Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Prescott Campus

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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Prescott Campus offers the world’s most comprehensive collection of academic programs focused in aviation, aerospace, and security and intelligence. Embry-Riddle offers many unique and high-demand majors, including Bachelor’s degrees in Cyber Intelligence and Security, Unmanned Aerial Systems, Forensic Biology, Forensic Accounting and Fraud Examination, Forensic Psychology, Global Business, and the nation’s only undergraduate Space Physics program. Students embark on highly specialized, career-oriented study with the advantage of small hands-on classes and a faculty with deep industry expertise. In addition, Embry-Riddle offers a wide range of online courses and was recently ranked #1 for online education by U.S. News & World Report.

Nestled in the scenic Bradshaw Mountains, Prescott offers exceptional flying conditions with more than 300 days of sunshine a year and was recently recognized by the American Lung Association as having the cleanest air in the country. Located 1.5 hours north of Phoenix, the campus sits on 539 acres of scenic western terrain, with campus life for 2,300 students centered in a one-mile area that includes academic, residential and recreational resources.

To support the continued growth of the Prescott campus, groundbreaking on a new STEM building and planetarium is scheduled for April, 2016 with completion expected in June, 2017 and a brand new, 264-bed residence hall will open in June 2016. A multi-million dollar renovation of the Athletic Complex was completed in 2015.

For youth ages 7-18 who are interested in aviation, engineering, robotics, space, or global security, a wide variety of summer camps are offered on the Prescott campus.

Additional Distinctions:

96% of Embry-Riddle graduates are employed within their discipline within one year of graduation—that’s three times the national average.

Embry-Riddle’s Prescott campus has ranked in the top 1% of private colleges nationwide in “million dollar ROI” for the past two years according to AffordableCollegesOnline.

U.S. News & World Report has ranked Embry-Riddle’s undergraduate aerospace engineering program #1 among schools whose highest degree is a master’s for 16 years in a row.

6 NASA astronauts and 3 of the 8 USAF Thunderbirds are Embry-Riddle alumni.

Embry-Riddle holds more than 100 conference season titles in multiple sports, with 17 teams recently recognized as scholar teams (collective GPA above 3.0) by the NAIA.

For more information, please visit: http://prescott.erau.edu/

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