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Old 08-11-2010, 05:14 PM
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Default Forbes 2010: ERAU #597 of 610 US Colleges

Thats right, ERAU ranked in the bottom 10% of colleges in the U.S. for the year 2010.

"Our list of more than 600 undergraduate institutions is based on the quality of the education they provide, the experiences of the students and how much they achieve. "

#597 Embry Riddle Aeronautical University - Forbes.com
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Thats right, ERAU ranked in the bottom 10% of colleges in the U.S. for the year 2010.

My non-ERAU college education says bottom 3%.
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US News and World Report rankings for Aeronautical Degrees:

1Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Daytona Beach, FL2United States Air Force Academy USAF Academy, CO3Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University--Prescott Prescott, AZ4United States Naval Academy Annapolis, MD
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Originally Posted by Phuz View Post
Thats right, ERAU ranked in the bottom 10% of colleges in the U.S. for the year 2010.

"Our list of more than 600 undergraduate institutions is based on the quality of the education they provide, the experiences of the students and how much they achieve. "

#597 Embry Riddle Aeronautical University - Forbes.com
So what’s the deal Phuz?--- You couldn’t get accepted so you go out of your way to trash the school?
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Anyone can get accepted to riddle. The only requirement is money.
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So what’s the deal Phuz?--- You couldn’t get accepted so you go out of your way to trash the school?
Yeah....I'm sure he wrote that article for Forbes.
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ERAU has really lost its touch. They have expaned their worldwide campus online and made it to where any idiot can get a degree. I am surprised they havent starting doing infomercials on TV like devry or some other printer paper degree college.
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Yeah....I'm sure he wrote that article for Forbes.
Just curious as to his motivation for starting this thread. Did he lose out on a job to a Riddle graduate?

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Originally Posted by Coto Pilot View Post
US News and World Report rankings for Aeronautical Degrees:

1Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Daytona Beach, FL2United States Air Force Academy USAF Academy, CO3Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University--Prescott Prescott, AZ4United States Naval Academy Annapolis, MD
Total BS. USAFA and USNA have an entirely different mission than other schools and cannot be easily compared. They don't even offer "aeronautical degrees" other than aero engineering

How the hell do they measure that? Undergraduate happiness? Ok, riddle might have them beat there.

I can guarantee you that a service academy grad will will have more responsibility, prestige, and money than a riddle grad five years down the road (unless the riddle grad joins the military).

Riddle is not in the same league as the service academies and they should not be discussed in the same thread.

BTW, look at the acceptance statistics for each school, that pretty much tells the story
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Anyone can get accepted to riddle. The only requirement is money.
Most colleges no matter what the degree are really after your money. Sure some school have a better academic track record, but at the end of the day its all about money. Just like in all other aspects of life, Money talks!!!
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