stuart716

Which one is overall better in academics, price and all the important things, Purdue or Riddle? no personal attacks please.

flyboyzz1

purdue...no gay top gun videos

Tinpusher007

This is easy...RIDDLE!

IFly17

Go Parks!!!

Phuz

I went to Riddle.

I suggest to you that you should get a degree in anything other than aviation.

If you want to fly, work on your commercial then maybe get your CFI all while going to college to get a degree in something else. The majors wont really care what your degree is in.

flythemuppets

Riddle is a great school that offers a great education. I had a lot of fun and really enjoyed the classes. Not to say that Prescott offered much in the way of a "college scene" but you still manage to have your fun. I would say look around, their are a number of ways to do it cheaper like flying across the field etc. etc. Best of luck but just be careful which you choose... Who knows where this industry will take us...

ChickenFlight

If you want to have friends outside of aviation, options outside aviation or anything else not related to airplanes, go to Purdue. West Lafayette might not be as nice as Prescott or Daytona in terms of climate but at least there is a real college atmosphere with campus bars and a football stadium.

Also at Riddle you may find it difficult to differentiate yourself from the large numbers of graduates per year. Purdue usually has a max of 75 pilots graduate per year so it is typically easier for every graduate to find job placement initially. That being said once you get the first job, the value of the educations are pretty much identical.

de727ups

If I had it to do over, I'd stay away from Riddle and not major in aviation.

But, you asked a specific question.

Academics? Some classes at Riddle were a joke as far as being easy. Maybe that's just how it is everywhere, but I think there is less emphsis on high standards at an aviation school in non-aviation programs. Makes sense to me.

Price? No idea. Riddle is quite expensive. As far as flight training. I thought it was marginally better than my FBO in quality but nowhere near worth the price.

Important things? If you want a typical university experience, I'd go to Purdue. If you think the Riddle name will buy you an advantage, that wasn't my experience. In fact, I was told at an interview I didn't have a "real" degree. HAHA....still got hired. I think that was the classic "try to tick the guy off and see what he does" statement.

BoredwLife

Purdue. Get a degree in something other than aviation or at least double major in something else. Purdue will keep you away from the Riddlen Kids of ERAU. I went to UND and seriously the people who attend avation university degree programs are about the most annoying people in the known world. I actully quit fly after college because they turned me off to aviation soooooooo much. I thought "If everyone in aviaiton is like this I would suicide myself inside a week at an airline" Luckly they are not... maybe like 70/30 HAHAHA

Airhoss

In my new hire class 11 years ago at UAL there were 21 guys. 11 of us were Riddle grads.

I don't think Riddle will buy you anything towards getting a job. But it will show that you are focused on this career. For what that is worth.

I got a a pro Aero degree from Riddle I never did any flying there as I already had an ATP when I went back to school and finished my degree at Riddle.

My impression of the flight training my buddies were getting at Riddle was that it was overly regimented. The check lists were ridiculous and it was over priced. But I don't know that it is any different form any other aviation university.

If I had it to do all over again I'd have gotten a finance degree or something useful. I only went to Riddle because they gave me a bunch of credit towards a degree for my flight time and ratings. I needed a degree fast and I wasn't smart enough to know better back then. Get a degree you can use so when your airline folds up you have a chance at finding a job.