Originally Posted by
waflyboy
I dunno. It might save you money if you can get credit for pilot ratings you already have. As for "keeping you sharp" for breaking into the industry, from what I've heard from others, there is almost zero net benefit to holding an aviation degree over any other when searching for pilot jobs.
If your goal is to "check the box" for a 4-year degree asap, an online degree might be for you. If you're interested in getting the most "bang for your buck," my advice (unsolicited, I realize) is to major in something you're interested in outside of aviation and preferably at a brick-and-mortar school. I believe there's much to be "learned" outside of books, through live interaction with instructors and peers.
It's a personal opinion, and advice that I doubt you are interested in... but you know how these forums are; everybody has to chip in their buck-oh-five.
No I certainly appreciate your honest opinion... People should be able to call it like they see it without worrying too much about offending someone... The world would be much less of a charade if more people were like that in today’s paranoid and over-sensitive society.
I don't have time to dilly dally around with 'outside interests' at this point in my life because I don't have money, or rich parents... I need to get into some sort of career path and as quickly as possible... So unfortunately I have to resort to the box checking route. (As much as I'd love to attend a school) But I have plenty of life learning experiences... Probably way way more than someone who spent 18 to 23 living on a closed loop college campus with kids from the same age / race / income level drinking a ton of Natural Light... Nothing wrong with that, but I didn't take that path. I always worked, since I was 14... I went to community college while working 2 jobs so I could pay bills and own a car...
So that’s why I'm looking for efficiency so I can get started as a CFI ASAP and have most of my degree requirements done by the time I'm a year or 2 into a regional job...
Thanks for the info.
Last edited by Dan64456; 02-03-2009 at 05:50 PM.