Aviation maintenance training won't be an uphill battle for you at all. Without practical experience, however, what you get out of a maintenance school isn't a lot. As with most endeavors, your learning begins upon leaving the school and going to work.

Having the credentials isn't a bad thing, but there are a lot of A&P certificate holders running around out there with full privileges to work on airframes and powerplants, who should never be let near a wrench.