Originally Posted by JamesNoBrakes

Best question (as my school had similar agreements) to ask them is: How many of your graduates are now working for Delta under that program/plan? You're probably going to get a "zero". What percentage of your graduates get hired by airlines right out of school (that will get them right in the jimmies!)? Then ask how much they can expect to make? Then ask, if it takes x amount of money (remember that they low-ball the figures) to go to school and get certificates, what's the point if you can't get a decent job? There ARE good programs at these schools, make no mistake, but for the last 10+ years, "piloting" hasn't been one of them. They may offer some suggestions or other ideas though that would let you be involved in aviation. You've just got to make sure it's what you want and that you understand what it entails.

If you can't get a job right out of school (almost never happens), what does it matter if it's 500 or 1500 hours? Not all that much, you still have a "gap" to make up, not to mention that insurance drives minimums, and the insurance company may just say "1500 minimum", to make things simple, even though the law may allow for less if you are graduating from some university.

The problem is that NO ONE is going to tell you this stuff up front. Then they will claim later that you "should have known" this all along. It's not just ignorance, most people don't know better and no one is held accountable for not educating them during the process. Just realize that you have to do 95% of your "education" yourself, whether we're talking about in a university or not.