Accreditation

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University — including the Daytona Beach Campus, the Prescott Campus, and the Worldwide Campus — is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award degrees at the associate, baccalaureate, masters and doctorate levels. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA, 30033, or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. The Commission is to be contacted only if there is evidence that appears to support the institution’s significant non-compliance with a requirement or standard. 

SACSCOC Reaffirmation Letter 1

SACSCOC Reaffirmation Letter 2

SACSCOC Approval of ERAU at Level VI Accreditation

Campus-Academic Program Accreditation

Daytona Beach Campus

The bachelor degree programs in Aerospace Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Engineering Physics, Mechanical Engineering, and Software Engineering are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org/.  The bachelor degree program in Computer Science is accredited by the Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET.

The Ph.D. degree program in Aviation, the master’s degree program in Aeronautics, the bachelor degree programs in Aeronautical Science (Professional Pilot), Air Traffic Management, Meteorology, Operational Meteorology, Unmanned Aircraft Systems Science, Aerospace and Occupational Safety, Aviation Business Administration, and the Aviation Maintenance Science programs (associate and bachelor degrees) including the concentration areas of Maintenance Management and Flight (in the bachelor degree) are accredited by the Aviation Accreditation Board International (AABI), 3410 Skyway Drive, Auburn, AL, 36830; Telephone: 334-844-2431; http://www.aabi.aero/accreditation/accredited-programs/.  

The bachelor degree program in Business Administration, majors in Management, Marketing, and Accounting and Finance, the bachelor degree program in Aviation Business Administration, major in Air Transportation, and the Master of Business Administration program, including the Specialization in Aviation Management, are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP), 11520 West 119th Street, Overland Park, KS, 66213; Telephone: 913-339-9356; http://www.acbsp.org/.

The certificate programs in Aviation Maintenance Technology (airframe, power plant, and airframe and power plant) are certified by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

Prescott Campus

The bachelor degree programs in Aerospace Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) of ABET, http://www.abet.org/.

The bachelor degree programs in Aeronautical Science/Fixed Wing; select areas of concentration in Aviation Business Administration including Flight Operations/Fixed Wing, Management, Airport Management; and the master’s degree in Safety Science are accredited by the Aviation Accreditation Board International (AABI), 3410 Skyway Drive, Auburn, AL, 36830; Telephone: 334-844-2431;http://www.aabi.aero/accreditation/accredited-programs/.

At Both Residential Campuses

Certificate programs in Flight (private, commercial, instrument, multi-engine, flight instructor and instrument flight instructor ratings) and Flight Dispatch are approved by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

Worldwide Campus

The bachelor degree program in Aeronautics is accredited by the Aviation Accreditation Board International (AABI), 3410 Skyway Drive, Auburn, AL, 36830; Telephone: 334-844-2431;http://www.aabi.aero/accreditation/accredited-programs/.

The bachelor degree programs in Aviation Business Administration and in Technical Management, and the master’s degree programs in Business Administration in Aviation and in Management are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP), 11520 West 119th Street, Overland Park, KS, 66213; Telephone: 913-339-9356; http://www.acbsp.org/.

The master’s degree program in Project Management is accredited by the Project Management Institute Global Accreditation Center for Project Management Education Programs (GAC), 14 Campus Boulevard, Newtown Square, PA, 19073; Telephone: 610-355-1601; http://www.pmi.org/gac/global-accreditation-center.aspx.  

The bachelor degree program in Emergency Services is accredited by the International Fire Service Accreditation Congress, a programmatic accreditor of fire and emergency related degree programs. IFSAC, 1812 West Tyler Avenue, Stillwater, OK, 74078; Telephone: 405-744-8303; E-mail: admin@ifsac.org, Web: https://ifsac.org/about. It is also recognized by the National Fire Academy in accordance with the standards established by the Fire and Emergency Services Higher Education model core curriculum under the U.S. Fire Administration, 16825 S. Seton Ave., Emmitsburg, MD, 21727; Telephone: 800-238-3358, 301-447-1000; www.usfa.fema.gov.

State Authorizations

For information on specific authorizations or licensures for any state, or for contact information for a particular state or licensing entity, please contact the Office of State Authorizations at 386-226-7255 or wwstateauth@erau.edu.

Complaints/Inquiries

Constituent complaints related to possible accreditation violations can be addressed to the listed accreditors using the contact information included above.

Please note: Normal inquiries, or complaints about the institution or any campus (such as admission requirements, financial aid, educational programs, etc.) should be addressed directly to the campus’s offices and not to an accreditor's office.