Back in the days when I was at Riddle (almost 4 long years ago), the school offered a great BOOK education at a relatively low price. The academic staff at ERAU has a lot to offer, if you are willing to go to class and stay awake. I learned more in the classroom at Riddle than I ever did in the airplane. Riddle's downfall is it's flight operations program. Instruction and aircraft rates are rediculous, and the instuctors are the worst kind...a bunch of recent grads with barely 1000 hours who are looking to use you and your training to inflate their logbook totals. I suggest anyone who is interested in attending Riddle should get their private before beginning flight at Riddle. Get it at some airport far away from Daytona, and find an instructor who seems like they enjoy teaching.
As for Riddle's street cred...it is real. My degree has gotten my resume noticed, and gotten me calls for interviews numerous times over, and I certainly was minimally qualified in terms of logged time. Whether or not you like the school, it will benefit you to have ERAU on your resume. But beware, because the person who interviews you may have a grudge against Riddle grads.