Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University a Big Plus for Daytona Beach Home Buyers
The benefits of being near an institution of higher learning, in terms of home values and opportunities, is worth understanding.
Make that institution of higher learning an elite, top-ranked institution, well then, you’ve just added the cherry on top.
That’s the case with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida. It’s highly ranked in several categories in the U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges for 2020 report, and continues to expand its academic offerings, facilities and enrollment.
Having quality higher education in one’s new back yard is important for families with college-age children or those who will be someday.
But that’s not the only reason. Read on for more on why Embry-Riddle is a big plus for Daytona Beach home buyers.
It’s getting bigger and better
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University was founded in 1926 in Cincinnati, Ohio, as a flight school. It later moved from Miami to Daytona Beach in 1965.
Although it began with a specialty mission, “ERAU” has expanded greatly through the decades. It now offers degree programs in business and more traditional disciplines as well as its core engineering and aviation programs.
“ERAU” also is enjoying robust growth, with new buildings going up all over campus. Those include new dormitories, and student center and library complexes.
It excels in serving veterans and is tied for fourth with John Brown University for best 2020 colleges for that category, trailing only The Citadel, Appalachian State University and the College of Charleston.
Not only do Daytona Beach residents live in a top-rated Florida destination, there are plenty of other good things happening here aside from the “World’s Most Famous Beach.”
Those aforementioned new jobs, industries and entertainment options, plus abundant natural resources and recreation, are powerful pulls for future home buyers. Still, few things enrich one’s property value like top-notch school systems (the Daytona Beach area has those, too) and access to quality higher education.
However, Embry-Riddle’s educational excellence isn’t its sole contribution. Job opportunities, special events, and NCAA Division II sports teams to root for, involve the entire community.
