College Degree
#112
Line Holder
Joined APC: Aug 2007
Position: 74 FO
Posts: 97
I trained for an A&P back in the mid 90's and I remember Crowne forklift and some other industrial businesses seeking students and graduates for employment. The university was having trouble placing graduates in aviation related fields. The industrial recruiters liked the rounded mechanical background the program gave the applicant vs somebody off the street. If you're hurting for a job it can provide you with something to help put food on the table.
#113
Disinterested Third Party
Joined APC: Jun 2012
Posts: 5,997
Not sure a and p is the ticket. If you are a pilot and the industry goes south...the mechanics won't be far behind.
#114
Even low-use and parked airplanes require a lot of calendar maintenance. You would expect A&P to be a bit more stable than pilot.
#116
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Sep 2009
Position: Left seat of a Jet
Posts: 514
Useless is right on the money; the two years I spent at a community college going through the aviation maintenance program to qualify for my A&P allowed me to see all the many industries who loved the training A&P students receive. No company that visited was aviation related. two of my fellow classmates were hired by UPS, one of them flies for UPS. The majority of my classmates are not using his or her A&P for aviation. I will tell you to get both the A&P and a Bachelors Degree in which you will find you are not tied to aviation like so many pilots.
Almost all colleges have online classes in fact I know many high schools providing online courses, time to get with the program junior!
Almost all colleges have online classes in fact I know many high schools providing online courses, time to get with the program junior!
#117
Accreditation
In the US, make sure the school you attend is "accredited" by an organization recognized by the US Department of Education. see link:
http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/Search.aspx
or
Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) (2013)
I saw in an earlier post, a poster used the term "diploma mill" rather loosely. The fact is, schools like "University of Phoenix" hold regional accreditation which is the highest level of accreditation a school can hold in the USA. Granted, there are many different "tiers" of schools but using the term "diploma mill" is harsh and should be reserved for schools that grant diplomas for money and have no coursework or can be purchased on Ebay, etc.
The Human Resource Departments of Airlines and corporations aren't inept! They use a database similar to those above to determine if the school is at least accredited by a recognized entity. Of course, some airlines may specify other qualifiers such as Regional versus National accreditation or if the school lost accreditation, etc.
http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/Search.aspx
or
Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) (2013)
I saw in an earlier post, a poster used the term "diploma mill" rather loosely. The fact is, schools like "University of Phoenix" hold regional accreditation which is the highest level of accreditation a school can hold in the USA. Granted, there are many different "tiers" of schools but using the term "diploma mill" is harsh and should be reserved for schools that grant diplomas for money and have no coursework or can be purchased on Ebay, etc.
The Human Resource Departments of Airlines and corporations aren't inept! They use a database similar to those above to determine if the school is at least accredited by a recognized entity. Of course, some airlines may specify other qualifiers such as Regional versus National accreditation or if the school lost accreditation, etc.
Last edited by hypoxia; 01-04-2013 at 03:36 PM.
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