The 杰克逊维尔大学 School of Aviation Program in the Davis College of Business & 技术 is flying high, celebrating 40 years this month of training students to be professional pilots, air traffic controllers 航空管理人员.
“We offer aviation degree options that help our students realize their career goals and have created industry partnerships to enhance their opportunities after graduation,” 博士说. Barbara Ritter, dean of the Davis College of Business & 技术. “全球网络赌博平台 excited about the future and what our students will continue to accomplish, making 杰克逊维尔大学 an important contributor to the nation's aviation community.”
The JU School of Aviation, accredited by the Aviation Accreditation Board International, was founded as the Division of Aeronautics in 1983 and has graduated nearly 860 total students since its doors first opened.
“Starting with a class of one in 1985 to the present, we have trained over 500 professional “飞行员，”奥尔特加居民上尉说. Matthew Tuohy, director for the JU School of Aviation. “Our graduates are flying for virtually every major and regional airline in the United States, and many international airlines. They’re also flying in corporate aviation, own and operate flight schools, air traffic controllers and many hold management positions 行业内.”
The aviation program’s very first graduate, Mark Stiehl, has been flying all over 为联邦快递服务了40年. 他于2021年以飞行员身份退休. “我在JU的时间是 the foundation for my aviation career. It was a great experience, and I appreciate everything they did for me,” 他说. The Fort Caroline resident earned a degree from JU in Aviation 管理及航班运作.
Both flying and JU are a family affair for Mark and his nephew, Rhett Stiehl. 他是 a senior following in 他的叔叔’s footsteps and also earning a degree in Aviation 管理及航班运作. He currently has 175 flight hours and is certified in Commercial Single and Multi-Engine Land and Instrument Airplane Rating.
The Neptune Beach resident says everything he knows about flying, he owes to JU and 他的叔叔. “The Aviation Program has put me w在这里 I am right now with my flight training,” 他说. “I’d rather go 在这里 than any other university with a flight program like 德. 我只想去别的地方.”
This fall, the School of Aviation, a Delta Propel and JetBlue Gateway partner university, saw the largest enrollment of freshman students in the program’s history, double that of last year’s freshman class to nearly 300 students. Tuohy将此归因于增长 to growth in the aviation industry and the fact that students at JU get to fly planes in their first semester on campus, unlike some larger aviation 项目.
The Aviation Program has had many highlights over the years, including being accredited by the Aviation Accreditation Board International (AABI) since 2008. 同样在2008年， the program won the Loening Trophy for the Best All-Around Collegiate Aviation Program 在国内. Additionally, Tuohy, who has served as director the last nine years, 被授予ABBI Paul A. Whalen Award as the 2013 Educator of the Year. 前 航空学院院长博士. Juan Merkt also received the same award in 2013.
The School of Aviation educates and trains professional pilots, air traffic controllers, 航空管理人员. With one-of-a-kind industry partnerships, a world-class curriculum centered on a strong business foundation, and direct paths to the career of your choice, JU Aviation gives students the skills and experience to achieve their dream of becoming 航空专业人员. And of course, our aviation degree 项目 have earned the "seal of approval" from the Aviation Accreditation Board International. 更多的 information about the program, visit 在这里.
The JU Davis College of Business and 技术 is the only triple-accredited private college in all of North Florida and South Georgia, with AACSB, ABET, and AABI accredited 项目. Its mission is to empower students to achieve sustainable career success with a high quality, relevant and applied educational experience that is delivered by faculty committed to advancing the individual development of each student.
