Chair's Welcome

 

It is my pleasure to welcome your interest in our Aviation programs. We provide two main areas of concentration – Aviation Flight and Aviation Maintenance. We are approved to train for certification everyone from Private pilots to Airline Transport Pilots and Airframe and Powerplant Mechanics to Flight Instructors through an intensive four-year academic program leading to the Bachelor of Technology. We have our own well-equipped and maintained airport and 4,000 foot runway. Our aircraft fleet is well maintained by a full-time capable and knowledgeable team of professionals. Our state-of-the-art flight training devices (simulators) occupy their own new building, and our classrooms are conveniently located at the airport, within walking distance from the Andrews University campus. Our four season weather creates a variety of flying experience you cannot find in other areas of the country. Our FAA-approved Aviation Maintenance program will train you to be a successful aircraft technician or provide a solid foundation for a career in aerospace engineering or other technical related fields.

 

Committed to excellence and meeting the needs of our students, we continue to provide programs and FAA certifications to provide the best training and opportunity for our pilots and aircraft technicians entering commercial aviation, specific aviation-related or technical and engineering fields, as well as those involved in mission or humanitarian service.

 

Our students are valuable members of our program, and we care about your personal and professional development. My hope is that you will strongly consider joining us to acquire your aviation professional degree with certifications that can be used in the cockpit, as well as other areas of aviation maintenance, and in industry.

 

Please do not hesitate to contact me at simmonsd@andrews.edu or by phone if I can be of any assistance to you.

 

Dina Simmons

Chair/Airport Manager

Department of Aviation

Andrews University

simmonsd@andrews.edu

Office: 269-471-3387

Cell:    269-208-2454