I'm going to a community college in NJ. I spoke with the head of the program who said that I could come back during spring and summer breaks to finish the training, then upon completion I would receive my AAS.
I'm wanting to make flying my career, but the biology degree will be something in case to cover all the "ifs" in continuing as a pilot isn't possible, permanently or temporary.
Our Pt 141 program is laid out so that after earning the private (in order), we learn the commercial manuevers to PTS, get the 40 hrs of solo XC time, the instrument training, the complex signoff, then the ride for both.
If I stay, I'll be finished with my licenses at the end of the next semester, I can still take Biology courses that will transfer for the fall semester. On the other hand I feel like I'm getting to be too old to NOT have a BS, and want to get through it, and the sooner the better.
My CFII is saying that a semester isn't that big of a deal, it will go by fast, and I will get my tickets sooner. But I've been working towards this AAS for 3 years now, I feel it's time to move on and finish when I have a break. I know that if I decide to transfer and not come back, it will take a month or two before I get back into it. I'm worried about loosing what I've learned so far. Any further thoughts?