Recently finished an A.S in kinesiology. Working on my inst. Thinking about going the regional route. Will an A.S be sufficient? Don't really think the B.S is in the cards for me. Any advice would be appreciated.

When you say regional route, you mean stay there forever? I wouldn't do that...

I'm not going to say an aviation degree is totally useless. I tried to switch to business but hated the classes and wasn't doing well, so I switched back. I've see plenty of guys w/ aviation degrees get good jobs outside of aviation. One of my friends just got hired at the top business consulting firm in the nation with a bachelors that has nothing to do with business. Here is an article on successful people and their degrees.

Successful Liberal Arts Majors - Business Insider

Stay in the south! Living in the Tundra sucks (just got done shoveling the driveway)! Plus the girls don't grow their winter coats and go into hiding during the winter, in the South. Go to Arizona State, enjoy 360 days/yr of sunshine, hot girls, a location that has tons to do, and major in whatever you want. Trust me, you will thank me later! If you don't major in aviation, go to the a local FBO for your flying. Local FBOs will save you tons of $$$$.

Also, if you have any thought of the military, consider joining the Air Guard. It paid for all my college, and now I fly for both the Guard and the airlines. Best thing I've ever done!

Goodluck.

Well if I ever got called to the majors I'de obviously go, but from what it sounds like there's no chance that would happen with only an associates. What's wrong with being a lifer at, say Skywest. Doesn't seem too bad, but hey what do i know! 😜

I agree with crewdawg. Air Guard is the best thing going....if you find the right unit.

Aim low, achieve low.

Depends on your goals, I have a 2 year degree, Captain on a Global Express. Pay and lifestyle suit me fine, never wanted to be an airline pilot.

I am also in the process of looking for a degree, which due to my personal situation has to be done online. I have narrowed down the choice to Aeronautics (ERAU, UVU or somewhere else) and BS in Finance.
I would like to specialize in Human Factors and Aviation Safety, but I also have a kind of interested in the financial markets and I wouldn't mind at all to be a trader on the side even when flying. The point is that there is no degree or whatsoever in trading and sometimes even a degree in Computer Science is recommended (algorithmic trading). Trading is a job you learn whilst doing it and there are many traders with no degree in Economics or Finance or BA.
I am contemplating Computer Science as well, but I am leaning more and more towards a degree in Aeronautics with minor in Safety and later specialize in Human Factors and ERAU Worldwide seems to be the best choice out there; that's what really interests me.

Just out of curiosity, does anybody know other online degree programs either in Aeronautics, Safety, Human Factors or Finance?

As you can see from my username, I am European and European pilots usually don't have a degree. It is something new to me and so am looking into options that are doable for me.

A few random thoughts.
I agree that National Guard is a great setup. The networking is second to none. If you go on the airline route, when it gets time to sit reserve you can make better money and even out the schedule by doing Guard work . It's a win-win.
That said--Go to a good college and fly on the side, even if at the local FBO. Purdue's a great school (UND too). Both have great networks to build off in future. In the grand scheme of the things, so will the person who got to a regional at a young age, did online courses and will have 5 recommendations at most airlines.
Look at all the flow-through ab-initio concepts out there. For someone starting out tomorrow (barring a big economic issue), it shouldn't be a stretch to be at a "major" in 6-10 years. There's that many retirements. That's the factor that wasn't around in the late 90's-2000. Regardless of what the 10% say, you need a degree, and aviation doesn't care what it's in/where it's from. This isn't a law firm/investment bank.

I would strongly suggest getting a degree. Than you have and never have to worry about it again.