ERAU Question

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As a Riddle grad, do some independent research and find out how many of those Riddle grads are would suggest doing it all over again.

It's a good school, but I wouldn't send my first borne there without a lot of changes to the curriculum.
 
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NO WAY! same price? then what's the point of going to CC?

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I was talking CC today is the same price as Miss State was in the 90s. Tuition is outta control. If I had gone to community college in the 90s, I coulda done it on a McDonald's salary. Not now.
 
That's ridiculous! I've thought about going back to school, but when i look at the prices I feel like i'd be putting myself into major debt just to get another piece of paper...but anyways, it's of no consequence on this thread! haha

ok. that's really all I have to say on the matter.. I just really wanted to fix the title of this thread.. ERAU has been misspelled way too long! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
 
I paid $2000/yr for community college and got my AS. No debt and good credit to spare for a loan for higher training. The only thing is I wish that I took more classes from community college to transfer to ERAU online. Kind of disappointed ($200 difference per class) /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/banghead.gif that I have to spend, but still happy with no debt and the savings. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif
 
I did some math here.... If I go to my community college, it costs 33 per unit I need 60 so 33x60= 1980+ liek 80 dollars for books per class, lets say 22 classes= 1760 then 1760+1980 $3640, then for my flight trainning including PPL+IFR+ 250 hrs commercial= $38500 38500+3640= $42140 for commercail and JC. ERAU tuition is about 14K per semester, including room and additional fees. 14x4(4 semesters in 2 yearS)= 56K+42140= 98124 +ERAU flight training (CFI CFII MEI MEII) so to be safe arouind a GRAND TOTAL OF $134,000. if I go to a JC and get my trainning done locally. But If I do all 4 years at ERAU MORE THAN 150K
 
Now, do some figuring on getting your flight ratings on the side while going to a 4 year college. I bet it's more than a $20K savings......

Seriously, if ERAU online didn't give me credit for flight ratings I had already paid for along with CLEP tests and credits from Mississippi State, I wouldn't even finish it. But, since I'm only 7 classes away from the BS, it would cost more in both money and time to switch to another school and another major. If I went to U of Memphis to get my history major, it would set me back almost two years worth of classes.
 
Got it doen already, Kell /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif Cal state tuiton 6K (includng books, classes and the extra fees) not dorm though. so 6Kx4=24K +that 38500 with the PPL IFR and commercial so 62500 But I still need my other endorsemnts, tailwheel, seaplane (which I wanan get) CFI CFII ME MEI MEII so lets say 62500+32K A Grand Total of: $96,600 with a Bachlors degree from a STATE COLLEGE OTHER THAN AVIATION such as history, or business, or education. and all my flight ratings an hours. so 135K-96,600= 38,400 I would save if I dotn go to ERAU.

so State college in a non av degree with ALL my flight ratings $96,660


I woudl save If I diddnt go to ERau around: $40,000

questions comments?? Doug, Kell, anyone?
 
like i ve said before you are way overestimating.

you can get it all done for 50,000 if you go community college and a reasonably priced FBO.


also not to be an ass. But dude please proofread what you write before you submit it. It is really annoying reading gibberish and mis-spelled words.
 
Well, you know what I'm gonna tell you. Get the history degree from Cal State and train on the side.

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But dude please proofread what you write before you submit it. It is really annoying reading gibberish and mis-spelled words.

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Heh, actually I'm fluent in Chrisese by now. Or should I say : I mfl entn Crhisse byn ow
 
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Well, you know what I'm gonna tell you. Get the history degree from Cal State and train on the side.

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But dude please proofread what you write before you submit it. It is really annoying reading gibberish and mis-spelled words.

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Heh, actually I'm fluent in Chrisese by now. Or should I say : I mfl entn Crhisse byn ow

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oh I know I just want to make swiggins aware of what other options are available. lol wlel thats good your learning another language, and by the way it jsut comes to show I dont check one of those boxes "You know your addicted to JC when you...'proof read your post more than you proof reead your master thesis..." !! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif
 
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As a Riddle grad, do some independent research and find out how many of those Riddle grads are would suggest doing it all over again.

It's a good school, but I wouldn't send my first borne there without a lot of changes to the curriculum.

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Doug... I said I wouldn't post anywhere else...but...

I am planning to finish my degree at ERAU... so don't take this as "my school is better than yours" , this is not my purpose here.

Take a look at the last issue of "IFR" Magazine... there is an article from a current ERAU instructor on LNAV/VNAV approaches... nice article, save the first couple of paragraphs where he "confess" not using current charts!... writing that in a publication was unwise, since it may bring him a nice letter from the FAA ( I would expect a lot more professionalism from our colleagues up there in Daytona...) Perhaps this the result from what you were discussing?
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Funny. My wife and I had the conversation the other day. "What if our son/daughter (we still got a couple of weeks till we even get a chance to find out) wants to go to Riddle." My response was "I'd tell them no." Bottom line is ERAU is way, way, way too expensive for what ya get. You can a fall back degree and all the ratings on the side for roughly 2/3rds of the cost of ERAU. Even WITH an alumni discount it would be cheaper that way. Add the fact that I think simulators are a good learning tool, but I don't think your curriculum should be based around them.
 
Hey Swiggins,

I graduated from ERAU Daytona this past May. Overall I the education was top notch but the flight line is another story all together. I am currently enrolled in the PACE program at Mesa Airlines Pilot Development Program in Farmington, NM. Overall with knowing what I know now about the programs they offer here, I would have hands down chosen the Ab Initio program here. It is a 19 month program which includes an AS degree and all your ratings up to CRJ jet transition and an interview with Mesa Airlines. The current hired on rate is about 94% overall but the hiring boom may slow down just in time for me to finish the program due to the US Air Unknown. The overall cost for the program is about 53,000 and you can get up to 73,000 so you don't have to work while you are here to pay for room and board. With all of that said. If you do go through this program and let’s just say that you are part of that 6% that don't get hired. You have 40 hours of experience in a CRJ 200 FTD and you have already been to an airline interview so you know what to expect in the future then you do what almost every Embry Riddle Grad does, goes out and gets his CFI and instructs for a while. However you just saved about 50,000 dollars. Just a thought. I am not downing ERAU at all but I just believe there are better options out there. If this was pre 9/11 then ERAU is the way to go. Good luck with whatever you do. If you have any questions about the Mesa Program there is a forum about it or you could PM me.
 
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Montanapilot,

Why don't you cut this kid a little slack. He just asked a simple question! I came across another post similar to this one where you responded to this guy in the same manner!
This is JETCAREERS! Help this guy out a little, will you!

clrd4takeoff
 
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I did some math here.... If I go to my community college, it costs 33 per unit I need 60 so 33x60= 1980+ liek 80 dollars for books per class, lets say 22 classes= 1760 then 1760+1980 $3640, then for my flight trainning including PPL+IFR+ 250 hrs commercial= $38500 38500+3640= $42140 for commercail and JC. ERAU tuition is about 14K per semester, including room and additional fees. 14x4(4 semesters in 2 yearS)= 56K+42140= 98124 +ERAU flight training (CFI CFII MEI MEII) so to be safe arouind a GRAND TOTAL OF $134,000. if I go to a JC and get my trainning done locally. But If I do all 4 years at ERAU MORE THAN 150K

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Your telling me that it would cost you $134K just to go to a CC and get your flight ratings on the side? WTF? By the time I do get to college the tuition will have raised considerably.
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Read it closer, he thinks that it would cost him 134k to go to erau plus ratings. He just didn't proofread it. Plus common sense says no community college plus flight ratings is going to equal 134k
 
No ERAU Bashing.. But here are the current rates for flight at ERAU:

Solo Rates /Dual Rates
(per hour)
Cessna 172 $ 106.00 $ 151.00
Frasca 141 $ 25.00 $ 70.00
Frasca 142 $ 60.00 $ 105.00
Frasca c-172 $ 55.00 $ 100.00
Frasca CRJ $ 225.00 $ 270.00
Frasca Seminole $ 140.00 $ 185.00
Oral $ 48.00
Piper Arrow $ 128.00 $ 173.00
Piper Seminole $ 202.00 $ 247.00


hope this helps..
 
Considering the quality of the aircraft that they use here, i'd say those prices (my experience is only with the 172, the frasca 172, and the seminole) are not all that uncommon. All the planes are younger than 3 years old and have all the bells and whistles you could ask for. They all have Apollo MX20's which serves as a detailed TCAS and GPS, as well as a sophisticated Bendix King GPS. I'd say for the flight training, you get what you pay for.

However the normal tuition on the other hand......
 
I will say that ERAU has top quality aircraft, with nice equipment but $106/hr is a bit expensive for a C172(especially considering tuition is so expensive). Then they charge you $45/hr for the instructor. In my view, paying $150/hr for a dual training flight is just way too much.
 
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