Is University of North Dakota still the top?
2006-10-22 17:12:43 · 12 answers · asked by John C 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Aircraft
Hands down - Purdue University. Amelia Earhart was flying a Purdue aircraft on her last flight. Seven of the original ten astronauts graduated from there. It is a very exclusive and very hard to get into program. It is considered top notch in the industry among pilots and the airlines. Realistically, it is unlikly you will get in.
Embry Riddle is the most well known, but 94% of their graduates do not succeed at becoming professional pilots. The only admissions requirement is having money. It is extremely over priced and offers most training in simulators vs. actual aircraft. The training is not the best. The weather is always perfect in Florida, so the school only produces fair weather pilots.
The children of airline pilots go to Purdue. The children of parents who know nothing about aviation go to Embry Riddle.
U of ND is good - but has never been considered the top in the aviation industry.
2006-10-23 10:36:35 · answer #1 · answered by Jetstream 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-01 23:49:51 · answer #2 · answered by Robin 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I go to an aviation college in Canada, and my program is specified to be a bush pilot up north when i graduate. Going with a degree in aviation, you cant go wrong. You get much more hands on materials and learning without the stress of a flight school knowing you have to pay for every second you are in the aircraft. The aviation college route is still very specialized, but if you are committed, then you should have a problem. Flight school is too pricey, and you dont have that degree for the rest of your life.
2016-05-22 00:01:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are a large number of universities that offer Aviation as a major, but I would only put a select few as being "very good."
1. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach, FL Prescott, AZ
2. University of North Dakota
3. Purdue University
Those three are the best in the country. I liked Embry-Riddle the best, and went there, but it also helped being in Florida. As far as aviation training goes, they are all roughly just as good, but ERAU has more graduates than the other two, and that is VERY helpful when looking for a job after college. I have gotten three jobs because of alumni contacts that the school provides to its students.
Also, if you know and alumni, you can get a scholarship just for them knowing you.
2006-10-23 06:33:23 · answer #4 · answered by pdkflyguy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are many aviation colleges or universities out there and each are good in their own way. Embry- Riddle has always been known as one of the top schools for aviation, but there are other smaller schools that are just as good ie. Daniel Webster. I think it depends on really what area of aviation you want to major in and then you can decide which is the best for you.
http://www.embryriddle.edu/
http://www.dwc.edu/
2006-10-23 02:28:46 · answer #5 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Emory Riddle has been around a long time and has a good reputation and earned the top ranking in US news & reports (see link below)
2006-10-22 20:30:36 · answer #6 · answered by DR. C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Last I checked, Embry Riddle was the top school at the moment.
2006-10-23 03:24:51 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is still recognized as the best. It goes far beyond any flight school. If you want to learn to fly, go somewhere else. If you want to become the airport manager, go to UND.
2006-10-23 01:46:30 · answer #8 · answered by Paul K 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
embry riddle hands down.
2006-10-23 06:38:51 · answer #9 · answered by ME 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the academy Colorado springs that were the smart one are
2006-10-22 17:21:40 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋