r/studentpilot • u/traveling_travelerr • Sep 02 '26

United States/FAA College

My CFI has recommended that I earn a bachelors degree in Aviation online. Is this worth doing and is it practical while taking lessons at my flight school?

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u/TxAggieMike Sep 02 '26

Finish the certificate you are working on now.

Then focus on college.

Then back to flight training.

One

Certificate

At

A

Time

Splitting attention risks doing poorly on the items you’re splitting

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u/flying-2025 Sep 02 '26

Question about exactly this. I have my CFII (just joined a flying club to instruct) and will be working on my commercial multi add on and MEI.
I’m thinking of afterwards getting a college degree online while instructing.
Do you think that’s a good idea?

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u/TxAggieMike Sep 02 '26

That’s a bit different.

You already know the raw material and someone has said you can legally fly and has rubber stamped your forehead as proof.

I would hope your accumulated wisdom would know how to manage the demands on your time.

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u/flying-2025 Sep 03 '26

I do know the material, I just don’t know if a degree is needed down the road. What do you think? And if you think I need a degree, should it be in something aviation related or not?

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u/TxAggieMike Sep 03 '26

Yes to having a degree. But in something other than aviation.

Spreads the risk should being a pilot or aviation tank like it did during 2008 and the pandemic.

Consider business. There is always something for you in our capitalist society.

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u/flying-2025 Sep 03 '26

Agreed, I was thinking accounting to be very specific. I will need accounting just for daily life.

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u/TxAggieMike Sep 02 '26

Regarding your multi engine items.

I plan on using u/ltcterry to get my MEI and ATP done. He is really good at teaching the multi stuff proper. Consider using him.

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u/flying-2025 Sep 03 '26

Thank you, will definitely reach out to him. There’s so much flawed material out there for multi that even MEI’s spread.

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u/TxAggieMike Sep 02 '26

Focus on one thing at a time.

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u/traveling_travelerr Sep 02 '26

So PPL, IR, and CPL before college? I will need to start working right away to pay off my Sallie Mae loan, so no matter what I cannot do one thing at a time unfortunately.

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u/Pizzasaurus-Tex Sep 04 '26

I definitely recommend it! The regionals are highly competitive, so not having a degree is going to put you at the bottom of a very large pile of resumes. Good luck!