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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, master and doctorate levels. Contact the Commission at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA, 30033, or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of the University, or if there is evidence that the institution is non-compliant with a requirement, standard or substantive change.

SACSCOC Reaffirmation Letter 1

SACSCOC Reaffirmation Letter 2

Campus Academic Program Accreditations, Recognitions, Approvals

Daytona Beach Campus

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, Unmanned Aircraft Systems Science, Aerospace and Occupational Safety, Aviation Business Administration, and the bachelor and associate degree programs in Aviation Maintenance Science are accredited by the Aviation Accreditation Board International (AABI), 115 S. 8th Street, Suite 102 Opelika, AL 36801 Telephone: 334-748-9359;  https://www.aabi.aero/accreditation/accredited-programs/.
The certificate programs in Aviation Maintenance Technology (airframe, power plant, and airframe and power plant) are certified by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
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).
The Master of Business Administration program, the Master of Business Administration in Aviation Management, and 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, are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP), 11520 West 119th Street, Overland Park, KS, 66213; Telephone: 913-339-9356; https://www.acbsp.org/.
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, https://www.abet.org/. The bachelor degree program in Computer Science is accredited by the Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET, https://www.abet.org/.
The language program, Embry-Riddle English Language Institute (ERLI), is accredited by the Commission for English Language Program Accreditation (CEA), 1001 North Fairfax Street, Suite 630 Alexandria, VA 22314 USA; Telephone 703-665-3400;  https://cea-accredit.org/.

Prescott Campus

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), 115 S. 8th Street, Suite 102 Opelika, AL 36801 Telephone: 334-748-9359;   https://www.aabi.aero/accreditation/accredited-programs/.
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).
The bachelor degree programs in Global Business and Supply Chain Management, Forensic Accounting and Fraud Examination, Aviation Business Administration with concentrations in Airport Management, Management, Financial Management, and Flight Operations, and Business Administration with a concentration 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; https://www.acbsp.org/.
The bachelors degree programs in Aerospace Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Software Engineering are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) of ABET, http://www.abet.org/.

Worldwide Campus

The bachelor degree program in Aeronautics is accredited by the Aviation Accreditation Board International (AABI), 115 S. 8th Street, Suite 102 Opelika, AL 36801 Telephone: 334-748-9359;  https://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, and the Logistics and Supply Chain 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; https://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 (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.

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 386-226-9096 or wwstatea@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.

Daytona Beach 386-226-6000 https://daytonabeach.erau.edu/
Prescott 928-777-3728 https://prescott.erau.edu/
Worldwide 386-226-6910 https://worldwide.erau.edu/
Online 800-522-6787 https://online.erau.edu/
Dr. Richard Roach
Associate Vice President of Academic Assessment and Accreditation
University Liaison to SACSCOC

Academic Assessment and Accreditation

Accreditation Commissions

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