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mountainwaves · March 25th, 2009, 12:01

I'm doing UVU online while working for a regional. It's been tough but not impossible. Sometimes I just bid reserve to catch up on work. Unfortunately it's an aviation degree which most people tend bad mouth. However I plan on pursuing even higher levels of education. An aviation degree checks boxes and will get you into a MBA program.
I have a friend who's not doing the online thing. She is getting a degree through university of texas I believe and it's a BAAS. Basically they take all your associates degree and from there you can specialize in economics, finance anything like that. Don't know if they offer the online option.
UVU does a great job, yes they don't have the best customer service when trying to figure out how to register for classes and such. But it's really a no brainer. Application fees for most colleges are $50. Pay it, send in your transcpripts and develop a cost analysis of how many credits are needed*cost. Also factor in how long this will take you. I'm maintaining 12 credits per semester through UVU which I could not do with a business degree. Most the information I'm really familiar with.
There will be people that say get a back up degree. The captain I'm flying with has an engineering degree. He advised me to go the route I took. He said he has an engineering degree but he's not an engineer. It's been over 10 years since he got his degree and wouldn't be able to make a transition without going through more school. Get a degree that's economical given the current state of the industry. If you find yourself losing your medical take a student loan and spend two years getting a computer degree.

March 25th, 2009, 12:01	#19
mountainwaves Newbie Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: DEN Posts: 5	Re: Online degrees? I'm doing UVU online while working for a regional. It's been tough but not impossible. Sometimes I just bid reserve to catch up on work. Unfortunately it's an aviation degree which most people tend bad mouth. However I plan on pursuing even higher levels of education. An aviation degree checks boxes and will get you into a MBA program. I have a friend who's not doing the online thing. She is getting a degree through university of texas I believe and it's a BAAS. Basically they take all your associates degree and from there you can specialize in economics, finance anything like that. Don't know if they offer the online option. UVU does a great job, yes they don't have the best customer service when trying to figure out how to register for classes and such. But it's really a no brainer. Application fees for most colleges are $50. Pay it, send in your transcpripts and develop a cost analysis of how many credits are needed*cost. Also factor in how long this will take you. I'm maintaining 12 credits per semester through UVU which I could not do with a business degree. Most the information I'm really familiar with. There will be people that say get a back up degree. The captain I'm flying with has an engineering degree. He advised me to go the route I took. He said he has an engineering degree but he's not an engineer. It's been over 10 years since he got his degree and wouldn't be able to make a transition without going through more school. Get a degree that's economical given the current state of the industry. If you find yourself losing your medical take a student loan and spend two years getting a computer degree.