Is Bachelors Degree necessary?
 

Our son has dreams of flying commercially. Looking at cost of colleges with aviation programs has been enlightening. We still feel he should have a Bachelors and a Plan B.
Trying to determine if it’s more cost effective to get degree separate from flight school? We happen to live very close to a flight school, so he could start now, while he’s a senior in high school.
Or skip college and focus on becoming a commercial pilot?
He’s already flown a couple of times and just loves it. Need to figure out most affordable option.
Thanks

Yes degree is necessary. Getting a great mainline job without it is extremely rare. Please, for the love of God, just have him knock it out. A great option is flying at an affordable flight school and getting a relatively cheap online degree while doing so.

Liberty University is online with affiliated flight schools all over the country.

There's a few liberty students at my flight school and they're all getting through while also working part time jobs

I heard embry riddle worldwide (online program)
Will give you 2 years worth of credits if you have all
Of your licenses/ratings towards a bachelors degree.


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Get him through his certs, get him to a regional ASAP. Once there and building hours, get him working on a cheap online degree from a reputable university. I would highly recommend NOT getting an aviation degree... a degree in finance or real estate or something like that. Diversity is a benefit in case he loses his medical, gets laid off, decides to change careers later, etc.