I agree with the state school idea. I did a state school + ROTC. I'm building my time in the AF with decent pay. However, given the current state of affairs that we are involved in you may want to think carefully about the military route.

My 2 cents,

T-1

Go to a real university. ERAU is way overpriced for what it really is.

I have actually done a lot of research in the past few hours, and have decided to major in something in a state college and then go on to that national-pilot-academy-thingy (name, please :o), where I will earn my CFI in four months and get enough hours to apply for regionals (this place has a 100% success rate of their applicants who apply to regional carriers). I am still planning to earn my PPL next year in high school and have some fun flying Cessnas the summer before college. Thanks for the help of everyone who posted here -- you really helped me make a decision.

whatever u do do not limit your research to this website...talk to people that attended there and visit both campuses if u can...good luck with whatever u decide but don't be silly by just making your decision on remarks of this website...i enjoyed my time there and the connections i made there which ultimately helped in my job at FDX

I am currently a student at ERAU in Florida, and I have enjoyed it so far. I just passed my Private Checkride last week :) and everything has been running smoothly. Last year, before I decided to come here I did alot of research too and decided that this was where I wanted to be. I am one of the lucky ones. I am on the highest scholarship, a member of the Honor's Program, and I am fortunate enough to have my parents pay for the rest of my tuition. Many kids here pay for the full tuition, and if it weren't for my parents I wouldn't be here. Right now, I am debating whether or not to pursue a double major in business or a pilot with a triple minor as a backup to my degree. Unfortunately, the school isn't your typical college experience with parties every night and so on. Therefore, just join a fraternity and you can party and drink whenever you want to bring some of the fun back.

"talk to people that attended there"

PRC Class of 83. Wouldn't do it over again. Don't recommend an aviation degree or ERAU.

Why wouldn't you do it over again?

Class of 91...Daytona!...would do it all over again...especially since MTV hosted all the Spring breaks!!!

"Why wouldn't you do it over again?"

A) It's not worth the money.

B) The flight training, while possibly marginally better than an FBO, isn't worth the money.

C) A degree in aviation is no better than a degree in anything else. I have other interests now I wish I had taken seriously, degree wise, over an aviation degree.

D) The airlines don't care what your degree is in or where you did your training.

E) Riddle is highly overrated. If a guy really couldn't see beyond an aviation degree, which is understandable sometimes, you could do it better and cheaper, elsewhere.

F) Oh yeah....did I say it's not worth the money.

Now, the first comment will be "Well, you went to Riddle and now you're a UPS pilot"....

There was 7 years between Riddle and my job at UPS. Riddle allowed me to check a square on the app...that's it. Many other places could have done the same thing...only better. Riddle had no bearing, whatsoever, on me ending up at UPS.

By the way, I don't hate Riddle. It's a fine school and turns out a fine product for what it is. I just don't think it's necessary or...worth the money.

times have changed---spring break in Daytona aint what it used to be. that whole scene has moved to PCB.