Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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Academics

Distinguishing Characteristics

School type Private
Terms Other
Academic calendar (as submitted by school) Nine week semesters
First year of program 1993-1994

Faculty & Classes

Full-time instructional faculty that teach courses accessible online 53
Part-time instructional faculty that teach courses accessible online 511
Average online teaching experience 2 years
Faculty have at least 1 year online teaching experience 73%
Faculty have at least 2 years online teaching experience 64%
Faculty have at least 3 years online teaching experience 51%
Full-time faculty with doctorate 3
Part-time faculty with doctorate 23
Full-time faculty whose highest degree is a bachelor's 0
Part-time faculty whose highest degree is a bachelor's 0
School finances online instructor training Yes
Continuing online instruction education required Yes
Full-time course development tech staff supporting faculty 61
Part-time course development tech staff supporting faculty N/A
Average class size 18
Maximum class size 30

Programs

Online bachelor's degree programs 10
Online courses 147
Five most popular majors
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All majors
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians
Aircraft Powerplant Technology/Technician
Transportation and Materials Moving
Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology, General
Aviation/Airway Management and Operations
About the online bachelor's degree program (as submitted by school)

Embry-Riddle offers five ways to learn providing high-quality information and instruction. Flexibility in course scheduling allows students to create a schedule that works best to balance work and family life. At ERAU convenience is always an option with classes beginning every month making it easy to maximize course loads and stagger courses. Online Faculty are experts in their fields and our Advisors/Campus staff are dedicated to assisting Online students with any questions or needs.

Integration With Campus

Can earn degree entirely online Yes
Possible in-person attendance requirements
Orientations No
Classes No
Group projects/simulations No
Exams No
Same academic track as campus-based program Yes
Collaboration among online and face-to-face students Neutral
Students enroll as online students Yes, they are bound to courses as online students after enrollment
Credits earned online equal earned on campus Yes
Faculty who teach online also teach on campus All
Same curricula for online and face-to-face students Most

Veterans

Institution is G.I. Bill certified Yes
Institution participates in Yellow Ribbon Program Yes
Institution is SOC Member Yes
Offers DANTES course(s) for credit Yes

Delivery

Archived classes All
Classes can be received live Majority
Live online/on-campus classes after 5 p.m. Most
Online chatrooms Yes
Web conferencing (webinars) Yes
Skype or other visual software Yes
New-student orientation Optional
Review and sign ethics statement No
Percentage of classes with lectures 26-50
Number of times per month faculty evaluate student participation N/A
Courses requiring students to work collaboratively with other students Majority
Class participation graded Yes
Exams Yes
Number of settings in which in-person exams are administered No proctored exams
Anti-plagiarism screening required for essay assignments Yes
Measures to instill academic integrity (as submitted by school)

All exams are timed; Safe Assign is used to check for plagiarism.

List of Student Assessments Administered

College Student Survey (HERI) Yes
College Student Survey results publicly available Yes
National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) Yes
National Survey of Student Engagement results publicly available Yes
Student Satisfaction Survey (Noel Levitz) Yes
Student Satisfaction Survey results publicly available Yes

Graduation & Retention

One-year retention rates N/A
Limited time to complete degree No
Target time to earn final 25% of credits Longer than 4 years
Maximum time to earn final 25% of credits N/A
Graduation rates N/A
School tracks graduates Yes
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