would u pay @$35000 for Seneca degree

testpilot · Post by **testpilot** » Tue Apr 05, 2005 12:00 pm

Seneca now charges over 3000 per semester x 10 semesters. i wonder what the benefits are of going that route. added to this are costs for books daily transportation, meals, housing etc.

Tango01 · Post by **Tango01** » Tue Apr 05, 2005 12:04 pm

Maybe now people that were meant to fly will get on course, not just the smart ones.

T01

flyincanuck · Post by **flyincanuck** » Tue Apr 05, 2005 12:16 pm

It's an applied degree...not a true degree, which means you're going to have a lot of trouble, if not impossible, to build on the degree (ie honours, masters, etc).

They are getting a CRJ sim for LOFT purposes. Kinda neat, but you'll never see anything like it until at least 6 years after grad.

You're still combining education and flight training.

Go do a four year degree at (for instance) U of T for (at bear minimum) the same amount in terms of tuition. Do your flight training on the side. You'll find that you'll still be below par in savings if you take the Seneca route.

My $0.02...

Johnny · Post by **Johnny** » Tue Apr 05, 2005 12:23 pm

flyincanuck wrote:Go do a four year degree at (for instance) U of T for (at bear minimum) the same amount in terms of tuition. Do your flight training on the side. You'll find that you'll still be below par in savings if you take the Seneca route.

And you'll be able to find a much better job while you look for a flying job (bank, marketing, etc). You'll have the economic freedom to rent a plane on the side and build time, maybe do a float course, and, when all the dust settles, you'll have a university degree.

wha happen · Post by **wha happen** » Tue Apr 05, 2005 1:39 pm

Seneca now charges over 3000 per semester x 10 semesters. i wonder what the benefits are of going that route

The benefits... you can go work in norman wells

UWOflyer · Post by **UWOflyer** » Tue Apr 05, 2005 2:03 pm

You could also apply to Western's Aviation Management program....it's a 4 year degree....you get a degree in aviation management and also your commercial and multi-IFR! It's a lot of work but worth it.

hazatude · Post by **hazatude** » Tue Apr 05, 2005 2:17 pm

scotothedoublet · Post by **scotothedoublet** » Tue Apr 05, 2005 2:19 pm

Go to Confederation in TBay, it's still heavily subsidized. You don't get a MIFR, but you do get a CPL + 25hrs on floats and a diploma in less than two years.

Yoyoma · Post by **Yoyoma** » Tue Apr 05, 2005 2:45 pm

Same price as Harvard's MBA...

desksgo · Post by **desksgo** » Tue Apr 05, 2005 6:06 pm

wha happen wrote:
Seneca now charges over 3000 per semester x 10 semesters. i wonder what the benefits are of going that route

The benefits... you can go work in norman wells

Ok..THAT made me giggle...

Dyck Hertz · Post by **Dyck Hertz** » Tue Apr 05, 2005 6:25 pm

hey hazatude that picture of the squriel with his huge ding-dong hanging loose makes me a little jealus. but then again i herd this one chic on tv say that its not the size of the Dyck that maters but how u use it. so i now feel a little better.

TI-ANB · Post by **TI-ANB** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 1:19 pm

No, I would never pay 35K for a Seneca degree.

. ._ · Post by **. ._** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 7:48 pm

I'd pay $35 for a Seneca jacket!

-istp

av8tor_assrope · Post by **av8tor_assrope** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 9:11 pm

hell no....dam things don't even have goatskin

just another pilot · Post by **just another pilot** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 12:25 pm

I wouldn't pay 10k. A real degree costs about 25k.

bizjet_mania · Post by **bizjet_mania** » Sun Apr 24, 2005 9:42 am

These days its not about your education, its about your hours, your attitude and who you know to walk your resume in.

C-KEEP · Post by **C-KEEP** » Sun Apr 24, 2005 12:41 pm

I'm not too familiar with the degree side, but they training is pretty good. Decent planes, decent sims. Even $35,000 is pretty decent for a Commercial and a Multi-IFR. Last time I checked, the commercial alone was $30.000, without the "degree" or extensive ground school. But, your path is yours to choose. Best of luck

bizjet_mania · Post by **bizjet_mania** » Sun Apr 24, 2005 1:12 pm

Too many high time guys occupying low time jobs. Why spend $60,000 after degree when the hours is what really matters. I would much rather focus on building the appropriate time needed to get a job. Especially if you have to go overseas. Your degree in most cases are worthless or not even looked at.

RVR12 · Post by **RVR12** » Thu Apr 28, 2005 12:04 pm

Why spend $60,000 after degree when the hours is what really matters. I would much rather focus on building the appropriate time needed to get a job

Exactly Bizjet, sure the Seneca name may be nice, if you dodge the big cut. but when it comes down to employment, its the hours you need. Personaly, I suggest doing it all privately throught a good enough flight school. Go to an FTU that offers all the training you will need (Private & Commercial Ground school especialy) I suggest dong your CPL and Multi, the IFR can wait a few years... but it all depends if you wanna waste money on the IFR that will expire in two years, which is HIGHLY unlikely that you will get an IFR job in the first couple years, so you will need to re-ride for your Group 1 IFR, and not to mention its probly been how long since you last did any IFR work? Getting rusty on instruments has a great tendancy to finish your career and/or life much earlier. The multi never goes bad so even the initial 7-12 hours are a great idea for the least. I also suggest at least TRYING the float stuff, I did, and totaly fell in love with it... the best way to fly! A route like this will take anywhere from 30-40 grand, but its all at your own pace, which I've heard of pilots doing it in 9 months from 0 flight time. As for the education, IMHO, its not good for anything... Id rather take breaking into the industry at 18 or 19, able to get more experiance than to be 22 with an education, and few contacts. You will learn the best things in this industry from the experianced pilots, no flight school can tell you half of the things you will encounter in this industry. Also, the CONTACTS you make outside of your flight program are worth their weight in gold (I cannot emphasise this enough!) so if you train in an environment outside a flight program, you will meet the guys who have flying jobs and may some day need someone to fill them!

Just my 2 cents though...

bizjet_mania · Post by **bizjet_mania** » Thu Apr 28, 2005 12:38 pm

best two cents spend i would say