Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach
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Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach is a residential campus of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
. The university offers bachelor's
and master's
degrees in aeronautical science (professional pilot), aerospace engineering
and other aerospace fields.
in Cincinnati, Ohio
. Embry-Riddle was eventually incorporated into what is now American Airlines
, before reforming during the buildup to World War II
in Miami, Florida
as the Embry-Riddle School of Aviation, and later, the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Institute. Embry-Riddle moved to Daytona Beach, Florida
in 1965 and was renamed Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in 1970.
This 185 acre (748,671 m²) site has been the home to Embry-Riddle since 1965. Built adjacent to the Daytona Beach International Airport
, the campus has easy access for flight training. The main campus consists of an aviation complex, academic quad and residence halls surrounding the student center and Jack R. Hunt Aviator Park. Athletic facilities are located across Clyde Morris Blvd., anchored by the ICI Center.
The university owns 140 acre (0.5665604 km²) directly south of the main campus that it plans to develop into a research park. An upper classman residence, the Chanute Complex, is approximately two miles south of the main campus.
Engineering classes and facilities (such as the Thermojet solid model printer, 128-node Beowulf cluster and wind tunnel
s) are concentrated in the Lehman Engineering and Technology Center, built in 1995 to facilitate hands-on training in various engineering practices. The three-story facility also includes a number of classrooms and offices for departments within the College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Engineering. The building was built in part with a $12.5 million
congressional appropriation in 1994. The building is named for former Florida congressional representative Bill Lehman.
There are well over 180 software titles available to faculty and students in two computer labs within the Lehman Building, including CATIA
, Nastran
, Pro/ENGINEER
, and Matlab
.
James Hagedorn Aviation Complex
The Aviation Complex includes the College of Aviation building, the Advanced Flight Simulation Center, a new College of Maintenance, a new Fleet Maintenance Hanger, and a new two story Flight Line.
The College of Aviation building provides a conducive learning environment for those in the aeronautical sciences as well as the air traffic, meteorology, safety, homeland security and dispatch programs. Opened in 2002, the building houses FAA testing facilities, a flight tutoring lab, weather labs, a spatial disorientation
simulator, air safety
lab, TRACON and enroute air traffic control simulators as well as a control tower
simulator.
The Gill Robb Wilson Flight Complex, now demolished, was the home to the flight department. It housed flight dispatch, flight records, administrative offices, instructor pilot offices and several classrooms. The three buildings that made up the flight complex were among the oldest on campus and are being replaced by a new, two story flight building, hangar, and a College of Maintenance.
The Advanced Flight Simulation Center houses 14 simulators: eight level-six Cessna 172 NAV III simulators, two Diamond DA42 Twinstar simulators, one Bombardier Canadair Regional Jet
(CRJ) level-six simulator, and 2 Redbird Crosswind Trainers. The full-motion MD-90 simulator was recently sold and removed from the west sim bay. The simulation center also houses a number of classrooms and offices. This building was badly damaged in the Christmas Day Tornado of 2006 and became fully operational again in June 2007.
The completed complex includes a replacement for the hangar that was destroyed in the tornado Christmas Day 2006.
College of Business building
The College of Business building, located next to the College of Aviation building, houses the College of Business as well as the largest computer lab on campus and four relatively large classrooms. The College of Business building is the newest academic building on campus and opened at the beginning of the spring 2008 semester.
Other academic buildings
Many degree-independent courses are held in the Lindbergh
Center, a group of small hexagonal buildings with the designations A, B, C, E and W. It is more commonly referred to as the "alphabet soup" by faculty and students.
The 49000 square feet (4,552.2 m²) Jack R. Hunt Memorial Library (JRHML) is the on campus library and contains over 230,000 volumes. The library is noted for having the world's largest collection of NASA
and NACA
documents as well as a very extensive aviation media collection. NASA personnel have frequently consulted the JRHML for its highly comprehensive collection of NASA documents, most importantly, during the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster
investigation.
The Capt. Willie Miller Instructional Center contains classrooms and an auditorium for large lectures, presentations or performances.
Student Village
Over 1,000 students take up residence on campus in the $29 million Student Village residence complex on the north edge of campus. Four residence halls, as well as two food venues, housing offices, and the office of the Embry Riddle Resident Student Association, are contained within the Student Village. The ResNet (Residential Network) support office for student-owned computers is also located there.
The residence halls in the Student Village are Adams Hall, Wood Hall, O'Connor Hall and Stimpson Hall. Adams and Wood are both freshmen halls. Two residents reside in each room, and two rooms adjoin to form a suite with a shared bathroom. O'Connor provides apartment-style living for upperclassmen residents. In O'Connor, two residents share a room, and four rooms form a suite for a total of 8 residents per suite. Occupants of a suite share two bathrooms, a common room and a kitchen area. Stimpson provides apartment-style living for upperclassman as well. There are two variations of rooms in Stimpson. One style has a very large room and one smaller room. The other style has two similar moderate-sized rooms and a smaller room. Both of these styles accommodate two residents and have a bathroom and kitchen area.
Doolittle Hall
Doolittle Hall, a concrete and cinder block building, houses freshmen. Doolittle has a more traditional living experience for Embry-Riddle freshmen. Freshmen are housed two to a room, with a common bathroom not adjoining their room. Four separate rooms share this common bathroom. There are volleyball courts on the northwest and southeast sides.
McKay Hall
McKay Hall houses first year students. Two students are assigned to each room. Each suite is composed of two rooms joined in a common area. McKay Hall was named after Isabel McKay in the late 1980s. At one time McKay Hall resembled an old roadside hotel, and is often the butt of jokes among the students that live there. In 2006 McKay Hall underwent renovations including new floors, remodeled bathrooms, and fresh paint. Previous to the construction of Apollo Hall, residents of McKay Hall were assigned three to a room.
Apollo Hall
In July 2006, ground was broken on the newest residence hall for the campus, Apollo Hall. This four-story structure houses mostly sophomores, and opened for the fall 2007 semester. It houses 256 residents. Each suite has two bedrooms adjoining a common kitchen area, with 2 students per room. The 4 student suite shares a split bathroom.
Chanute Complex
The Chanute Complex is an off-campus residence complex 1.5 miles to the south of the complex. Named for aviation pioneer Octave Chanute
, the residence hall is a favorite of students looking to maintain the benefits of on-campus living, while getting away from the hectic flow of campus. There are three different variants of rooms, a studio for one student, a one bedroom, one bath apartment for two students, and a two bedroom, one bath apartment for two students. The complex has an outdoor patio area, laundry facilities, volleyball and basketball courts, barbecue grills, and picnic tables located on the premises.
and Eagles FM
. Many university offices, such as Campus Safety and the Dean of Student's office, are also housed in the student center. Adjoined to the student center is the student center annex which contains the university bookstore, mailroom, and admissions office.
Other student facilities include the 5300 square feet (492.4 m²) Interfaith Chapel, ICI Center gym, and intramural sports fields. A two-story, 12500 square feet (1,161.3 m²) fitness center was opened in August 2007, next to the pool.
. The campus serves as the academic and administrative headquarters of the university and also is home to the headquarters of the worldwide campus
.
Academics at the Daytona Beach campus are organized into four colleges. Each college is served by a college dean, who reports primarily to the Provost, but also to the Chancellor. Colleges are then organized into departments. Non-academic departments are organized under the Chancellor. Academics at the campus are organized according into the following colleges:
College of Arts and Sciences (Interim Dean: Dr. William Grams)
College of Aviation (Dean: Dr. Tim Brady)
College of Business (Dean: Dr. Daniel L. Petree)
College of Engineering (Dean: Dr. Maj Mirmirani)
) and aerospace engineering
are the two most popular degrees at the Daytona Beach campus. Daytona Beach's aerospace engineering degree program ranks number one in the U.S. News & World Report
college rankings of aerospace engineering degree schools without a Ph.D.
program. Embry-Riddle has received this honor every year since the category was introduced in 2001. In 2006 the University announced plans to add a Ph.D.
program in aerospace engineering
.
Embry-Riddle's Daytona Beach campus has one of the most extensive ROTC programs in the nation, and the nation's largest Air Force ROTC program. The ROTC program frequently wins national competitions.
The engineering physics
program at the Daytona Beach campus is currently the largest undergraduate engineering physics program in the country and the only one specializing in aerospace.
Flight training and personal expenses are in addition to these costs. The average flight student spends $33,800 to $37,400 on flight training, during his or her stay at Embry-Riddle, depending on if they elect a single-engine or multi-engine curriculum. Flight electives such as the flight instructor course ($9,900) or aircraft upset
recovery ($2,200) are available at additional cost. Students who hold advanced ratings before attending Embry-Riddle may pay less, depending on flying ability and certificates and ratings earned prior to matriculation.
Of the Daytona Beach graduating class of 2006, 74% of student graduated with debt, and the average debt among those students was $52,495.
, the Eagles Sport Aviation Club, Model United Nations team and the Student Government Association.
Region XIV and compete in the Florida Sun Conference
. The Eagles have claimed the last eight consecutive Florida Sun Conference Commissioner's Cups, signifying the best overall Athletic program in the conference.
Embry-Riddle has served as the host for several NAIA National Championships in recent years. The Eagles hosted the 2002 and 2003 NAIA Men's and Women's Golf National Championships and also served as host of the 2004 NAIA Women's Golf National Championship at LPGA International
. In addition, Embry-Riddle hosted the 2005 and 2006 NAIA Men's Soccer National Championship, the 2007 NAIA Women's Soccer National Championship, and will also host the 2008 NAIA Women's Soccer National Championship. The Embry-Riddle Soccer Stadium was upgraded in 2005 specifically to host the 2005 event, and can seat 1,000 fans. Embry-Riddle's athletics are directed by basketball head-coach Steve Ridder. On October 2, 2006, Ridder was named NAIA National Athletic Director of the Year. Ridder led the school to its only national title in any sport in 2000, in basketball.
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is a private university in the US specializing in aviation and aerospace engineering. It teaches the science, practice, and business of aviation and aerospace. Called "The Harvard of the Sky" by Time Magazine in 1979, Embry-Riddle has a history dating back to...
. The university offers bachelor's
Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
and master's
Master's degree
A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
degrees in aeronautical science (professional pilot), aerospace engineering
Aerospace engineering
Aerospace engineering is the primary branch of engineering concerned with the design, construction and science of aircraft and spacecraft. It is divided into two major and overlapping branches: aeronautical engineering and astronautical engineering...
and other aerospace fields.
History
Embry-Riddle began in 1925 as the Embry-Riddle Company, an aircraft dealer and airmail provider, founded by Talton Higbee Embry and John Paul RiddleJohn Paul Riddle
John Paul Riddle was a pilot and an aviation enthusiast, most well known for co-founding what later became Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University .- Personal life :...
in Cincinnati, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
. Embry-Riddle was eventually incorporated into what is now American Airlines
American Airlines
American Airlines, Inc. is the world's fourth-largest airline in passenger miles transported and operating revenues. American Airlines is a subsidiary of the AMR Corporation and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas adjacent to its largest hub at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport...
, before reforming during the buildup to World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
in Miami, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
as the Embry-Riddle School of Aviation, and later, the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Institute. Embry-Riddle moved to Daytona Beach, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
in 1965 and was renamed Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in 1970.
Campus
Daytona Beach International Airport
Daytona Beach International Airport is a public county-owned airport located three miles southwest of the central business district of Daytona Beach, adjacent to the Daytona International Speedway, in Volusia County, Florida, United States. The airport has 3 runways, a six-gate domestic terminal,...
, the campus has easy access for flight training. The main campus consists of an aviation complex, academic quad and residence halls surrounding the student center and Jack R. Hunt Aviator Park. Athletic facilities are located across Clyde Morris Blvd., anchored by the ICI Center.
The university owns 140 acre (0.5665604 km²) directly south of the main campus that it plans to develop into a research park. An upper classman residence, the Chanute Complex, is approximately two miles south of the main campus.
Academic buildings
Lehman Engineering and Technology CenterEngineering classes and facilities (such as the Thermojet solid model printer, 128-node Beowulf cluster and wind tunnel
Wind tunnel
A wind tunnel is a research tool used in aerodynamic research to study the effects of air moving past solid objects.-Theory of operation:Wind tunnels were first proposed as a means of studying vehicles in free flight...
s) are concentrated in the Lehman Engineering and Technology Center, built in 1995 to facilitate hands-on training in various engineering practices. The three-story facility also includes a number of classrooms and offices for departments within the College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Engineering. The building was built in part with a $12.5 million
Million
One million or one thousand thousand, is the natural number following 999,999 and preceding 1,000,001. The word is derived from the early Italian millione , from mille, "thousand", plus the augmentative suffix -one.In scientific notation, it is written as or just 106...
congressional appropriation in 1994. The building is named for former Florida congressional representative Bill Lehman.
There are well over 180 software titles available to faculty and students in two computer labs within the Lehman Building, including CATIA
CATIA
CATIA is a multi-platform CAD/CAM/CAE commercial software suite developed by the French company Dassault Systemes...
, Nastran
Nastran
NASTRAN is a finite element analysis program that was originally developed for NASA in the late 1960s under United States government funding for the Aerospace industry. The MacNeal-Schwendler Corporation was one of the principal and original developers of the public domain NASTRAN code...
, Pro/ENGINEER
Pro/ENGINEER
Creo Elements/Pro, a product formerly known as Pro/ENGINEER is a parametric, integrated 3D CAD/CAM/CAE solution created by Parametric Technology Corporation . It was the first to market with parametric, feature-based, associative solid modeling software...
, and Matlab
MATLAB
MATLAB is a numerical computing environment and fourth-generation programming language. Developed by MathWorks, MATLAB allows matrix manipulations, plotting of functions and data, implementation of algorithms, creation of user interfaces, and interfacing with programs written in other languages,...
.
James Hagedorn Aviation Complex
The Aviation Complex includes the College of Aviation building, the Advanced Flight Simulation Center, a new College of Maintenance, a new Fleet Maintenance Hanger, and a new two story Flight Line.
The College of Aviation building provides a conducive learning environment for those in the aeronautical sciences as well as the air traffic, meteorology, safety, homeland security and dispatch programs. Opened in 2002, the building houses FAA testing facilities, a flight tutoring lab, weather labs, a spatial disorientation
Spatial disorientation
Spatial disorientation is the inability to correctly interpret aircraft attitude, altitude or airspeed, in relation to the Earth or point of reference. Spatial disorientation is a condition in which an aircraft pilot's perception of direction does not agree with reality...
simulator, air safety
Air safety
Air safety is a term encompassing the theory, investigation and categorization of flight failures, and the prevention of such failures through regulation, education and training. It can also be applied in the context of campaigns that inform the public as to the safety of air travel.-United...
lab, TRACON and enroute air traffic control simulators as well as a control tower
Control tower
A control tower, or more specifically an Air Traffic Control Tower , is the name of the airport building from which the air traffic control unit controls the movement of aircraft on and around the airport. Control towers are also used to control the traffic for other forms of transportation such...
simulator.
The Gill Robb Wilson Flight Complex, now demolished, was the home to the flight department. It housed flight dispatch, flight records, administrative offices, instructor pilot offices and several classrooms. The three buildings that made up the flight complex were among the oldest on campus and are being replaced by a new, two story flight building, hangar, and a College of Maintenance.
The Advanced Flight Simulation Center houses 14 simulators: eight level-six Cessna 172 NAV III simulators, two Diamond DA42 Twinstar simulators, one Bombardier Canadair Regional Jet
Bombardier Canadair Regional Jet
The Bombardier CRJ is a family of regional airliners manufactured by Bombardier:* CRJ100 - 50 seats* CRJ200 - 50 seats* CRJ700 - 70 seats* CRJ705 - 75 seats* CRJ900 - 90 seats* CRJ1000 - 100 seats...
(CRJ) level-six simulator, and 2 Redbird Crosswind Trainers. The full-motion MD-90 simulator was recently sold and removed from the west sim bay. The simulation center also houses a number of classrooms and offices. This building was badly damaged in the Christmas Day Tornado of 2006 and became fully operational again in June 2007.
The completed complex includes a replacement for the hangar that was destroyed in the tornado Christmas Day 2006.
College of Business building
The College of Business building, located next to the College of Aviation building, houses the College of Business as well as the largest computer lab on campus and four relatively large classrooms. The College of Business building is the newest academic building on campus and opened at the beginning of the spring 2008 semester.
Other academic buildings
Many degree-independent courses are held in the Lindbergh
Lindbergh
-People:* Anne Morrow Lindbergh , U.S. author and aviator; wife of Charles Lindbergh*August Lindbergh , Swedish-American farmer and politician...
Center, a group of small hexagonal buildings with the designations A, B, C, E and W. It is more commonly referred to as the "alphabet soup" by faculty and students.
The 49000 square feet (4,552.2 m²) Jack R. Hunt Memorial Library (JRHML) is the on campus library and contains over 230,000 volumes. The library is noted for having the world's largest collection of NASA
NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research...
and NACA
National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
The National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics was a U.S. federal agency founded on March 3, 1915 to undertake, promote, and institutionalize aeronautical research. On October 1, 1958 the agency was dissolved, and its assets and personnel transferred to the newly created National Aeronautics and...
documents as well as a very extensive aviation media collection. NASA personnel have frequently consulted the JRHML for its highly comprehensive collection of NASA documents, most importantly, during the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster
Space Shuttle Columbia disaster
The Space Shuttle Columbia disaster occurred on February 1, 2003, when shortly before it was scheduled to conclude its 28th mission, STS-107, the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated over Texas and Louisiana during re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere, resulting in the death of all seven crew members...
investigation.
The Capt. Willie Miller Instructional Center contains classrooms and an auditorium for large lectures, presentations or performances.
Residences
Total student capacity in the residence halls is approximately 2,000 students. All on-campus Daytona Beach residence halls feature wireless internet, except for the Chanute Complex, an off-campus residence hall where students are provided with high-speed internet via ethernet.Student Village
Over 1,000 students take up residence on campus in the $29 million Student Village residence complex on the north edge of campus. Four residence halls, as well as two food venues, housing offices, and the office of the Embry Riddle Resident Student Association, are contained within the Student Village. The ResNet (Residential Network) support office for student-owned computers is also located there.
The residence halls in the Student Village are Adams Hall, Wood Hall, O'Connor Hall and Stimpson Hall. Adams and Wood are both freshmen halls. Two residents reside in each room, and two rooms adjoin to form a suite with a shared bathroom. O'Connor provides apartment-style living for upperclassmen residents. In O'Connor, two residents share a room, and four rooms form a suite for a total of 8 residents per suite. Occupants of a suite share two bathrooms, a common room and a kitchen area. Stimpson provides apartment-style living for upperclassman as well. There are two variations of rooms in Stimpson. One style has a very large room and one smaller room. The other style has two similar moderate-sized rooms and a smaller room. Both of these styles accommodate two residents and have a bathroom and kitchen area.
Doolittle Hall
Doolittle Hall, a concrete and cinder block building, houses freshmen. Doolittle has a more traditional living experience for Embry-Riddle freshmen. Freshmen are housed two to a room, with a common bathroom not adjoining their room. Four separate rooms share this common bathroom. There are volleyball courts on the northwest and southeast sides.
McKay Hall
McKay Hall houses first year students. Two students are assigned to each room. Each suite is composed of two rooms joined in a common area. McKay Hall was named after Isabel McKay in the late 1980s. At one time McKay Hall resembled an old roadside hotel, and is often the butt of jokes among the students that live there. In 2006 McKay Hall underwent renovations including new floors, remodeled bathrooms, and fresh paint. Previous to the construction of Apollo Hall, residents of McKay Hall were assigned three to a room.
Apollo Hall
In July 2006, ground was broken on the newest residence hall for the campus, Apollo Hall. This four-story structure houses mostly sophomores, and opened for the fall 2007 semester. It houses 256 residents. Each suite has two bedrooms adjoining a common kitchen area, with 2 students per room. The 4 student suite shares a split bathroom.
Chanute Complex
The Chanute Complex is an off-campus residence complex 1.5 miles to the south of the complex. Named for aviation pioneer Octave Chanute
Octave Chanute
Octave Chanute was a French-born American railway engineer and aviation pioneer. He provided the Wright brothers with help and advice, and helped to publicize their flying experiments. At his death he was hailed as the father of aviation and the heavier-than-air flying machine...
, the residence hall is a favorite of students looking to maintain the benefits of on-campus living, while getting away from the hectic flow of campus. There are three different variants of rooms, a studio for one student, a one bedroom, one bath apartment for two students, and a two bedroom, one bath apartment for two students. The complex has an outdoor patio area, laundry facilities, volleyball and basketball courts, barbecue grills, and picnic tables located on the premises.
Student facilities
Students make regular use of the John Paul Riddle Student Center, located in the center of campus. The student center includes several dining facilities, offices for the Student Government Association, Touch-N-Go Productions (campus entertainment), Greek life, The Avion NewspaperThe Avion Newspaper
The Avion Newspaper is the college newspaper of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida, United States. The newspaper publishes weekly, and has a print circulation of approximately 4,000...
and Eagles FM
WIKD-LP
WIKD-LP is the campus radio station of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in the U.S. state of Florida. The station broadcasts in the Daytona Beach area as a LPFM, the range coverage of Eagles FM is about 8 to 10 miles from the broadcast facility covering roughly 125,000 people...
. Many university offices, such as Campus Safety and the Dean of Student's office, are also housed in the student center. Adjoined to the student center is the student center annex which contains the university bookstore, mailroom, and admissions office.
Other student facilities include the 5300 square feet (492.4 m²) Interfaith Chapel, ICI Center gym, and intramural sports fields. A two-story, 12500 square feet (1,161.3 m²) fitness center was opened in August 2007, next to the pool.
Organization
Embry-Riddle's Daytona Beach campus is the largest of two residential campuses that form Embry-Riddle Aeronautical UniversityEmbry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is a private university in the US specializing in aviation and aerospace engineering. It teaches the science, practice, and business of aviation and aerospace. Called "The Harvard of the Sky" by Time Magazine in 1979, Embry-Riddle has a history dating back to...
. The campus serves as the academic and administrative headquarters of the university and also is home to the headquarters of the worldwide campus
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Worldwide
Embry-Riddle Worldwide is a non-residential campus of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Embry-Riddle Worldwide consists of over 130 distance learning centers , Worldwide Online , and the Center for Professional Education Embry-Riddle Worldwide is a non-residential campus of Embry-Riddle...
.
Academics at the Daytona Beach campus are organized into four colleges. Each college is served by a college dean, who reports primarily to the Provost, but also to the Chancellor. Colleges are then organized into departments. Non-academic departments are organized under the Chancellor. Academics at the campus are organized according into the following colleges:
College of Arts and Sciences (Interim Dean: Dr. William Grams)
- Human Factors and Systems Department
- Humanities/Social Sciences Department
- Department of Mathematics
- Physical Sciences Department
- ROTC (Reserve Officer Training Corps)
- Air Force ROTC (Commander: Colonel Stephen Luxion)
- Army ROTC (Commander: LTC Robert Kelly)
- Naval/Marine ROTC (Commander: Captain Mark M. Leary)
- ROTC (Reserve Officer Training Corps)
College of Aviation (Dean: Dr. Tim Brady)
- Aeronautical Science Department
- Applied Aviation Sciences Department
- Aviation Maintenance Science Department
- Flight Department
College of Business (Dean: Dr. Daniel L. Petree)
- Department of Economics, Finance, and Information
- Department of Management, Marketing, and Operations
College of Engineering (Dean: Dr. Maj Mirmirani)
- Aerospace Engineering Department
- Electrical, Computer, Software, and Systems Engineering Department
- Freshman Engineering
- Mechanical and Civil Engineering Department
Academic profile
Aeronautical science (flight trainingFlight training
Flight training is a course of study used when learning to pilot an aircraft. The overall purpose of primary and intermediate flight training is the acquisition and honing of basic airmanship skills....
) and aerospace engineering
Aerospace engineering
Aerospace engineering is the primary branch of engineering concerned with the design, construction and science of aircraft and spacecraft. It is divided into two major and overlapping branches: aeronautical engineering and astronautical engineering...
are the two most popular degrees at the Daytona Beach campus. Daytona Beach's aerospace engineering degree program ranks number one in the U.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World Report is an American news magazine published from Washington, D.C. Along with Time and Newsweek it was for many years a leading news weekly, focusing more than its counterparts on political, economic, health and education stories...
college rankings of aerospace engineering degree schools without a Ph.D.
Ph.D.
A Ph.D. is a Doctor of Philosophy, an academic degree.Ph.D. may also refer to:* Ph.D. , a 1980s British group*Piled Higher and Deeper, a web comic strip*PhD: Phantasy Degree, a Korean comic series* PhD Docbook renderer, an XML renderer...
program. Embry-Riddle has received this honor every year since the category was introduced in 2001. In 2006 the University announced plans to add a Ph.D.
Ph.D.
A Ph.D. is a Doctor of Philosophy, an academic degree.Ph.D. may also refer to:* Ph.D. , a 1980s British group*Piled Higher and Deeper, a web comic strip*PhD: Phantasy Degree, a Korean comic series* PhD Docbook renderer, an XML renderer...
program in aerospace engineering
Aerospace engineering
Aerospace engineering is the primary branch of engineering concerned with the design, construction and science of aircraft and spacecraft. It is divided into two major and overlapping branches: aeronautical engineering and astronautical engineering...
.
Embry-Riddle's Daytona Beach campus has one of the most extensive ROTC programs in the nation, and the nation's largest Air Force ROTC program. The ROTC program frequently wins national competitions.
The engineering physics
Engineering physics
Engineering physics is the study of the combined disciplines of physics, engineering and mathematics in order to develop an understanding of the interrelationships of these three disciplines. Fundamental physics is combined with problem solving and engineering skills, which then has broad...
program at the Daytona Beach campus is currently the largest undergraduate engineering physics program in the country and the only one specializing in aerospace.
Available degrees
Embry-Riddle's residential campus in Daytona Beach offers the following degrees: Undergraduate degrees
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Graduate degrees
Aeronautics Aeronautics is the science involved with the study, design, and manufacturing of airflight-capable machines, or the techniques of operating aircraft and rocketry within the atmosphere... Aerospace engineering Aerospace engineering is the primary branch of engineering concerned with the design, construction and science of aircraft and spacecraft. It is divided into two major and overlapping branches: aeronautical engineering and astronautical engineering... (theses required) Master of Business Administration The Master of Business Administration is a :master's degree in business administration, which attracts people from a wide range of academic disciplines. The MBA designation originated in the United States, emerging from the late 19th century as the country industrialized and companies sought out... Human factors Human factors science or human factors technologies is a multidisciplinary field incorporating contributions from psychology, engineering, industrial design, statistics, operations research and anthropometry... Software engineering Software Engineering is the application of a systematic, disciplined, quantifiable approach to the development, operation, and maintenance of software, and the study of these approaches; that is, the application of engineering to software... Doctoral degrees
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Cost of attendance
Undergraduate tuition for the 2010-2011 school year is $14,040 per semester (for 12-16 credit hours) or $1,170 per credit hour. Room and board is $3,275 to $5,160 depending on the housing option and meal plan, per semester. Mandatory fees for the 2010-2011 school year are $584 in addition to tuition. Student's who do not have adequate health insurance are required to pay $373 annually for coverage. Graduate tuition for the 2010-2011 school year is $1,170 per credit hour.Flight training and personal expenses are in addition to these costs. The average flight student spends $33,800 to $37,400 on flight training, during his or her stay at Embry-Riddle, depending on if they elect a single-engine or multi-engine curriculum. Flight electives such as the flight instructor course ($9,900) or aircraft upset
Jet upset
Aircraft upset is a dangerous condition in aircraft operations which may result in the loss of control of the aircraft, and sometimes the total loss of the aircraft itself. Loss of control may be due to turbulent weather, pilot disorientation, or a system failure.The U.S...
recovery ($2,200) are available at additional cost. Students who hold advanced ratings before attending Embry-Riddle may pay less, depending on flying ability and certificates and ratings earned prior to matriculation.
Of the Daytona Beach graduating class of 2006, 74% of student graduated with debt, and the average debt among those students was $52,495.
Student body
Embry-Riddle's Daytona Beach Campus total Fall 2010 enrollment at the Daytona Beach Campus is 5,089; 4,496 undergraduate and 583 graduate students. 17% are female and 83% are male. International students make up 8% of the Daytona Beach Campus's undergraduate enrollment. Aviation interests characterize most of the student body, though particularly among the aerospace engineering and aeronautical science majors. Daytona Beach has over 130 student organizations, including 10 fraternities and four sororities. Other prominent student organizations include the Eagles Flight Team, which competes in the National Intercollegiate Flying AssociationNational Intercollegiate Flying Association
The National Intercollegiate Flying Association is a professional organization that provides a forum of competition and learning for aviation students from colleges all around the United States....
, the Eagles Sport Aviation Club, Model United Nations team and the Student Government Association.
Athletics
The Daytona Beach Campus sponsors 16 intercollegiate sports. The Eagles are members of the National Association of Intercollegiate AthleticsNational Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics is an athletic association that organizes college and university-level athletic programs. Membership in the NAIA consists of smaller colleges and universities across the United States. The NAIA allows colleges and universities outside the USA...
Region XIV and compete in the Florida Sun Conference
Florida Sun Conference
The Sun Conference is a college athletic conference affiliated with the NAIA. Member institutions are located in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina...
. The Eagles have claimed the last eight consecutive Florida Sun Conference Commissioner's Cups, signifying the best overall Athletic program in the conference.
Embry-Riddle has served as the host for several NAIA National Championships in recent years. The Eagles hosted the 2002 and 2003 NAIA Men's and Women's Golf National Championships and also served as host of the 2004 NAIA Women's Golf National Championship at LPGA International
LPGA International
LPGA International is a golf community, located in Daytona Beach, Volusia County, Florida. The golf facilities are owned by the City of Daytona Beach and operated under agreement with the LPGA. The golf club offers two 18-hole courses, Champions and Legends...
. In addition, Embry-Riddle hosted the 2005 and 2006 NAIA Men's Soccer National Championship, the 2007 NAIA Women's Soccer National Championship, and will also host the 2008 NAIA Women's Soccer National Championship. The Embry-Riddle Soccer Stadium was upgraded in 2005 specifically to host the 2005 event, and can seat 1,000 fans. Embry-Riddle's athletics are directed by basketball head-coach Steve Ridder. On October 2, 2006, Ridder was named NAIA National Athletic Director of the Year. Ridder led the school to its only national title in any sport in 2000, in basketball.
See also
- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical UniversityEmbry-Riddle Aeronautical UniversityEmbry-Riddle Aeronautical University is a private university in the US specializing in aviation and aerospace engineering. It teaches the science, practice, and business of aviation and aerospace. Called "The Harvard of the Sky" by Time Magazine in 1979, Embry-Riddle has a history dating back to...
- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott
- List of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University alumni
- The Avion NewspaperThe Avion NewspaperThe Avion Newspaper is the college newspaper of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida, United States. The newspaper publishes weekly, and has a print circulation of approximately 4,000...
(Daytona Beach Student Newspaper) - WIKD-LPWIKD-LPWIKD-LP is the campus radio station of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in the U.S. state of Florida. The station broadcasts in the Daytona Beach area as a LPFM, the range coverage of Eagles FM is about 8 to 10 miles from the broadcast facility covering roughly 125,000 people...
99.1 Eagles FM (Daytona Beach Campus Radio Station) - Independent Colleges and Universities of FloridaIndependent Colleges and Universities of FloridaThe Independent Colleges & Universities of Florida is an association of 28 private, educational institutions in the state of Florida. Like the 11 public colleges and universities in Florida, all ICUF schools are accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The current President...
(ICUF)
External links
- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
- Alpha Omicron Alpha Aeronautical Honor Society
- Embry-Riddle Athletics
- ERAU Student Government Association
- AvionNewspaper.com
- EaglesFM.com
- Embry-Riddle's Space Physics Research Lab
- Embry-Riddle's Atmospheric Physics Research Lab
- Embry-Riddle Observatory
- Chi Epsilon Pi
- Campus Library