Associates Degree w/ an ATP competitive?
As hiring is going on among several regional’s, is just an associate’s degree (from an aviation school), along with meeting the companies minimums going to be competitive enough? I have noticed that most regionals do not require any degree, but prefer a 4-year. Also I am aware that compass for example does require the 4-year.
For someone that intends to spend their whole career at a regional, and has an associate’s degree, is it worth the time and money to get a bachelors degree if that person is already qualified?
Most importantly, do companies such as SkyWest and Horizon have enough qualified applicants that they generally just hire the guys with bachelor degrees?
Just curious, among new hires at the regional’s recently, what would one say the percentage of guys with a bachelor’s degree is? Are college GPA’s and transcripts looked into in depth and scrutinized at all during the interview process. Would two failed check rides also put a damper in ones career aspirations with a regional?
Just looking for some words of wisdoms, any kind of insight on the matter helps.