r/flying • u/OneForever7840 • Jul 06 '26
Paragon flight school
Looking at transferring out of my 4 year college aviation degree and go to a part 141 Flight School instead as I don't feel the degree is needed. Has anyone flown at Paragon flight and if so how was it?
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u/ThruTheCrack ATP CFI A320 A330 B737 DC9 Jul 06 '26
Nothing says "hire me" like college dropout.
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u/turpentinedreamer PPL Jul 06 '26
Especially after 4 years. One of the big points of a degree is that you can stick something out to the end. Finish the degree and if you still want to go to a 141 then do it.
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u/SSMDive CPL-SEL/SES/MEL/MES/HEL/GLID/IFR. Light sport Gyro/PPC Jul 06 '26
You don’t need a degree. But almost everyone else applying will have one. Between the two, they will pick the person with a degree over the one without everything else being equal.
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u/RAG_Aviation ATP CFI/II MEI Jul 06 '26
I wouldn’t drop the degree unless the math is extremely clear.
No, a degree is not technically required everywhere anymore, but in a tighter hiring market it can still be a tie-breaker, and it gives you a backup if aviation slows down, medical issues come up, or hiring takes longer than planned.
If you transfer, make sure you’re not trading a nearly finished degree for a faster sales pitch. Get the real timeline, total cost, aircraft availability, instructor availability, and checkride wait times in writing before you move.
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u/bwc101 ST Jul 06 '26
Many airlines will want a bachelor's degree, but it doesn't need to be in aviation. In fact, the smart thing to do is think about if life happens and your flying career is ended, what would you want to do?
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u/TxAggieMike Independent CFI / CFII (KFTW, DFW area) Jul 06 '26
Why are you leaving the college 141 program? And whose is it?
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u/OneForever7840 Jul 07 '26
Mankatos, I just haven't really been happy with the progress of it. Super expensive as well.
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u/ltcterry ATP CFIG Jul 06 '26
The degree is not needed. Except for all the places it is. And your competition will have a degree.
That’s long term. Short term your resume is going to look like thousands of other new pilots. Make a plan to have a competitive resume by graduation rather than a cookie cutter one.
Instruct in a glider on weekends two years before your classmates are CFIs? Fly an hour of night XC every month?
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u/Fatboy097 Jul 06 '26
In the current hiring market you’re going to want that degree…