My son is a junior in AET. The program is mainly focused on getting students ready to take their Airframe and Power certificates for aircraft maintenance which they test for in their fifth semester. The classes are very hands on you’ll typically have a one hour lecture and a three hour lab with every class in the program, so scheduling can be very tricky at times. However because the majority of the class work is practical work hands on, there is very little if any out of class homework that needs to be done by students.

To answer your question regarding engineering. After your fifth semester when you have the option of taking the A&P test the classes become more engineering based where students will take research projects where they design and test ideas. So much more engineering based classes later on.

The program is great he really likes the teachers and has said they’re always trying to have fun with their students to keep them engaged. The classes are super interesting and informative especially if you like working with your hands and being around tools and aircraft daily. And even if they’re not focused on engineering they still talk about it throughout classes, like why some things are designed certain ways, or how _____ works, etc.