Online classes have their plus and minuses just like anything else. I am about to finish my second year at Utah Valley State College and have only one more year left to go.

This past year I have been flight instructing full time while carry about 17 units on average which keeps me pretty busy. I go to work, come home to do school work, then wake back up the next day and do it all over again. I still have social time, just not as much as I would like to enjoy. That being said, it does take self motivation to sign on every night to do your homework and not get behind in class (sucks when that happens).

I could not tell you what it is like being on the road while doing school because I don't work for the airlines yet. Come April I will start throwing my resume out and see what I can get; if it looks good then I'm going to take it and just try to do school at the same time. I don't think much will change.

So maybe this summer you should try and take a few credits and see how it works out for you. See if you need to go back to campus for another semester or if you can just do it online.

 

I'm fixing to finish my degree in may from Texas Tech University in Lubbock, TX. I have been a cfi here for a little more than 2 years and it has worked out great. flying makes college even more fun. If i had it to do over again I would do the same thing. Join a frat, have some fun, fly a lot. Now that's living the dream. I am graduating with a degree in agricultural economics and I have 1800 hours, 1000 dual given and 500 multi. I just got hired at republic. Get the degree and try to have some fun doing it is my recommendation.

 

i have tried to do homework in the airplane but with short legs on the crj200 its almost impossible. i break out the laptop and try to read my online assignments if im the PF. if im the PNF it gets a little distracting in busy airspace with the radios. trying to study on an overnight just isnt going to happen unless youre a hermit.

i would say a lot of it also depends on how intense the classes you take are. if its light reading, and small assignments its doable. but the downside to that would be your final would probably be pretty heavily weighted, meaning youd need to do some serious cramming at the end.

 

Hey aviatormar, ive been at Bridgewater the last year an a half and got fed up with them and DCA, then left took a semester off came back and now im off for this semester and honetly i hate it. From all the advice i got id say just tough it out and get you degree while building time. If your this close to getting it then just do it even though the BSC program is a joke. As much as i want to just get to the airlines and the whole seniority is everything deal i feel like its smarter to get your degree first, especially if your so close IMO.

Goodluck.

 

www.tesc.edu has an aviation degree, no residency, if you have the right credits (from a regionally accredited school of course) you might be able to slide right in there on the end. They also are generous in giving credits for pilot certificates.