SIU, UND, ERAU, WMU, or Baylor

fly my life away said:
I was thinking of doing my flight training at aviator college and then going to the college you went to to get my bachelor's in aviation management
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Whatever floats your boat...I went that route because it got me the flight training at the same time while getting my degree. If you're going to do the flight training somewhere else I probably wouldn't go there just for the aviation management degree. I really don't think it gives you any more of an advantage putting that on a pilot resume than any other type of degree. Most places just want you to have a B.S...doesn't matter what it's in. But the disadvantage is that the aviation management degree is a lot less useful than some of the other degrees out there....especially if you need something to fall back on later. Which is entirely possible for any number of reasons (lost medical, furlough, etc.) Of course if there's nothing else that you're interested in, well just get your AV management degree and hope for the best. That's what I did! Then again nobody ever suggested going with another type of degree what I was in school. And even if they did, I don't know if I would have listened to that advice.

Question: as far as doing your flight training at "aviator college", what type of place are you referring to? Any specific ones in mind?
 
I would recommend looking into OU as well, especially if you're from Texas. PM me if you have any questions!
 
Hey guys, I am very happy that I have found this forums. I am at a point where I am deciding about making a career switch from the military to becoming a pilot. The good news is that, I have college credits already.

I am too interest what are some of the routes you guys have taken to become airline pilots with degree plans.
 
I graduated from the Baylor aviation program, if anyone is interested send me a PM. I am still very in touch with the program and was recently a guest speaker at a banquet for the program.
 
swakid8 said:
Hey guys, I am very happy that I have found this forums. I am at a point where I am deciding about making a career switch from the military to becoming a pilot. The good news is that, I have college credits already.

I am too interest what are some of the routes you guys have taken to become airline pilots with degree plans.
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Welcome swakid8. Lots of good info to be found here.

I see you only have one post so far, but not too many people may see it since you posted in an older thread. You might want to start a new thread to introduce yourself and ask some questions, you'll probably get a better response doing it that way.
 
For what it's worth, UND was 2300 for a full time student when I was there. 3-6 free credits if you went over 12. I used to say if I did it over, I would have not gone to UND. The networking possibilities and a few of the classes are worth their weight in gold. The altitude chamber and human factors class in particular are something that are just plain priceless. They'll most likely hire you as an instructor as well.

You'll spend ~85k to go to UND if you work part-time to cover personal expenses. If I went to the University of Iowa and the local FBO, I would have spent more money. Might have gotten a bit more action freshman year though. ;)

UND is a legitimate program and there's girls there. :) Oh and your beer selection is endless. Haven't seen another state so far with a better selection. Unless you're into the craft beer thing. If you are, go outside, throw some mud and sticks into your beer, there you go, beer snob beer. :) The cold temps make a MAN out of you!

ERAU vs. UND, ERAU is a waste of money and the love prod to cave meat ratio is pathetic for ERAU. UND has a top notch nursing program. Who doesn't love nurses?

I'll give you my 2 cents on double majors. That second major isn't worth squat if you don't have any experience. A common one that I see is business. If you lose your medical 20 years from now, you will NOT be going over to a 100k/year job. You'll be in the mail room. A second major is great if you work at it on the side, but if you're thinking that you can use it as a backup 20 years later without experience, you're dreaming. Your motivation may vary ect. ect.

That all being said, there is an infinite number of options out there. Maximize your bang for your buck. UND was a no-brainer in 2004-2008. Maybe there's something else out there now. Just don't dismiss the "puppy mills" because some website forum rolled their eyes at it. There are things you get from them that are valuable that you don't get elsewhere.
 
WMU now has a deal with American Eagle so that might be something you will want to look into as well. I am alum of WMU and I love my time in Kalamazoo.
 
While in the end I graduated with a degree in philosophy instead of aviation, I can't recommend Western Michigan and Kalamazoo enough. A reasonable university and a wonderful town. I miss it dearly as I live in Ann Arbor.
 
Jed1087 said:
Everyone on here (including me) is going to tell you to get a degree in something other than aviation. That said, I went to WMU. Get a degree in something outside aviation and do your flying on the side. You never know when you might need that other degree. I fly with people all the time in the airlines that have degrees in Finance, Marketing, etc. On the subject of WMU, I really enjoyed my time there. Great professors and a great program.
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I'm a senior this year and am looking at Western for this upcoming school year. I know a lot of people are saying, fly on the side and get a real degree instead, I feel like it's hard to juggle both at the same time and be able to get a job in the airlines by time your done with college and the whole 500 discount you get for going to an accredited school has it's benefits. Say I go to MSU, they have flight school within 15 minutes but it costs just as much as Western's program, what are the benefits of that over WMU's aviation program, overall, the MSU route is more since tuition is more and flight is the same, I just would have a "real degree" but also lose a bunch of time. I'm between quite a rock and a hard place right now.
 
r_heim21 said:
I want to be an airline pilot! I know I should narrow it down more but there are pros and cons to all of them. UND has a great program but its freezing and ive heard negative things about the school. Baylor is close to where i live which is a pro but its about the same cost as erau but with no where near as good training as them. ERAU is great but just very expensive. SIU seems amazing and so far i havent heard anything bad about that school and the same goes for WMU but i dont know much about those schools. I would love to hear your opinions and experiences at any of these schools if it can help me narrow it down :)
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I can't say enough good things about old "Camp Wamu" or WMU, Western Michigan University. A great school; an aviation program that is over 75 years old, and you will fly some real weather. A very dedicated staff with a long range professional outlook.
 
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