re: Auburn thinking about getting Tuskegee as a Satellite school.

I think this would be a good thing. I hold A&P certificates and work in the aviation field. There is a definite need for education opportunities within the field, particularly maintenance and engineering level. I may be ill-informed, but I think the majority of Auburn's aviation program is geared towards pilot certification.

Hopefully it could include an A&P certification program as part of it. Otherwise the best program in the state is probably Enterprise-Ozark or Andelusia. Embry-Riddle is a great school, but there are only 3 campuses nationwide and they're awfully expensive.

Or... join the Navy, get an O level F/A-18 NEC, get your FAA 8610 signed off by the local FSDO, and then study and take your written, O, & P exams. It ain't rocket science. Well, it can be.