So there's a 0% chance of me getting on with United???
College- 2 years. (Finishing PPL during College)
ATP Academy- 1 1/2 to 2 years.
Regional there after.

Should I basically aim to go to Envoy and flow?

I'm secretly (please don't judge) I secretly hope Mesa pulls their act together and treats pilots better by time I get in. Houston base, United, and E175s. But if not...SkyWest in DEN hopefully.
Then onto United.

My apologies if I stole this thread from the original poster. I rather chime in than start a new thread.
I appreciate all the nice people helping us.

Considering UAL has been hiring for what, almost 4 years now and easily LESS THAN 10 had a degree, what do you think?

UAL has "accepted" pilots via the CPP without a degree, and few actually have been formally hired. But that's a whole different deal.

You are so far from having to contemplate all these scenarios right now. Why chew up the energy?

The landscape could be VASTLY DIFFERENT by then.

Does anyone know the statistics of current ATP pilots in the U.S. and the percentage of those that have a college degree? I guess that would be a little hard to survey.

CaprOveur,

You might have to break it down more. There’s probably quite a few, percentage-wise in 91/135 right now. Far greater portion than in 121, especially in legacies.


GF

Even in the Ag world there is now a separation between pilots and mechanics. Flying million and half dollar airplanes and working on them is two very different careers. I know a lot of operators now think the mindset is different and won't like a pilot/mechanic.

Student01,

This issue is a hardy perennial here. If you want to be a professional pilot AT A MAJOR OR LEGACY, get your 4-year degree. Yes, you can be a pilot and fly professionally without it, but you are limiting your options badly. A degree for a major or legacy is worth WAY more than a maintenance background.

I had an Associates Degree and was hired at one of the best 121 Supplemental carriers at the time. I was happy and fully expected to retire from that airline. It went bust and guess what. All the PIC, heavy, international experience couldn't get me in the door. I finished my degree and was happy I did.

With computer scored applications, a human may never know that you even applied. It's so easy for HR to tell the computer to kick out any application that doesn't have a 4 year degree.