Response to Amazon HQ2 Data and Content Request —September 29, 2017—
1) Program Completion Data -- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, headquartered in Daytona Beach, Fla., remains the nation’s largest and oldest, fully accredited aviation and aerospace education institution – ranked #1 by U.S. News & World Report for its outstanding online undergraduate programs. With a 90- year history of innovation, the University leverages its unique emphasis on applied research as well as an extensive array of professional-development and continuing education programs to support the world’s most respected corporations. Serving more than 31,000 students worldwide across two residential campuses, 125 Worldwide locations, and through award-winning online programs, Embry-Riddle offers more than 80 associate, bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degree programs in traditional as well as emerging fields. These include:
• software engineering • systems engineering • computer engineering • cybersecurity • business administration • technical management • supply-chain logistics • human factors • unmanned aerial systems
The strength of Embry-Riddle’s science, technology, engineering, and mathematics programs makes it possible for students to master fields ranging from hybrid-electric propulsion and autonomous flying vehicles to the human factors that affect operational efficiency. On its Daytona Beach Campus alone, Embry-Riddle’s residential student population of about 6,000 students includes nearly 2,500 future industry leaders seeking degrees across a wide range of engineering programs, including computer-related fields, as well as nearly 450 business students and some 240 engaged in the operation and development of unmanned aerial systems.
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Some 97% of Embry-Riddle graduates are employed or are in graduate school within a year of graduation. An emphasis on undergraduate participation in research, supported by Embry- Riddle’s new Research Park, ensures that students have early, direct contact with leading industry partners. For example, as noted below (under “Special Program and Curriculum Highlights”), Embry-Riddle’s Worldwide Campus is bringing the Microsoft Software & Systems Academy, or MSSA, to military installations nationwide. 2) Interviews with Potential Future Amazonians – Outstanding Current Students • See the related video: https://vimeo.com/236127641/a1ac0ebb18 (best when viewed with the Chrome browser) • See separate biographies of outstanding Embry-Riddle students. 3) Special Embry-Riddle Program and Curriculum Highlights Embry-Riddle’s 80 academic degree programs are both rigorous and unique: In addition to offering the nation’s largest aerospace engineering program, Embry-Riddle operates: • the only self-orbital spaceflight simulator • the largest flight-training degree program • largest and most sophisticated advanced flight-simulation center in the world. Further, Embry-Riddle’s Daytona Beach Campus has been designated a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education by the National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security. The National Center of Academic Excellence (CAE) in Cyber Defense Education (CDE) designation includes a focus area of Secure Software Development. Embry-Riddle is the only CAE/CDE in the state of Florida having the Secure Software Development focus area. Nationwide, it is one of only five universities that have this specialized designation. The University’s long-standing industry partnerships are also unique to the institution. Embry-Riddle is preparing students to become problem-solvers, innovators, and industry leaders. It is helping business address competitive pressures and shifting marketplace demands. 4) Outstanding Supplemental Graphics / Multi-Media Material Please see … • the nation’s only commercial space operations program • the only space physics degree program • the first and now largest unmanned aircraft systems program
• Student testimonials video: https://vimeo.com/236127641/a1ac0ebb18 (best when viewed with the Chrome browser) • Related informational material, included here
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5) Corporate Partnerships that Work As an example of our highly customized solutions for business, Embry-Riddle’s Worldwide Campus has teamed up with Microsoft to provide a full-time, 18-week software and systems- training program to military bases. The program encompasses a solid theoretical foundation that incorporates practical, hands-on exercises, virtual labs, and certification testing to prepare students for IT jobs. Successful completion of the program offers a pathway toward Microsoft certification, 15 credit hours toward an associate or bachelor’s degree in Technical Management, and a job interview with Microsoft. The Microsoft Software & Systems Academy (MSSA) is open to military service members who are within six months of separation as well as veterans who recently transitioned from the military. Students such as Robert Beare – a 23-year member of the U.S. Army and a current cloud support associate for Amazon Web Services – are pursuing post-military careers, thanks to the MSSA program. “I had access to Microsoft labs and software I wouldn’t normally have access to, so I took advantage of it,” Beare said. After meeting an Amazon recruiter, Beare submitted his resume to Amazon Web Services, where he began work in January 2016. Amazon’s focus on supporting the military community – through groups such as “Amazon Warriors” and the presence of many former service members within the company’s workforce – has been a big plus in his new career, Beare said. To date, 213 students have successfully completed the MSSA program, which is helping Microsoft and its IT partners promote diversity while hiring transitioning military service members. Another 140 students are now enrolled in the program. Some 200 companies – including Amazon – have partnered with Microsoft to hire MSSA graduates. Embry-Riddle’s many long-standing industry partnerships include these and other leading global corporations: AAR Airbus – OneWeb B/E Aerospace Blue Origin Boeing Space Operations CAE Chromalloy DRS Technologies Embraer Flight Safety Int’l General Dynamics Harris Corporation Honeywell Int’l Lockheed Martin NASA Northrop Grumman PEMCO Piper Aircraft Pratt & Whitney Raytheon Rockwell Collins Safran Sikorsky Aircraft SpaceX The Spaceship Co. United Launch All.
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