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Auburn University to phase out professional flight instruction
Students who hoped to become pilots with degrees from Auburn University will now have to earn their professional flight degrees through another flight school. (www.oanow.com) More...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
The program at Auburn is a shadow of it's former self. In the past Auburn had an excellant Aviation Management program that was a good deal more than just pilots. I know, I'm a graduate of that program and have had a sucessful career in the Aerospace industry since I graduated in 1969. Having the flight program shut down is not as large a loss as what Auburn lost when it shut down the much larger and more comprehensive progam in the past. There is more to the industry than just the pilots.
First off, I am betting they are paying the head football coach even more than the president. Second off I would say it's not much of a loss as the aviation science degree is a very limited degree. It has very little use or value outside of being a pilot. Employers don't see any translation to anything outside of flying. The aviation management degree, while not being as specific for flying a plane, is much better as a backup plan in case the student can't/doesn't want to keep flying. Plus I have seen from personal experience that almost no masters degrees are available to an aviation sciences B.S. where a management B.S. can go right into an MBA program that is very desirable in today's business world.
My current, non-aviation employer and I would beg to differ with the end of your post. When I got furlough, my AU PFM degree saved my ass. I admit my surprise, but it turned out to make a big difference and helped me change careers immensely.
You are absolutely correct...Chizik earns $3.5 Million a year and is eligible for up to $1 Million bonus. They also pay their assistants well. Then again the football team brings in $60 Million in revenue (number 6 in the nation) giving the coach just over 5%, a pretty good investment.
...on the other hand, Presidents bring in ???.
http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2011/06/with_big_raises_auburn_makes_i.html
...on the other hand, Presidents bring in ???.
http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2011/06/with_big_raises_auburn_makes_i.html
Hey buddy ro, you are probably right about the coaches pay and all but that link is dated June 2011. Malzahn came to Arkansas State as head coach in the 2011-2012 season, took the Red Wolves to #1 in the Sunbelt conference, then left after 1 season and went back to Auburn as the new head coach I thought.
The reason colleges and universities can get away with this bullshit is because we demand college degrees from job-seekers. If employers would hire based on skills and abilities and not education level, these universities(or college degree corporations) wouldn't be able to jerk everybody around.
Some of my crappiest employees had a college degree. Conversely, some of my best employees were basic HS.
College degrees are a requirement now more than ever. Get this - go into a coffee shop on your way to work - those baristas? have to have a degree. Education's #1 in importance but come on, let's use some of those smarts in prioritizing.
A degree is not a guarantee of a job let alone a good job. Getting a job is one thing, excelling at it or even keeping it is another. There is always opportunity. Personally, working for a large corp. never had appeal (may as well be in politics). Always opportunity and the cream finds it. I might add that you can get a degree and be dumber than a box a rocks ! LOL
Back in the day a college degree was practically non existent. The ones that did go were just looking for a draft deferment. Employers looked more at the person and work ethic than education. Out of 6 pilots and 5 mechanics at our group, not a one has a degree; a few up in the office do but even the CEO don't. That said, all have been there a good while and it wasn't a big deal when hiring on. Still not with our bunch but it is just about a requirement anymore whether needed or not.