Aviation

Jacksonville University’s aeronautics program offers something you won’t find in many other aviation programs – a business core that’s sure to bring you career success. Graduates of JU’s two programs – in aviation management or aviation management and flight operations – are also graduates of the Davis College of Business. Whether you plan a career in the skies as a pilot or on the ground in aviation-related fields, a degree from Jacksonville University will give you the business skills that savvy employers are looking for.

  • Major in Aviation Management – for careers in airline and airport management, government agencies and aviation-related fields
  • Major in Aviation Management and Flight Operations – a professional pilot program that includes pilot training for general aviation and commercial flight

Flight students at JU benefit from the University’s outstanding partnership with Delta Connection Academy, a flight training school owned and operated by Delta Airlines. Students train under the airline’s high standards and are well prepared for jobs as flight instructors and pilots. Each qualified graduate is guaranteed an interview with a regional carrier. And the placement rate is nearly perfect! There’s no place better to earn your degree and start your aviation career.

Other features of the Aeronautics program include:

  • Flight training at nearby Craig Municipal Airport, in Delta Connection Academy’s fleet of Cessna and Piper aircraft
  • Opportunities for advanced flight training students to work as flight instructors during their college studies
  • The JU student Flight Team that travels to regional and national competitions
  • An excellent faculty that includes former commercial and military pilots, plus aviation management experts
  • Incredible student diversity, with nearly 90 percent of aeronautics students coming from outside Florida or other countries
  • The small classes and personal attention offered by a private university


Division of Aeronautics Faculty

                                    
        Captain Jeff Harrison                                     Chad Kendall                                      Dr. Juan Merkt
Associate Professor of Aeronautics      Resource Instructor of Aeronautics        Aeronautics Program Director
                                                                                                   Associate Professor of Aeronautics

                                    
                 Brian Smith                                               Jerry Terrell                                        Dr. Rhett Yates
 Assistant Professor of Aeronautics             Professor of Aeronautics           Associate Professor of Aeronautics