Founded in 1859, Averett University is a private, nonsectarian institution in Danville, Virginia, a small town 45 miles from Greensboro, North Carolina. In 2010, "U.S. News and World Report" ranked the college 36th among all baccalaureate colleges in the Southern United States. The college's baccalaureate program in aeronautics allows students to specialize in flight operations, aviation business, aviation maintenance operations, aviation technical systems, and aerospace management and criminal justice. Those who wish to pursue Federal Aviation Administration licensing as a pilot can earn their private, instrument, commercial, flight instructor, multi-engine, instrument instructor and multi-engine instructor certifications while at Averett. Internships are available for all students in the program. All freshmen students and approximately 99 percent of continuing students receive some type of financial aid, according to the "2009 Barron's Profiles of American Colleges," and Averett offers special scholarships for aeronautics students.
Averett University
420 West Main St.
Danville, VA 24541
800-283-7388
averett.edu
Located in the small town of Ruston, Louisiana Tech University is 30 miles from Monroe, Louisiana and 90 miles from Shreveport, Louisiana. The public institution has an enrollment of more than 10,900 undergraduate and graduate students. The college offers bachelor of science degrees in professional aviation and aviation management. The latter program requires students to complete coursework in computer information systems, business and management and to obtain their private piloting licenses. Geared toward would-be commercial pilots, the professional aviation program allows students to obtain their private pilot, instrument, commercial, flight instruction and multi-engine ratings with the option to pursue other advanced ratings. The college offers scholarships for aviation students, and Louisiana residents receive discounted tuition rates.
Louisiana Tech University
700 West California Ave.
Ruston, LA 71272
318-257-3036
latech.edu
A public institution, the University of North Dakota is in Grand Forks, a suburban area four hours from Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota. Aviation is one of the most popular fields of study for the school's more than 12,700 undergraduate and graduate students, explains the "2009 Barron's Profiles of American Colleges." The college offers bachelor of business administration degrees in aviation management and airport management and bachelor of science degrees in commercial aviation, air traffic control, flight education, aviation technology management and unmanned aircraft systems operation. The commercial aviation program allows students to receive their private, commercial and flight instructor licenses. A commercial aviation program in rotorcraft-helicopter operations also is available in cooperation with the Army Reserve Officer Training Corps; students in this course of study receive full-tuition scholarships. Among all students at the University of North Dakota, 82 percent of freshmen and 78 percent of continuing students receive financial aid, reports "Barron's." North Dakota residents receive discounted tuition.
University of North Dakota
University Station
Grand Forks, ND 58202
800-225-5863
und.edu