The major can take anywhere from three and half years to over five, depending on your schedule, passing classes, and overall effort put toward your work. But over five years for a four year major does not look that great on a resume. There are no other special schools you need to attend either, just stick with a University and you should do fine. Jack Byrd explained, "Well, besides all of the Math's and Chemistry's you need to take, some key courses you can take that would put you ahead of your colleagues would be Physics, and maybe even the courses needed for a minor in aerospace engineering." After being asked what classes help him the most, he responded with, "Most definitely all my Math, Chemistry and Physics classes. I learned most of what I know and use today from all of them.".
After college is where your education really takes its part in your life. Even though your schooling is over, it plays one of the biggest roles in all your opportunities after you graduate. Once you get your resume around, you have many possibilities and opportunities ahead of you to choose from. When Jack Byrd was asked about the topic of the competition for employment in this major, he had this to say, "It is fairly competitive for a job after college, there is a high demand for engineers and a broad range of different jobs, but sometimes there are not many job positions left. But on the other hand, with West Virginia University's 95 - 100% job placement of engineering students, you should have nothing to worry about." That makes engineering sound like a great way to get your "foot in the door" for when you enter the real world. Your choices of employment are almost endless, whether it is from working the engineering department for a major company, to becoming a professor to help and teach others following your career path. There are many job opportunities in this field, but finding them and applying for them is the hard part.