GET TO KNOW THE SCHOOL
A closer look.
The University of Louisiana Monroe’s current aviation program focuses on Unmanned Aircraft Systems Management. It combines aviation and business study with drone operations and interpretation of the data those aircraft collect. The department emphasizes agricultural applications and also identifies industrial inspection, cinematography, remote sensing, photogrammetry, mapping and related uses. This current emphasis is different from the university’s historical piloted-aircraft training role. The reviewed program materials do not establish a present-day private-to-commercial airplane flight-school sequence or an instructional airplane fleet. Applicants should select ULM on the basis of the current UAS curriculum and confirm the practical projects and credentials included in their degree plan.
Current program focus
ULM’s current program page identifies Unmanned Aircraft Systems Management, combining aviation, business and analysis of UAS-collected data.
Applied drone subjects
The department describes agriculture, industrial inspection, cinematography, remote sensing, photogrammetry, aerial mapping and surveying among its applications.
Historical versus current scope
The department discusses a long aviation history, but its current published program focus is UAS management rather than a verified piloted-aircraft certificate sequence.
Published training options.
The school’s published options are summarized below. Each note explains the training type and what to clarify when comparing the school’s exact course.
Unmanned aircraft systems management degree
Study or practice involving unmanned aircraft and their applications. Ask about hands-on flight work, aircraft, data-processing tools and any pilot qualification included in this particular course.
Drone operations and applications
Study or practice involving unmanned aircraft and their applications. Ask about hands-on flight work, aircraft, data-processing tools and any pilot qualification included in this particular course.
Remote sensing and aerial-data study
Study or practice involving unmanned aircraft and their applications. Ask about hands-on flight work, aircraft, data-processing tools and any pilot qualification included in this particular course.
Aircraft & training scope
Aircraft categories: Drone / UAS
Aircraft models: A current model list was not established from the reviewed sources. Ask which aircraft or training device your course uses.
This profile describes the current UAS Management program. Historical airplane training and faculty pilot credentials do not establish current airplane courses.
A current airplane fleet and private, instrument or commercial airplane training sequence were not verified.
Training framework & verification
Part 61: Part 61 inferred in supplied source; not independently confirmed. A source listing is not a current FAA approval check or a quality rating.
FAA reference: faa.gov. Confirm the approved course and training location with the school. Part 61 describes training rules; it does not itself identify an FAA-certificated school.
TRAINING FIT
Our school review.
ULM is potentially relevant to a student interested in drone operations, aviation management and the use of aerial data, especially in agricultural work. The program’s combination of operational and analytical subjects gives it a more specific purpose than a general pilot-school label. It should not be assumed to supply airplane certificates because the university has an aviation history or faculty with airplane qualifications. Prospective students should ask about hands-on flight time, software access and the steps toward any remote-pilot credential.
An AI-assisted editorial assessment of the school’s published information. This is separate from student feedback. We have not attended or inspected this school.
WHAT THE AVAILABLE FEEDBACK TELLS US
Student review evidence.
OnlineU contains student feedback about the University of Louisiana at Monroe, but the readable accounts identify subjects such as education, journalism, English, and psychology rather than flight training. Some writers praise accessible professors and the academic experience; others report frustration with advising, administrative help, or communication. These differing experiences provide institution-level context only. They do not establish aircraft availability, flight-instructor quality, or completion outcomes for the aviation program, and no aviation rating is inferred.
What reviewers appreciated
- Some students in other degree programs praise faculty accessibility and their academic experience. [1]
Concerns reported
- Some non-aviation students report difficulty obtaining advising or administrative help. [1]
How to read this evidence
Institution-wide comments across non-aviation disciplines, including reviews from 2017–2025; not a flight-program review sample.
Follow up with the school
- Can I speak with current students in the flight program at this campus?
- What are the flight program’s current instructor availability, aircraft scheduling and completion timelines?
Read the review sources
- OnlineU — University of Louisiana at Monroe Third-party source
The matching page was read during this review.
AI-assisted summary of the cited material. Public comments are individual experiences; the sample may be small, selective, or dated.
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Questions for University of Louisiana at Monroe.
- Which hands-on UAS flight projects and aircraft are included in the current degree?
- Does the curriculum include preparation and support for the FAA remote-pilot certificate?
- Which mapping, photogrammetry and agricultural-data software will students use?
- Is any current airplane flight training available through a named partner, and how is it separate from the UAS degree?
Sources & listing information.
School facts are compiled from the source material below. Imported record identifiers are retained for traceability and are not presented as proof of current certification.
- University of Louisiana Monroe — UAS Management
- University of Louisiana at Monroe — current program focus
- School website supplied in source recordsSupplied website; not independently rechecked for this import.
- Source-record reference: bestaviation.netReference retained from the supplied spreadsheet; current content not rechecked for this import.
- faa.gov — Pilot Schools InformationFAA guidance on certificated schools and other flight-training providers.
- faa.gov — Find a FacilityFAA pilot-school facility reference. Part 61 instruction is not a separate FAA school certification.
View source record references
P61-71FA3B7D50
Part_61_Flight_School_Websites (1).csv