National Aviation Academy of Tampa Bay

Clearwater, FL · Private for-profit · 582 students · Visit Website

National Aviation Academy of Tampa Bay specializes in hands-on aviation maintenance and avionics training, offering programs for Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) certifications. The school provides accelerated 14 and 21-month programs with day and night classes, distinguishing it from traditional college schedules. They offer lifetime career placement services and have industry connections with companies like Boeing, Delta, and GE that recruit on campus.

Programs Analyzed

1

Avg Grad Earnings

$48,783/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score

62/100

All Programs at National Aviation Academy of Tampa Bay

1 trade program at National Aviation Academy, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score (combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size). Use the “compare” links to see how this school’s programs stack up against others nationally.

Program Score Earnings Debt 10yr ROI AI Risk Job Market
Vehicle Repair Technology
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies
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62 $48,783/yr $22,776 Low Very Large
214 openings/yr

Reading the table: Score combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size on a 0–100 scale. Earnings = median first-year salary from College Scorecard. Debt = median federal debt at graduation (blank where Scorecard suppresses small samples). 10yr ROI = projected 10-year earnings ÷ in-state tuition. AI Risk reflects task-level AI exposure across mapped occupations. Job Market = annual openings nationwide for connected occupations.

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About This Data

TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 1 trade and vocational programs at National Aviation Academy of Tampa Bay using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034).

The TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100) combines graduate earnings, return on investment, AI resilience, and job market size. AI Risk reflects task-level exposure for the occupations each program feeds into. Job Market shows the size of the national hiring pool. Programs without published debt figures had small reporting samples that the College Scorecard suppresses for privacy.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections). Last updated 2026.