I'm a senior in HS at the moment and I am making the big choice of what college I want to pursue for my aviation degree. I have a couple choices, so any advise given would be extremely appreciated. Here are the main three:
1)Go to Lewis University in romeoville. Got accepted(who can't) and it strikes me as a very nice school and has some nice facilities. Airport is on campus and pretty close to home. Will cost a boat load of money. Offers a full B.D program in aviation flight.
2) Attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Have visited the campus on some "trips" over weekends, but haven't seen the aviation facilities. Supposedly, it doesn't have the the most advanced aircraft or simulators, but the instructors are brilliant and fantastic teachers. Airport is a couple miles off of campus. It's MUCH cheaper, better college "life",etc. One thing that turns me off is they only offer an A.D in aviation flight, than you transfer over to a "aviation administration" major to get a B.D. Can someone shed some light on this?
3) Go the unorthodox way like someone I know did. He got most of his ratings through a local airport and through American Flyers, and started instructing. Than got his B.D through ERAU online for a small fraction of the normal price of attending ERAU. 4 years out of high school, he has a BD from ERAU, makes a decent amount of money instruction, and has over 1400 hours flight hours. This would be much cheaper than all the other choices.
There you have it. Keep in mind, by the time I attend, I plan on having my PPL and instruments rating. Any help is appreciated.
1)Go to Lewis University in romeoville. Got accepted(who can't) and it strikes me as a very nice school and has some nice facilities. Airport is on campus and pretty close to home. Will cost a boat load of money. Offers a full B.D program in aviation flight.
2) Attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Have visited the campus on some "trips" over weekends, but haven't seen the aviation facilities. Supposedly, it doesn't have the the most advanced aircraft or simulators, but the instructors are brilliant and fantastic teachers. Airport is a couple miles off of campus. It's MUCH cheaper, better college "life",etc. One thing that turns me off is they only offer an A.D in aviation flight, than you transfer over to a "aviation administration" major to get a B.D. Can someone shed some light on this?
3) Go the unorthodox way like someone I know did. He got most of his ratings through a local airport and through American Flyers, and started instructing. Than got his B.D through ERAU online for a small fraction of the normal price of attending ERAU. 4 years out of high school, he has a BD from ERAU, makes a decent amount of money instruction, and has over 1400 hours flight hours. This would be much cheaper than all the other choices.
There you have it. Keep in mind, by the time I attend, I plan on having my PPL and instruments rating. Any help is appreciated.