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not only gives them the basics to pass the FAA knowledge
test for unmanned system operations, it also gives them
hands-on flight training with a variety of UAVs.
Avionics News: How is your program set up? Part
147 with avionics, stand-alone avionics, degree program,
certificate program?
Mitchell: We are a Part 147 school with Bachelor of
Science in aviation technologies with four specializations:
1. Aircraft electronics (avionics).
2. Helicopters.
3. Advanced maintenance.
4. Aircraft maintenance management (online only).

Avionics News: Where are your graduating
students being placed? Are many taking jobs outside of
aviation? If so, why?
Mitchell: Some choose to enter or re-enter the
military as officers either as pilots or in support of
maintenance. Boeing, both in St. Louis and Seattle, has
historically hired several students. Rockwell Collins
continues to hire graduates for systems engineering

positions. GE hand-picks some of the best to work with
engine building and testing.
SIU has seen a marked increase from regional and
major airlines looking to hire avionics graduates. West
Star Aviation and Jet Aviation continue to hire and employ
locally. United Airlines and SkyWest have hired a few and
have shown increased interest for avionics graduates.
One of the more interesting new jobs our students have
landed is with Virgin Galactic's spacecraft. In addition,
Panasonic in-flight entertainment has hired a few students,
and Gogo has been a large supporter of our program and
hired several of our graduates.
Some of the jobs our graduates have taken is working
for the railroad on auto-braking systems installations.
A couple of other graduates have secured jobs with Otis
Elevators, and a few have crossed over to the automotive
industry. One just went to work for Tesla to work on
industrial robots.
The reasoning for the most part is interest in area,
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