Online University's

Over the Horn · Post by **Over the Horn** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 6:32 pm

Just wondering if there are any decent online Colleges or University's out there that would alow a guy to fly & learn at the same time? Preferably one that offer's some sort of degree. I'm one of those rare pilots that is earning decent money (for what I fly) and would hate to give that up to go back to school full time.

Highflyinpilot · Post by **Highflyinpilot** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 7:10 pm

Not too sure on this one, but I heard that Athabasca is quite decent(at least I think thats what the name is).

Again thats just what I heard.

BirdDog · Post by **BirdDog** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 7:35 pm

I've looked into Athabasca University a few years ago and it looked pretty good for what you want to do. I ended up going another route several years later for various reasons . Make sure you inquire about their credit system as they previously gave credit for your commercial pilot licence...30 credit hours toward a BSc and 15 toward a BA if memory serves me correctly.

Also, The University of Manitoba has an extensive online degree program as well but does not give any credit for the flying stuff as mentioned above. Good luck.

Safe Flying,
Cheers

I_Drive_Planes · Post by **I_Drive_Planes** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 9:05 pm

I'm doing my BBA through Thompson Rivers College Open Learning, they used to be called BCOU. The courses are really good, and the price isn't too bad.

http://www.bcou.ca

Planes

bee tee · Post by **bee tee** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 11:50 pm

Try:

http://www.devrysuccess05.com

or

888-DEVRY-05

I hear airlines give major points to Devry Grads.

Stinky · Post by **Stinky** » Thu Aug 11, 2005 4:33 am

Try University of Waterloo if you want a school with a great reputation.

I also found an ad in a flying magazine years ago for an online aviation degree at university of Nebraska.

http://distance.unomaha.edu/

Bede · Post by **Bede** » Thu Aug 11, 2005 5:24 am

I did courses both with University of Waterloo and Embry Riddle. ERAU is a bit more pricey, but they give you some credit for an ATPL. THE UW courses are much tougher (especially science). You'd want to be well grounded before trying the physics or chem courses. The mandatory courses at ERAU (psych, englist, etc.) are really easy.

just another pilot · Post by **just another pilot** » Thu Aug 11, 2005 10:52 pm

When you choose the university, check and see what tranfer agreements they have regarding that province, and any previous education you have- that includes your hard work becoming a pilot. Even I got credit for an earth and atmospheric course. That was the U of A.

Yoyoma · Post by **Yoyoma** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 8:03 am

I agree with the others about getting some sort of credit recognition. But my advice is if you intend to have this degree as a real backup for your career, don’t go to online universities. Search real accredited Universities and find out if they do distance/online degrees or even part-time. You’ll be surprised, a lot of the big players, including the Ivy league are now offering distance learning. Just don’t get fooled by the Uni of Pheo** and the likes that will sell you a BBA, MBA, PhD within a couple of years. They are worth as much as the papers they’re printed on!

just another pilot · Post by **just another pilot** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 8:24 am

That is good advice Yoyoma. However, there is nothing wrong with starting a degree with an online university - as long as you can transfer all the credits. That is where it can get tricky, because you need to take specific courses that with transfer to the type of university you are recommending. It also depends on what degree you want. Online universitys do not offer professions like teaching, law, medicine etc.

Yoyoma · Post by **Yoyoma** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 9:38 am

true, but keep in mind that if the use of this degree became necessary, the "quality" plays a key role in how much money you'll make and how high you can go up. If I decided that I would like to do Defense Strategy management for our Gov, I wouldn't stand much of a chance against Harvard and Wharton MBAs. If I did get hired, hey lucky day, they needed 3 guys, you can bet that my negotiated compensation would be 30-40K less...

Extreme example, but you see what I'm saying.

JBI · Post by **JBI** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 10:54 am

just another pilot wrote:That is good advice Yoyoma. However, there is nothing wrong with starting a degree with an online university - as long as you can transfer all the credits. That is where it can get tricky, because you need to take specific courses that with transfer to the type of university you are recommending. It also depends on what degree you want. Online universitys do not offer professions like teaching, law, medicine etc.

That's what I did. I started with a couple distance/online courses through the University of Waterloo and then was able to transfer the credits one for one to full time studies at McMaster. I also recieved some credit for my College aviation diploma (not even close to one for one). One more year plus a couple summer courses and then I'll have my BA.

desksgo · Post by **desksgo** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 12:06 pm

MAGDROP JR. wrote:Colleges or University's

Do you think "Universities" may be looking for someone with the inability to change the Y to I and E-S?

Tomorrow, I'll explain to the rest of you mooks the difference between "YOUR AND YOU'RE".

Over the Horn · Post by **Over the Horn** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 9:45 pm

To all who posted thanx for the info

just another pilot · Post by **just another pilot** » Sat Aug 13, 2005 12:08 pm

What is a mook?

ScudRunner · Post by **ScudRunner** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 2:53 pm

Hey desksgo tommorow instead can you explain how to piss away 30,000 on a ppc, and how much of a cancer you are on this industry

flyindude · Post by **flyindude** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 3:21 pm

. wrote:Hey desksgo tommorow instead can you explain how to piss away 30,000 on a ppc, and how much of a cancer you are on this industry

Nice one!

The Black Hole · Post by **The Black Hole** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 9:05 pm

Hey JBI.

I would imagine that there are a specified number of programs available to a distance student. Am I right, and or are there many programs to choose from in the total list of programs at the U of W?

Know what I mean?

thanks...

JBI · Post by **JBI** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 9:29 pm

The amount of degrees you can do at waterloo fully part-time is less diverse. However, for many degrees, you can do a majority of the courses online, and then try and find a way do do a few full time courses. An online course is given the same credit as a regular course.

You can check out their website at http://www.dce.uwaterloo.ca/

I also looked into Athabasca when deciding on courses. They focus more on distance courses verses in class courses. Their degree isn't as well recognized as Waterloo's, but they do have a wider selection of offerings. The big difference, which may make a big difference for peopel fully employed in the aviation industry is that Waterloo's courses run with teh same schedule as the school semesters, whereas you can start Athabasca's courses almost anytime.

just curious · Post by **just curious** » Tue Aug 16, 2005 10:52 am

I did the Athabasca BCom.
Mostly teleconference, and computer mediated paced courses.
Pretty user friendly, very responsive. Good articulation agreements between a number of colleges.
I liked that the course materials were going to be a known price, and that that was going to be all the study material I was going to have to buy.

Took the degree over 4 years while flying 1200 hours a year.

PM me about it if you want.

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