I was shredding some old files yesterday and came across some college bills.

We paid 2000 price per credit hour $124 and I think it topped out in 2004 at $141

Price now...$423 per credit hour.

120 hours to graduate at $423 is $50,760 dollars now vs about $17,000 back then

The flight fees to graduate with a CMEL, ASEL, IA, CFI are listed at $78,431. In 2004 I think the price was around $40k

So $129,191, not including living expenses vs 57k in early 2000.

Now, I’d be curious to compare the ROI compared to average salaries in other career fields.

Plenty of people still lining up to pay 130k, so complaining and wishing the airlines change the rules isn’t likely to happen.