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mhcasey · December 11th, 2007, 10:27

A buddy of mine did most of his ratings at either TSTC (Texas State Technical College) or CTC (Central Texas College) and got some very impressive deals as well. He did his multi in a C310 and single commercial in a Mooney for less than I paid for a C172RG and what I'll pay for a Duchess if I ever get around to it. He didn't end up taking out loans, but I'm sure student loans for college have significantly lower rates than Sallie May. At larger schools like Purdue, Oklahoma State, etc. you may be able to get any number of general education scholarships that could significantly trim down your costs.

Seems like there was money to be saved on that end, but not much fun. Very structured environment. My buddy complains all the time about not getting to take any fun trips. He also got about 0 safety pilot time (whether or not that's a good thing can be discussed in another thread, but it's obviously a cheaper thing). Apparently there are like 3 girls at those schools too...

He is a very good pilot though.

December 11th, 2007, 10:27	#8
mhcasey Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: DFW Posts: 571	Re: Don't rule out college aviation... A buddy of mine did most of his ratings at either TSTC (Texas State Technical College) or CTC (Central Texas College) and got some very impressive deals as well. He did his multi in a C310 and single commercial in a Mooney for less than I paid for a C172RG and what I'll pay for a Duchess if I ever get around to it. He didn't end up taking out loans, but I'm sure student loans for college have significantly lower rates than Sallie May. At larger schools like Purdue, Oklahoma State, etc. you may be able to get any number of general education scholarships that could significantly trim down your costs. Seems like there was money to be saved on that end, but not much fun. Very structured environment. My buddy complains all the time about not getting to take any fun trips. He also got about 0 safety pilot time (whether or not that's a good thing can be discussed in another thread, but it's obviously a cheaper thing). Apparently there are like 3 girls at those schools too... He is a very good pilot though. __________________ Joyfully unemployed since September, 2008.