Originally Posted by
Cubdriver
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.
Depends on the state... Illinois has some outrageously high in state tuition. Also, $ 35k for ratings is getting harder & harder to find. I'd say $45K is a lot more typical , even at the Mom and pop FBO's.
But still a lot less than the $200,000 + program at the university where I used to instruct.
The bottom line is that it is getting harder and harder to graduate from college without incurring a massive amount of debt.