“When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will ays long to return.”
– Leonardo DaVinci
Department of Aviation:
aviation@andrews.edu | (269) 471-3120 | Seamount 101
The aviation department operates a fleet of single-engine Piper Archers, a Piper Arrow and a Piper Seminole for flight training courses. All aircraft are professionally maintained by the departments' FAA-certified mechanics. Andrews University's airfield is located 1-1/2 miles from campus, students are responsible for their own transportation to/from the airfield.
Students wishing to enter a non-flying aviation career, may limit their specialization to Aviation Maintenance.
Flight Fee Reduction for ALL Andrews University Flight students - $11,200 Scholarship
ALL new students entering the Associates in Aviation Maintenance will receive a $14,000 APS Scholarship for up to two years!
Airport Manager
Chair, Department of Aviation
duaneh@andrews.edu
(269) 471-3265
Seamount 105
Jump into the cockpit with me, Justin as Caleb from the Andrews University Aviation Department pilots through the skies over Berrien Springs, MI. Join us as we exprience the thrill, freedom of surfing through the clouds with one of their training planes.
We know you’ve always dreamed of becoming an airline pilot and our program poses an amazing opportunity for you. With the available scholarships you can obtain your bachelor’s degree in Flight or Mechanics at an affordable price.
Earn your licenses and bachelor's degree from a Christ centric not-for-profit organization dedicated to serving your professional needs and the greater humanity.
The aviation department operates a fleet of single-engine Piper Archers, a Piper Arrow and a Piper Seminole for flight training courses. All aircraft are professionally maintained by the departments' FAA-certified mechanics. Andrews University's airfield is located 1-1/2 miles from campus, students are responsible for their own transportation to/from the airfield.
Our flight simulation building with flight training devices is used for training and draws community and nearby companies to use the simulators as well. Also used is a Mitsubishi MU2 that we use for ground operations and learning the complexity of a turbo prop start cycle.
The aviation department also offers employment opportunities to advanced students as Certified Flight Instructors and licensed Maintenance students to obtain valuable experience and expertise as openings allow.
Flight instructors within the first two years of their university career start student teaching the fall of their Junior year. Your interview starts the moment you begin your Andrews career as an aviation freshman.
Mission training combined with flight training from experienced mission pilots with airframe and powerplant certificates is also available.
Andrews offers many other world mission and cultural courses on a highly multicultural campus, from studying abroad to becoming a student missionary for a year.
Flight students gain valuable corporate experience in crew resource management, while gaining multi-engine flight time. The Aviation Department offers transitional training for turboprop and light jets in our flight training devices as well as glass cockpit training with-in our Piper fleet.
Graduates from Andrews University's Aviation program have successfully entered a variety of aviation-related fields, from mission pilots to commercial pilots, crop dusters to corporate jets, service men and women who have flown large cargo style aircraft to medivac helicopters. Our professors are genuinely interested in your success; dedicated to ensuring you realize your career ambitions in an academically stimulating and spiritually enriching environment.
A short video that’s part of the General Aviation Manufacturers Association video series about careers in the general aviation manufacturing and maintenance industry debunks the myth that careers in GA are repetitive and boring.
“Too often people think of a job in the manufacturing industry as entailing repetitive work requiring little skill with minimal opportunity for professional growth,” said GAMA President and CEO Pete Bunce. “We hope that giving the public a behind-the-scenes look at our member companies and watching talented and enthusiastic industry professionals share their stories will shift people’s perception and inspire them to consider a career in our dynamic industry.”
