Re: Riddle\'s requirments
Hey KDP, here is what you could call the skinny on riddle... I went to both campuses, and graduated from PRC last april, and now am enrolled in their extended campus program getting two master's degrees... I went through the flight program, but got a degree in Airline Management, not the Air Science degree.
First of all, the entry requirements for ERAU: Not much, honestly if you can speak english, graduated high school with higher than a 2.0 and can pay the tuition, you can get into Riddle (hey I love Riddle, but Im just telling the truth).
The PRC campus is much older, but is in the midst of being completely redone, it has some new dorms, new academic complex is under plans, and thank god, a new library soon. The DAB campus is brand spanking new, and everything is very nice their, but the flight program is not as nice as PRC... they have many problems with overcrowding, and aircraft/flight instructor availability.
Riddle has undergone an interesting change in the past year, it was decided by the board of trustees that if they raised tuition 70% that they would attract a better, more qualified student body. This hasnt seemed to happen, atleast in Prescott. Now you have some very spoiled kids driving mommy and daddie's new firebird or camaro, and thinking they are god's gift to the world. It is a shame, and I know a bunch of my friends up there are quite sick of the freshmen class. That said, they have done a decent job of attracting more women, especially to prescott... there is about a 8:1 ratio this year, while my first year there, it was more like 12:1... Not that Im in school just to meet women, but i do like a diversity in class, not just 25 white republican males who fly airplanes... it makes for some boring discussions in class.
UND is about the same as ERAU, but you have to deal with some horrendous weather there.. I know people who get weathered from flights for a month of longer during the winter, so between the two, Riddle is the better option. Of the two campuses, go to DAB if you want a fun, partying, beach, Spring Break type of college experience. Go to PRC if you want to learn, enjoy the outdoors and prefer a better flying experience. Also in PRC you graduate with roughly 70 hours of Multi-Engine, in DAB only 15... you wont need to get a MEI or build any ME time to get hired on out of PRC. Hope this helps, let me know