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Expert: - 10/12/2007


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I been wanting to become an airline pilot for awhile now. Now that i'm in hight school, soon i will need to decide on what college or univeristy i will go to. I want to know which is a good college or university that major in aviation and would really help me in becoming an airline pilot. Thank You.

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Hi,

Thanks for your question...I will try to assist.  There is a really good listing of colleges and universities that offer aviation programs.  It is available from the University Aviation Association at www.uaa.aero or at 334-844-2434.  The schools to look at that are well known for aviation flight programs are:

Parks College of St. Louis University
Purdue University
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Ohio State University
University of North Dakota
Kansas State University
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University
Arizona State University

I hope that this information helps.

Best wishes to you,

David A. NewMyer, Ph.D., Professor and Chair
Aviation Management and Flight
Southern Illinois University Carbondale  

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Can advise people thinking about beginning and aviation career and espcially those thinking about an aviation university program. Can also help with aviation scholarship questions. I am particularly strong in questions related to starting a flight career, choosing a university flight or aviation management program, aviation internships and aviation scholarships. Also, I can assist with questions about airport management and planning careers and oveall aviation industry employment questions.

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Prepared In addition to aviation education, I work at a major university, I have worked as an airport planner preparing airport system plans, airport master plan and environmental assessment reports for the Chicago area in general and for several individual Illinois airports.

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