What may came as a surprise to some residents is that Eastern Michigan University trains future pilots. In fact, the number of students that have enrolled in the aviation program has increased significantly in the past few years. In this week's "On the Ground-Ypsi," WEMU's Patrick Campion and Concentrate Media's Sarah Rigg talk all about the program with Tom Simon, who is director of marketing and recruitment for the Eagle Flight Centre.
Resources:
Sarah Rigg's Feature Article: Responding to pilot shortage, EMU aviation program takes flight with highest enrollment ever
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— Patrick Campion is the WEMU Program Director. You can contact Patrick at734.487.3363, on twitter @WEMUPC, or email him at pcampion@emich.edu