The University of North Dakota now offers an Unmanned Aircraft Systems major that teaches students how to operate drones.
The university was the first to introduce the major, doing so in 2009, and many other universities with aviation programs have followed their lead.
The Federal Aviation Administration has been told by Congress to fully integrate drones into the airspace by 2015.
By that time, there could be up to 15,000 unmanned planes flying above the United States.
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