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LETOURNEAU
UNIVERSITY

LOCATION:
P.O. Box 7001
Longview, TX 75607-7001
PHONE: 843-253-9605

LeTourneau University

offers degree in UAS operations, maintenance
S T O R Y

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C H R I S T I N E

s firefighters, businesses, utilities, research
organizations, governments and military
forces rely more and more on unmanned
aircraft systems, demand is growing for experts who
can pilot and maintain the systems. In the fall of 2015,
LeTourneau University, a Christian polytechnic school
in Longview, Texas, answered the call.
The East Texas university added associate
and bachelor's degree programs in unmanned
aircraft systems - specifically remotely
piloted aircraft systems with operations,
maintenance and electronics
concentrations.
"The UAS industry
is realizing the need for
quality, practical training,"
said Ruedi Schubarth,
assistant professor of
applied aviation science and program coordinator for the
school's unmanned aircraft systems. "We offer a number
of unique aviation programs that combine UAS and
AMT coursework with electrical engineering technology
and computer science courses."
Schubarth helped develop the UAS program after
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serving as a civilian contractor in the Middle East, helping
the U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps keep troops safe
with surveillance by unmanned aircraft systems. He holds
an A&P license as well as private and commercial pilot
certifications with instrument and multiengine ratings.
The UAS degree is the latest addition to LETU's
A&P maintenance, aircraft dispatch and pilot
training programs based at the university's
state-of-the-art Abbott Aviation Center.
Located at the East Texas Regional Airport, the
55,000-square-foot facility features technical
and other purpose-built labs,
classrooms, a flight dispatch
area, training aircraft, engine
test facility and more.
While the LETU UAS
associate degree focuses on
flight operations, students
completing the UAS bachelor's degree program also
earn an A&P certificate and get hands-on experience
maintaining and troubleshooting small and large UAS
aircraft. Through a partnership with Textron Systems,
students earn qualification training on Textron's
multimission-capable Aerosonde small unmanned



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