Originally Posted by
CLT Guy
...You can get a BS in Physics (or engineering, mathematics, or many other fields) from one of the best universities in the country for less than $65k in state tuition (including tuition/room/board/books/etc...) and then do your flight training part 61 for less than $35k. In-state tuition at some of the best state universities are about $3500 a semester.
That's what I did (engineering) and the end total was a bit more than that for the flying certs, but not a lot. No loans for flight training, I paid as I went.
These flight cadets with $150 college loans are a funny breed in my view. The real goal seems to be prestige rather than a reasonable paying job.