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COMPUTER ENGINEERING
SMALL CLASS. BIG REWARDS.
Zachary Davis (’19) could have pursued his lifelong dream of becoming a computer engineer at pretty much any school in the country. But he chose Embry-Riddle because it offered a small college experience with a big college payoff. “Everyone knows it has a really great engineering program, but I was most attracted to the smaller classes and the chances to spend time with my professors,” said Davis, who graduated with a B.S. in Computer Engineering and is now an embedded software engineer at Northrop Grumman. “At a lot of larger universities, the professors don’t even know your name. I wanted to be more than just a number.”
Davis got his wish and then some. During his journey at Embry-Riddle, he worked on a research project for Bell Helicopters, made lifelong friends who formed the foundation of his growing professional network, served on the Student Government Association and landed several challenging internships, including a stint with Raytheon in Tucson, Arizona, that led to a full-time job after he graduated. To top it off, he met his wife, Sabrina, through a Prescott Campus group called Chi Alpha, a Christian student organization. She graduated from Embry-Riddle in 2020 and is now a business operations manager for The Boeing Company. “Embry-Riddle gives you great academics, but there is more to college than that,” Davis said. “It also gave us so many opportunities to make friends and have a great social life.”
The total experience has landed Davis on the exact course he wanted. He said the vast industry experience shared by Embry-Riddle faculty members prepared him specifically for the challenges he has faced since entering the workforce. “Sometimes, I bring my old class notebooks to use as a reference when I am working on a project,” he said. When he looks back, Davis is grateful for the Embry-Riddle advantage and the difference it has made in his life — both personally and professionally. “It was a great four-year stretch,” he said.
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