College degree?

You should a degree in nursing - you can work 2 12s while instructing to get your healthcare benefits and earn a livable wage, go per diem once you join a regional to earn extra money (per diem in SFO for a weekend overnight in an ED is something like $75/hr - do a couple of them a month), if you loose your medical you can go full time and earn a salary that will keep your house, and if a passenger gets sick you can triage them.
 
BobDDuck said:
Actually, the school you went to can lose it's accreditation and your piece of paper becomes worthless. But other than that, I'd say you are correct.
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do you mean that if UVU loses its accreditation in ten years my diploma is worthless? Wouldn't that only apply to people that received their diploma after they lost accreditation.
 
education is key no matter what industry your in. You don't have to aviation degree to be a pilot, it is better if you don't. Just in case of furlough, or you leave the industry. Just having my degree I get 5% more pay for the piece of paper, on top of my wage.
 
FlybyLaw said:
education is key no matter what industry your in. You don't have to aviation degree to be a pilot, it is better if you don't. Just in case of furlough, or you leave the industry. Just having my degree I get 5% more pay for the piece of paper, on top of my wage.
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good..you're buying next time I see you Paul!:beer:
 
I hated math. I sucked at it. I changed my major to the one that required the least...Sociology. I dont recommend that as a major if you want to make over 50k a year. Its about as useful as having a degree in Aviation. ;) :sarcasm:

I might add that once I got into aviation, math became extremely interesting and a lot more rewarding. It actually made it fun.
 
math in aviation...yes thats interesting...figuring out calculus and x-y=34+2y or whatever the heck the equation is...is not!!!
 
Pilot86 said:
Hi everyone..new to the forums and glad to be here. I was wondering if you could help me.

I currently have a assoc. degree in business and pursuing a bachelors degree in business. I am a private pilot with 200 hours.

I'm wanting to make a career with regional airlines and wondering if an associates would be ok withouth having to get the bachelors to work for a regional airlines not wanting to fly majors.

Can a regional pilot make a good income once he makes captain?
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I am pretty new myself, but welcome! The airlines will hire you if you have me their minimum qualifications and have some sort, any kind, of Bachelor's Degree. After interning with a regional airline, the high up management said they would take a BS in underwater basket weaving if you meet their mins. Listen to everyone else - get a BS in something else so that you have a back-up plan!
 
Here we go again. Don't go to college to get an aviation job, that's farcical. Go to college to expand and improve your mind. If, after years of deliberation and experience, you want to operate an aviation appliance for a living, the degree will at the very worst give you a fallback for when the EKG says "game over" (or whatever). On the other hand, it could open your mind to your life's work in Horticulture, or Accounting, or Philosophy, or...or hey, maybe even Mathematics! My advice from the rocking chair of impending middle age is to cherish the years of your life given to exploration...intellectual and eh, otherwise. There's more than enough time to work your fingers to the bone later.
 
Boris Badenov said:
Here we go again. Don't go to college to get an aviation job, that's farcical. Go to college to expand and improve your mind. If, after years of deliberation and experience, you want to operate an aviation appliance for a living, the degree will at the very worst give you a fallback for when the EKG says "game over" (or whatever). On the other hand, it could open your mind to your life's work in Horticulture, or Accounting, or Philosophy, or...or hey, maybe even Mathematics! My advice from the rocking chair of impending middle age is to cherish the years of your life given to exploration...intellectual and eh, otherwise. There's more than enough time to work your fingers to the bone later.
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Well said. I really don't understand why so many people are in a huge rush to get working? I know flying airplanes sounds like the greatest thing in the world but after a few years doing this, it has become a job. That's not to say I don't like what I do or there's anything I'd rather do, but it's a job. Enjoy the journey. College should be about a lot more than solely the degree at the end. For me it was a great experience. I made a lot of mistakes, did so many stupid things that make great stories, spent too much money on beer... but I don't regret it in the least. And, if it does help me get a job along the way, great. If not, who cares? It was still worth it and I have no regrets.
 
Funny. I just got my diploma in the mail today from ERAU. Called up my buddy to compare them. Mine was on-line and looks exactly the same as his, but it cost me a LOT less thanks to previous college credit trasnferring, credit for my flight ratings and CLEP tests.

As for the "college experience," it really depends on where you go and what your goals are. If your goal is to have fun and enjoy life, don't go to a private college that's gonna bankrupt you or your parents. I didn't really know what I wanted other than to get the F out of my parents house at the time. I met my wife and got some credits that transferred. Other than having my first alcoholic drink in college, those are the only things I personally took away from the whole "experience."
 
Pilot86 said:
I gave Airnet a call after seeing their requirements, no minimum flight time right?....they want a minimum of 1200 hours now...ggreeaattt. haha. Private pilot with 200 hours..thought I would have a lead to break into the market once i got my Instrument and Commercial but I guess not yet.
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LOL! Wow...
 
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