENDORSEMENT that states Aircraft Maintenance Technician Electronics. There in No add on to an Airframe and Powerplant License.They say there is and only say there is to STEAL YOUR MONEY and make you feel like it's worth the extra bucks. Trust me it isn't and it's a HUGE LIE and injustice. The instructors they have there are instructors because they couldn't make it as an Aircraft Technician. So I have to ask you this -- Would you want to be taught by a person that can't actually do the work he is teaching you?? I know I wouldn't !!!!!!The practical projects that they do are a joke. They use the MINIMUM requirements set forth by the FAA, and for the most part what you actually do in the schools SHOP TIME is really just an exercise in futility.The curriculum they SAY is GREAT is another joke. You see there are 3 parts to the FAA Requirement The General The Powerplant And the Airframe . Well according to the Schools Co-ordinator he claims that he can put any student in any class at anytime, when in fact because of the learning needed in the General courses, they should be a pre-requisite to the Airframe and Powerplant courses because there is Aerodynamics, Math, Weight and Balance, Physics etcetc:. that you need to know in order to understand the material in the Airframe and Powerplant courses. Now the Coordinator knows this. He ignores it because in order to finish General he would have to hire more instructors. The school wont and tells the students that he can take it at a later time. So they push them into the Powerplant and or Airframe Course. Now because the student didn't finish the General Courses he or she has a very difficult time understanding the Airframe and Powerplant Course and then FAIL because they didn't understand it. Now the school wants this because now you have to PAY MORE MONEY for the Course you failed. The student doesn't know that he or she failed due to the fact that they didn't cover certain material in the General Courses that the student hasn't taken. (YES THEY JUST STOLE MORE MONEY FROM YOU DUE TO KNOW FAULT OF YOUR OWN)I could keep going on and on but I think you got the message. I truly hope you don't fall for their LIES and look else where for you A&P

The schools not that bad and most of the teachers do try their best. If you're an idiot and don't get the concept of studying this school isn't for you.

HELLO I AM PARENT TRYING TO FIND OUT INFO FOR MY SON .I SEE ALOT OF REVIEWS . I SEEN THE PLACE MYSELF DIDNT LOOK BAD BUT I AM CONSERN THIS IS THE ONLY A.I.M IN PHILLY .SO PLEASE ANY MORE INFO THAT CAN BE PROVIDED IS HELPFUL FOR ME TO HELP DECIDE WHAT MY SON WILL BE GETTING INTO.

Haven't started yet but all the stuff I can learn is worth the tab

Horrible unprofessional Staff. I was trying to get more details about this school program and doesn't know how to answer my important questions. This is not worth of your time. Thank you

I love how the staff treats the students. My son feels like he has another family.

You're better of going to pennsylvania college of technology for their Aviation maintenance program. One of the best on the east coast

It's a great place to work.

Unbelivable! How any company could do that to an employee makes me sick!

It's great experience

They have good hospitality.

Think They Are The Best.

My school

Great learning experience

Less than one star

I go to school there

Awesome Career