Tuition reimbursment

Man, and I thought I was getting cut a deal...

But I still think I am, only having to go two nights a week for class and still being considered a full time student :)
 
Allright Max, so I looked up stuff for tuition reimbursement for ya.. this is what I came up with..

You can work for da dollar store as a pilot and get tuition reimbursement no joke :rawk:

http://www.avianation.com/aviation_jobs/jobDetail.cfm?jobID=5192841125

Military will give you that GI bill, thats tuition, but longer wait to the airlines..

Fedex / UPS


I loved this one
http://www.delta-orient.com/isaan/careers.htm
(says tuition reimbursement if you go to the schools they listed)


If I find any more Ill keep ya posted, its 6am I haven't slept yet...
 
Captain_Bob said:
I believe you can get up to 60 from UVSC...
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It seems like a pretty good assumption that these transfer credits would go to an aviation degree of some sort. If thats the case then does that mean that I would only have to get my associates degree, transfer to UVSC and take a few classes to graduate with a bachelors? The associates degree in business that I want to take is 64 credits.
 
Doug Taylor said:
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I told doug to put that one up.. from me! ;)



:)
 
I got mine through mainline DL. Even through BK. It used to be $2500 a year. Once we filed it went down to $1000 a year, and they would throw you and extra $500 on your graduation year, but hey its $1500 I wouldn't of had. Once they verified you passed the class with a C or higher they lumped it into your check so I used that for flying, and with the cuts we took in 2004 and 2005 I made little enough to be eligible for grants through the state. Worked out pretty good, but at the same time pretty sad.
 
TheWife said:
Honestly, I'd be kind of bugged if they did! It's the general suggestion of this board to get your degree before your ratings, that's what my husband did, so I'd rather see the regionals use any resources they have financially, to reward ALL pilots through the most amount of pay they can give them, instead of financially rewarding only those that didn't get a degree first!
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Wow - what a high road to take.

You do know that some very intelligent people graduate high school, join the military, and gain a certain amount of college level education while they are serving their country right? Also, a large number of those - leave the military, to seek other careers. Aviation, and flying just so happen to be one of them. While in transition, or getting established in the new career - an even larger number of those who began their education during their military service continue and finish their education in their civilian lives, while working at a number of different companies and industries - not just aviation.

But hey, high road and all. . .I'm glad your husband did it the right way.

Thankfully, it isn't the only way.

thewife said:
instead of financially rewarding only those that didn't get a degree first!
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Would you like it now if it was a program available to ALL employees, not just pilots, or just employees without degrees. . .but even employees with degrees already, so that they could continue to further their own education? A BS/BA is not the end all be all of education.

I'm sure your husband would be all over that, and you would be too if the company was even kind enough to offer some amount of tuition assistance to family members - even those with degrees.
 
surreal1221 said:
Wow - what a high road to take.

You do know that some very intelligent people graduate high school, join the military, and gain a certain amount of college level education while they are serving their country right? Also, a large number of those - leave the military, to seek other careers. Aviation, and flying just so happen to be one of them. While in transition, or getting established in the new career - an even larger number of those who began their education during their military service continue and finish their education in their civilian lives, while working at a number of different companies and industries - not just aviation.

But hey, high road and all. . .I'm glad your husband did it the right way.

Thankfully, it isn't the only way.



Would you like it now if it was a program available to ALL employees, not just pilots, or just employees without degrees. . .but even employees with degrees already, so that they could continue to further their own education? A BS/BA is not the end all be all of education.

I'm sure your husband would be all over that, and you would be too if the company was even kind enough to offer some amount of tuition assistance to family members - even those with degrees.
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First off, this is 100% entirely different than education being paid for those who serve/served in the military. I have ZERO problem with that, and think the pay and benefits are SEVERELY lacking for our servicemen and women. Second, I don't know of anyone, in any career field, that would be happy getting seriously crappy pay, while X amount of dollars was given to those who didn't have the degree already! For some people to have to put almost $80-100K into their flight training and 4 year degree, to go get the same crappy pay as someone who only put $30-50K into training only, is bad enough, it's like the degree means nothing, but then to turn around and pay them the extra that they didn't yet spend on their degree? Seriously, who would be cool with that? And by the way, *I'm* not the one who claims getting the degree FIRST is the right way or the only way, but the consenses of our all-knowing wise been-there-done-that board members sure seem to think it is, so take it up with them!
 
Actually...Mesaba has been in contact with UND about repaying student loans to recruit pilots
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TheWife said:
First off, this is 100% entirely different than education being paid for those who serve/served in the military. I have ZERO problem with that, and think the pay and benefits are SEVERELY lacking for our servicemen and women. Second, I don't know of anyone, in any career field, that would be happy getting seriously crappy pay, while X amount of dollars was given to those who didn't have the degree already! For some people to have to put almost $80-100K into their flight training and 4 year degree, to go get the same crappy pay as someone who only put $30-50K into training only, is bad enough, it's like the degree means nothing, but then to turn around and pay them the extra that they didn't yet spend on their degree? Seriously, who would be cool with that? And by the way, *I'm* not the one who claims getting the degree FIRST is the right way or the only way, but the consenses of our all-knowing wise been-there-done-that board members sure seem to think it is, so take it up with them!
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Oh okay - that clears it all up. :rolleyes:

It's as if you're throwing daggers at the guys who decided to put their college education as the secondary, especially those who have families already, and who need to be working. So yes, some of us will spend $35k instead of going to the big name cookie cutter aviation school (that would cost 80-120k).

I'm not pointing fingers, but it's not right or fair in my book to give guys (who you may not know anything about their backgrounds, or their reasons for putting school off for a period of time) a sarcastic my way (or my husband's way) is the right way.

And I actually think what a majority of the experience pilots here, who are at majors, are trying to say that you better get that degree at some point - that is if you even think you'd like to work a legacy (DAL, US, UAL, NWA, COA) or one of the two golden carrots (UPS/FDX). Not - that they have to get the degree first before doing any flight training.
 
777forever said:
Actually...Mesaba has been in contact with UND about repaying student loans to recruit pilots
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I was just gonna say that, lol. While I don't think that they've actually put any money down on it yet, theres been rumors and press about offering scholarships and such. While they're not paying money, I know of at least a couple people that have gotten hired there 1.5+ years before they graduate, on the condition that they DO graduate. Even at the crappy pay, a guaranteed job as soon as you graduate is pretty nice (and no, it's not me, I really have no intention of going the airlines anytime soon, if at all :p)
 
XcalibeR said:
I was just gonna say that, lol. While I don't think that they've actually put any money down on it yet, theres been rumors and press about offering scholarships and such. While they're not paying money, I know of at least a couple people that have gotten hired there 1.5+ years before they graduate, on the condition that they DO graduate. Even at the crappy pay, a guaranteed job as soon as you graduate is pretty nice (and no, it's not me, I really have no intention of going the airlines anytime soon, if at all :p)
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If that goes through then thats a great deal. It would be nice to get help with paying back the loans.
 
TheWife said:
For some people to have to put almost $80-100K into their flight training and 4 year degree, to go get the same crappy pay as someone who only put $30-50K into training only, is bad enough, it's like the degree means nothing, but then to turn around and pay them the extra that they didn't yet spend on their degree? Seriously, who would be cool with that? And by the way, *I'm* not the one who claims getting the degree FIRST is the right way or the only way, but the consenses of our all-knowing wise been-there-done-that board members sure seem to think it is, so take it up with them!
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I agree, Good point!
 
I'm going to get my ratings first and finish my degree while working, and I agree with TheWife. Why should I get payed more (tuition reimbursement is payment) for not having my degree already? That money should go to raising wages for all of the qualified pilots.
 
TheWife said:
First off, this is 100% entirely different than education being paid for those who serve/served in the military. I have ZERO problem with that, and think the pay and benefits are SEVERELY lacking for our servicemen and women. Second, I don't know of anyone, in any career field, that would be happy getting seriously crappy pay, while X amount of dollars was given to those who didn't have the degree already! For some people to have to put almost $80-100K into their flight training and 4 year degree, to go get the same crappy pay as someone who only put $30-50K into training only, is bad enough, it's like the degree means nothing, but then to turn around and pay them the extra that they didn't yet spend on their degree? Seriously, who would be cool with that? And by the way, *I'm* not the one who claims getting the degree FIRST is the right way or the only way, but the consenses of our all-knowing wise been-there-done-that board members sure seem to think it is, so take it up with them!
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Weeeeell, I could kill a few people, get sent to prison. Get 15-25 years or life, or hell the death sentence and get a PH.D (or two) while I'm in the clink!

Whatcha think bout that...:buck:
 
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