Originally Posted by
neibert12
As an Ohio State Aviation Alumni, I would honestly look elsewhere for an aviation degree. If you are from Ohio, I would try Ohio University. Their program seems to be a lot nicer then ours. In the Midwest, I would also look into Western Michigan and Purdue.
I've got one son who was just graduated from Purdue, and another boy at Ohio University (OU). Neither was / is in aviation, but I'll chime in and say that they are both fine choices. Despite my wisecrack above, I'll say the same for "The"
OSU. I'll also say it's better, IMHO, to get an "outside" degree and get your ratings "on the side". BUT ...
my oldest son's degree is in in Mechanical Engineering and he might well be furloughed from Cessna soon (as an engineer), so you're not going to be immune from our Rock 'n Roll economy no matter what you do. Then again, he's got plenty of options - as a pilot with an aviation degree you will not have many. AND, by the time you're out and ready to go we might be in a boom time again. Who knows? Keep your health good, your options open, and do what you really want. If you get those covered everything else will work out.
