Is Bachelors Degree necessary?
10-15-2019, 09:24 AM
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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
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
10-15-2019, 11:00 AM
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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.
Originally Posted by Packerfans
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
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
10-16-2019, 08:35 AM
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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.
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