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Embry-Riddle's Tampa Center Expands to New Location

Daytona Beach, Fla., Feb. 28, 2005 -- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Tampa Center is expanding to meet the growing needs of the area’s nontraditional students by opening a new site on Westshore Boulevard in Tampa.

Embry-Riddle started offering classes in Tampa 18 years ago at MacDill Air Force Base. “We selected a location close to Tampa International Airport to accommodate the aviation community while allowing for additional growth,” says Center Director Margie Grewing.

Many of the students who earn degrees at Embry-Riddle centers are seeking career advancement in the business and aviation communities. Embry-Riddle students come from many employers, including airlines, airports, the military, Raytheon, Honeywell, and Tech Data.

To meet the educational needs of working adults, course schedules are flexible, with most classes meeting just one evening each week. The faculty members are working professionals who specialize in teaching adults. The center is state-approved for veteran’s training. Financial aid and tuition assistance are available to qualifying students.

The Tampa Center offers degrees in Technical Management, Aircraft Maintenance, and Professional Aeronautics. Also available are the Master of Aeronautical Science, the Master of Science in Management (both degrees offer various specializations), and the Master of Science in Technical Management degrees. Certificate programs are available in Aircraft Maintenance and Safety at both the undergraduate and graduate level.

Classes at the new site begin in March 2005. Prospective students and faculty may contact the Tampa Center for additional information at Tampa.center@erau.edu, www.erau.edu/tampa, or (813) 828-3772.

The mailing address is:
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Tampa Center
8102 Condor St., Building 252, Ste. 116
MacDill AFB, FL 33608-0821

Embry-Riddle, the world’s largest, fully accredited university specializing in aviation and aerospace, offers more than 30 degree programs in its colleges of Arts and Sciences, Aviation, Business, and Engineering and meets the needs of students and industry through its educational, training, research, and consulting activities. Embry-Riddle educates more than 30,000 students annually in undergraduate and graduate programs at residential campuses in Prescott, Ariz., and Daytona Beach, Fla., through the Extended Campus at more than 130 teaching centers in the United States, Canada, Europe, and the Middle East, and through distance learning.