I'm currently at Riddle here in Prescott and so far it's OK. The reason Riddle is more expensive is due to tuition, not the flight training itself. I'm looking into minors if possible to pay the bills after college. I'm assuming that I'll probably run into financial issues in the airlines due to furloughs, etc. So I'm looking into alternatives, possibly starting a business.

There's a few things to remember about degrees:
1. If you have a degree in a non-aviation field, 5 years down the road you find yourself needing to fall back on it, but because you didn't "pursue" that degree it becomes worthless. With degrees, if you don't use it you lose it.
2. Many places just want you to have a degree, regardless of relevance to your job. You could have an aviation degree and be a "network systems analyst marketing manager" at a tech company, the company wouldn't care as long as you know your stuff.
3. Aviation is like the entertainment industry: there's the up-front people who get all the attention (pilots) and then there's the behind-the-scenes support staff: scheduling, dispatching, airline management, etc.