The MIAT College of Technology (formally Michigan Institute of Aviation and Technology) is a private for-profit technical school with locations in

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and

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. The college is a certified

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Part 147 school for aircraft maintenance that and also offers Energy Technology and Transportation Dispatch programs. The school was originally the Detroit Institute of Aeronautics, which was later renamed the Michigan Institute of Aeronautics. Around 2005, due to an increased demand for technical careers outside of aviation, the school expanded its curriculum to include Energy Technology and Global Logistics & Dispatch, and became known as the Michigan Institute of Aviation and Technology. The school was purchased by Universal Technical Institute (UTI) in November of 202

In 2023, UT
announced that MIAT-Houston would be consolidated
with UTI-Houston given their close proximity.

Accreditation, Certifications, and Approvals

MIAT is accredited by the

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, certified by the Federal Aviation Administration, and approved by the

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, State of Michigan, and the Veteran Administration. Additionally, the Houston campus of MIAT is approved and regulated by the Texas Workforce Commission, Career Schools and Colleges, Austin, Texas. The Houston Campus was awarded ACCSC's School of Excellence Award for 2014. MIAT was recognized each year from 2010 through 2016 as a G.I. Jobs Military Friendly School. In 2015 MIAT was rated as a Gold level school by the Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency for its efforts in veteran friendly programs.

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* {{authority control Aviation schools in the United States Private universities and colleges in Michigan Education in Wayne County, Michigan Canton, Michigan