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Old 12-19-2019, 06:12 AM
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Regional accreditation is critical; reputation/pedigree is what it is (Duke/Stanford will be perceived more favorably than ‘State U’ by most), but no one can discredit a degree from a regionally accredited institution.

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Curious... what's a REAL college?

How is that measured? What are the thresholds to meet the criteria of REAL college? Who determines what a REAL college is?
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Old 12-22-2019, 12:17 PM
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Western Governors University
A BS in Computer Science in 12 months at WGU. Too good to be true?
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Old 12-22-2019, 09:00 PM
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A BS in Computer Science in 12 months at WGU. Too good to be true?
I’d be skeptical unless you’re transferring almost all of it
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Old 01-01-2020, 05:35 AM
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I knocked out a degree from TESU in about a year while flying for a regional.
I transferred in some credits, got some for my ATP and tested out of a lot.
Use degreeforum.net If it wasn’t for that forum and the advice received from some of the forum users there I’m not sure I could have done it.
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Old 01-03-2020, 04:44 AM
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Originally Posted by canuckian View Post
I knocked out a degree from TESU in about a year while flying for a regional.
I transferred in some credits, got some for my ATP and tested out of a lot.
Use degreeforum.net If it wasn’t for that forum and the advice received from some of the forum users there I’m not sure I could have done it.
What area of the forum was most helpful?
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Old 12-08-2020, 08:37 PM
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Hi all!

Resurrecting this old thread to ask about TESU. I am currently enrolled in their B.S. in Aviation Management, but I am wondering about the TESU brand name and wonder if the institution is liked and recognized by the airlines, or if they much prefer different universities like ERAU or Texas a&m. Has anyone here graduated from TESU and got a job at the big 3 or at FedEx/UPS?
I know there's little hiring at the moment, but looking at the future, I expect the degree requirement to be reinstated by many carriers, so I am making sure now I am not getting a dud of a degree.
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Old 12-08-2020, 09:04 PM
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Hi all!

Resurrecting this old thread to ask about TESU. I am currently enrolled in their B.S. in Aviation Management, but I am wondering about the TESU brand name and wonder if the institution is liked and recognized by the airlines, or if they much prefer different universities like ERAU or Texas a&m. Has anyone here graduated from TESU and got a job at the big 3 or at FedEx/UPS?
I know there's little hiring at the moment, but looking at the future, I expect the degree requirement to be reinstated by many carriers, so I am making sure now I am not getting a dud of a degree.

I know an FO who flew at XJT and Atlas who was hired off the street at AA with a degree from TESU
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Originally Posted by do2g View Post
Hi all!

Resurrecting this old thread to ask about TESU. I am currently enrolled in their B.S. in Aviation Management, but I am wondering about the TESU brand name and wonder if the institution is liked and recognized by the airlines, or if they much prefer different universities like ERAU or Texas a&m. Has anyone here graduated from TESU and got a job at the big 3 or at FedEx/UPS?
I know there's little hiring at the moment, but looking at the future, I expect the degree requirement to be reinstated by many carriers, so I am making sure now I am not getting a dud of a degree.
Don't worry about the "brand name." That is a thing of the past. A degree from an accredited institution; combined with PIC (although that's becoming moot), Check Airman, Safety, etc and you're good to go.
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Originally Posted by Learflyer View Post
Don't worry about the "brand name." That is a thing of the past. A degree from an accredited institution; combined with PIC (although that's becoming moot), Check Airman, Safety, etc and you're good to go.
Someone else said it earlier in this thread, but regionally accredited is key, here. “Nationally” accredited institutions like ITT Tech and their ilk are not looked terribly favorably upon at most hiring departments in any field at any desirable employer. The places where they get you traction typically don't strictly require a degree anyway.

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Old 12-09-2020, 05:24 AM
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Get a degree. Don't worry about the 'brand'. Don't spend a fortune on it. Get it in something other than aviation.
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