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Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott is a residential campus of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott,
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. The university offers
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in arts, sciences, aviation, business, engineering, and security & intelligence. The Prescott campus also offers a
master's degree A master's degree (from Latin ) is an academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice.
in Safety Science, Security & Intelligence, and Cyber Intelligence & Security.


History

Embry-Riddle began in 1925 as the Embry-Riddle Company, an aircraft dealer, and airmail provider, founded by
Talton Higbee Embry Talton Higbee Embry (May 17, 1897 – 1946) was an American aviation enthusiast who co-founded the company leading to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Early life and family Embry was born in Cincinnati, Ohio where he started his education. ...
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John Paul Riddle John Paul Riddle (May 19, 1901 – April 6, 1989) was an American pilot and aviation pioneer, best known for training Allied air crews in WW2 and co-founding what later became Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU). Personal life Born on ...
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. Embry-Riddle was eventually incorporated into what is now
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, before reforming during the buildup to
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as the Embry-Riddle School of Aviation, and later, the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Institute. Embry-Riddle moved to
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in 1965 and was renamed Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in 1970. Embry-Riddle opened its second campus in
Prescott, Arizona Prescott ( ) is a city in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. According to the 2020 Census, the city's population was 45,827. The city is the county seat of Yavapai County. In 1864, Prescott was designated as the capital of the Arizona T ...
in 1978. Embry-Riddle purchased the former campus of
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, which closed abruptly in 1974 from financial hardship.


Campus

The campus is located among Arizona's Bradshaw Mountain Range approximately from Prescott's airport, Ernest A. Love Field. All campus life is centered in a area. The university's campus in Prescott, Arizona is north of Phoenix. The high-desert climate offers nearly 300 days of sunshine a year. The campus has an enrollment of about 2,600 students and is covered in north western terrain.


Academic buildings

The Aerospace Experimentation and Fabrication Building (AXFAB) holds a fabrication suite with a machine shop and two connected fabrication areas for senior design projects. The Material Science Lab and Materials Testing Lab are also housed in AXFAB, along with the Structures Lab and the Structural Dynamics Lab. The Space Systems lab houses a satellite ground station which operates on
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bands as well as equipment to allow students to simulate attitude control of satellites. The Composites Lab enables students to fabricate composite parts and the Rapid Prototyping Lab contains stereo-lithography printers for student use. The King Engineering and Technology Center is where most of the
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classes occur. This building contains a design suite for autonomous vehicles and freshman engineering lab which allow students to build robots, lighter-than-air vehicles, and more. The control theory lab, digital circuits lab, and linear circuits lab all give students the hands-on experience in electronics. The power lab lets students design, fabricate, and test power electronics, and the senior eesign suite is a place for students to work on their capstone projects. The Tracy Doryland Wind Tunnel Laboratory contains an aerodynamics laboratory with four wind tunnels for undergraduate students' use. The thermal/fluid laboratory contains a water tunnel to demonstrate fluid flow. The propulsion lab has a micro-turbojet which is used to study advanced propulsion. The STEM education center and the Jim and Linda Lee Planetarium, which is the only planetarium in Arizona that is north of Phoenix, is used as a community outreach tool that houses state of the art lab space that is used by students as well as local middle and high school students in order to promote STEM related education. Academic Complex I (ACI) houses faculty offices, computer and meteorology labs, two lecture halls and a number of classrooms. The Christine & Stephen F. Udvar–Hazy Library and Learning Center is used as a community information and research hub. The Robertson Aviation Safety Center II (RASCII) houses the Aviation Safety & Security Archives (ASASA) where the Robertson papers and other crash investigators' papers are housed as well as the state of the art ERGO Lab where students research the ergonomics of the human body. The Robertson Aviation Safety Center (RASC I) houses an extremely thorough accident investigation lab, which provides students very comprehensive hands on undergraduate, minor, and graduate work. The Observatory is the recourse for Space Physics students as well as the very active and diverse astronomy community that resides in Prescott Arizona. The Glen Doherty Center for Security and Intelligence Studies houses the College of Security and Intelligence as well as a state of the art Hacker Lab. The Davis Learning Center Auditorium has a large auditorium that can be used for various events as well as many smaller classrooms outlining the structure.


Residences

There are five housing communities on campus currently: * Mingus Mountain Complex (Halls 1–5) reshmen Housing* Thumb Butte Complex Apartments 1* Thumb Butte Complex Modulars 100–M400* Thumb Butte Complex Suites 2* Village Complex Apartments/Suites (Halls 6–10)
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Academics

Academics at the Prescott campus are organized into four colleges: * College of Arts and Sciences * College of Aviation * College of Engineering * College of Security and Intelligence The programs in aeronautics, air traffic management, applied meteorology, and aerospace studies are certified by the
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(FAA). In July 2014, the university also became the nation's first FAA-approved training provider for student airline certification. ERAU Prescott has the nation's first College of Security and Intelligence. This degree program focuses on global issues such as terrorism,
information warfare Information warfare (IW) (as different from cyber warfare that attacks computers, software, and command control systems) is a concept involving the battlespace use and management of information and communication technology (ICT) in pursuit of a ...
, transportation security, illicit trafficking networks, corporate security, population dislocations, natural disasters, widespread epidemics, cyber security and international crime and homeland security.


Student body

Embry-Riddle's total fall 2016 undergraduate enrollment at the Prescott campus was 2,400 students, 24% of which were female. International students make up 4.2% of the Prescott campus's undergraduate enrollment. A student-operated newspaper, ''Horizons'', publishes every 2 weeks during the school year. The campus also has Riddle Radio, which broadcasts outdoors in the Student Union area, on the Internet at its website, and on AM 1640. Over 90 student clubs and organizations are approved for Fall 2013. These include fraternities and sororities, service clubs, academic clubs, athletic clubs and special interest/activities clubs. The Prescott campus is home to the Golden Eagles Flight Team, which competes in the
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. Prescott's Golden Eagles Flight Team has won the regional championship each year for the past 31 years, and the team is also twelve-time National Champions winning in 1993, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, and 2018. With their twelve national wins, the team has also been inducted into the
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's Hall of Fame.


Athletics

The athletic teams of Embry–Riddle's Prescott campus are called the Eagles. The university is a member of the
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(NAIA), primarily competing in the
California Pacific Conference The California Pacific Conference (Cal Pac) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The conference commissioner is Don Ott. Conference leadership is shared among the member ins ...
(Cal Pac) since the 2012–13 academic year. ERAU–Prescott competes in 14 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, track & field (outdoor only) and wrestling; women's sports include basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, track & field (outdoor only) and volleyball.


Club sports

There are several club sports as well: baseball, rugby, cheer squad, dance team, archery, golf, indoor soccer, lacrosse, ultimate, softball and ice hockey.


Facilities

Athletic facilities on campus include indoor volleyball and basketball courts, a fitness center, a training room with a whirlpool, a multi-purpose gym, and a matted room for wrestling, aerobics, and martial arts. Other facilities include a softball field, intercollegiate soccer field, tennis courts, sand volleyball courts, a 25-yard outdoor swimming pool, racquetball courts, a running track and a multi-sport recreation field. The fitness center is currently undergoing a major renovation of facilities due for completion in the next 3 years.


See also

* Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University * Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach * List of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University alumni *
List of aerospace engineering schools Aerospace engineering, Aerospace (or aeronautical) engineering can be studied at the bachelor's degree, bachelors, master's degree, masters and Doctor of Philosophy, Ph.D. levels in aerospace engineering departments at many universities, and in mec ...


References


External links

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Official athletics website
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