Learn to design, maintain and manufacture equipment essential to aviation, aerospace operations and aircraft manufacturing. Disciplines include aeronautical materials and structures, electronic and electrical systems, jet engine maintenance, design operations and propulsion systems.
Purdue's AET program is accredited by the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET (abet.org). A BS degree in AET prepares you for the FAA Airframe and Powerplant Certification exam.
The Purdue Polytechnic Institute is one of 10 academic colleges at Purdue University. The Polytechnic specializes in team-based labs where you'll test ideas, take things apart and put them back together - only better. You'll learn side-by-side with professors who have worked in the industry and thrive on combining theory, imagination and real-world application. In this innovative environment, you'll learn by doing - gaining deep technical knowledge and applied skills in your chosen discipline coupled with problem-solving, critical-thinking, communication and leadership skills employers desire.