Originally Posted by
JetJock16
I Agree.
That's why I don't entirely agree with pilot's getting an "AERONAUTICAL SCIENCE" degree or any other aviation degree. I understand that the majority US College graduates don't end up working in the exact field that they posses a degree for, but an "Aviation" degree is about as useful as a "PE" degree. It's doesn't exactly broaden your horizons out side of aviation.
I don't want to start anything here, it's just my opinion.
I wouldn't pay a dime for any degree that only taught you how to do one job in one industry (*cough* Professional Pilot degree at ERAU *cough*). However, I got a degree in Aviation, but very little of my course work was spent on flying. The majority of it was spent on management, airport operations, planning, design, consulting, safety, etc. There's a lot of jobs in aviation that don't involve flying. Most of the people I graduated with are doing them and making more money...