I went to CWU !!! and flew for Horizon !!! I graduated in 1990. CWU is at a disadvantage since there are so few graduates compared to UND or ERU. Most of the benefits of going to an aviation university is that others who have gone before you are out there selling the praises of the school to everyone's benefit. CWU is so small that graduates just disappear into the world and don't seem to make much of a dent. When I was at Horizon there was no special place in the hearts of management for CWU graduates either. They are much more excited to hire UND guys. A few years ago I approached CWU with the idea of teaching Horizon Basic Indoctrination and Dash 8 systems as in place of the systems class and one other. I was sure that if CWU was to put Horizon Air's own training into is curriculum that CWU graduates would gain a huge advantage. CWU declined, idiots.

The good news is that out of the 20 in my graduating class only two are still working as pilots. The rest are all successful and happy. I wouldn't put much stock in a CWU flight tech education.

SkyHigh