Originally Posted by Space Monkey

I dont think you really can justify Riddle... I remember it was expensive as HE!! when I was there and the education quality was over rated at best..... Bottom line when ever someone asks me what the best path to a career in aviation is the first thing I tell them is go to a state school and get your bachelors for cheap and at very least a decent quality education over all... Also get a biz or egr degree that way you have something to fall back on if the med somehow disappears..... and then go the FBO route get your ratings on the weekend or evenings or whatever and CFI / 135 for a bit you will be money education and respect ahead in the end and I also tell them what ever you do "dont become a god D@MN academy puke" man I hate those BA$TARD$........ pay for your job what a crock.... Plus I would like to see one of them get a job aside from burger world once they are furloughed since most of the academy guys I have meet have never been to college or anything else for that matter. Bottom line, regular 4 year education combined with FBO is the only thing that can be justified.