Originally Posted by philberh

I'm surprised no one has mentioned Western Michigan. When I was first looking at schools I also had only considered UND and ERAU. We literally were driving from NY to ND to visit UND when we saw a WMU billboard.

Pros
-The school itself is like any other big state school with more girls than guys.
-In state tuition after your first year.
-average 4 year aviation degree earned in 3 to 3.5 years
-the cirrus are fun to fly
-you can instruct there as soon as you have CFI

Cons
-almost too easy

Realistically, there is not much difference between what I consider the top 4 in no particular order: ERAU, Purdue, UND, WMU. You'll have a great time at all.

****couple side note********
-The regionals are here (WMU) every week doing interviews, trying to take away as many students as they can, begging you to go with their company. That's a pro!
-WHEREVER YOU GO, GET YOUR PRIVATE PILOT BEFORE GOING AWAY TO SCHOOL. This will not only save thousands but also save 1-1.5 years of sitting around doing nothing. I was able to graduate in 2.5 years because of this