Originally Posted by
TXTECHKA
Who cares if an online degree is good enough or not (probably not). You should stay in college for the experience. I wouldn't trade my college days for anything. In fact, my dad had to cut off to get me to leave college. Like the other guy said, I wouldn't trade my college experience for any job at fed ex/ ups/ southwest etc. It took me a solid five years to graduate with a degree in frat life...oh I mean econonmics and it was a blast. Not to mention the letters on my degree come from a big twelve university rather than some fly by night online deal. Its always a good thing when the people interviewing you have heard of the college you went to. I would recommend stay in college, get your cfi and do that work on the side. That is what I did; I worked as a cfi and I was also a corporate pilot for a medical company my junior and senior year. I also flew some charter. It is possible to get your hours while you are still in college. It is a lot of work but it is possible. When I graduated I had about 2000 total hours and about 600 hours of multi engine. I went to work at one of the "good" regionals straight from being a cfi in college where as a good portion of classmates were a bunch of lateral movers from dump regionals.
Amen!!!! It's nice to hear someone actually wanted to get the most experience possible while still in college. Congrats on your hard work. I get so sick and tired of young guys graduating college with 250 hrs and asking where's my airline job? Spending all their energy trying to get on with a carrier with as little experience as possible instead of as soon as possible through hard work and drive. If there is any justice you will find yourself at your chosen career destination long before your peers. Although sadly it doesn't always work out that way.