I do not believe I implied getting an A&P is very simple. If that is what you got from my post perhaps I need to clarify as that was not the intent of my post.
What I was saying is when you do a cost vs benefit analysis (meaning cost of education vs earnings potential) getting an A&P seems like a bargain, a good deal, a smart choice.
As stated the cost for an A&P at Tulsa tech calculated at $16917.40 but A classes and P classes have some redundancy. So in actuality taking both would be somewhat cheaper than $16917.40.
So let's say conservatively the total is 14K. Don't you think 14K for just shy of 100K a year with full benefits is a good deal as opposed to say...... people who get a 4 year degree and don't even end up working in a field that reflects their degree?
I was simply saying looking at it objectively an A&P seems like a good investment with a good rate of return.
Where you got that I thought it was very simple is beyond me.
I realize this post sounded like a broken record but I wanted there to be no mistake on intent this time.
You leave a lot of costs and expenses out of your "cost vs benefit analysis" La Li. You left out the large expense of buying your own tools, which I would estimate at least 10k-20k depending on what you buy, Snap On or MAC especially. A minimal Snap On box alone is 4k and a nice one? 8k to 10k. Tools are a major expense to get into this field as a FNG.
Then you left out the costs of books and other literature you have to buy for your courses, which I would estimate another 3k to 4k. Books were not included when I went to Spartan back in the late 80's. I had about 20k in student loans I had to pay back, of course there are cheaper A@P schools, but the big ones like Embry-Riddle or Spartan are probably 30k plus now. (I didn't check, so I'm guessing) You get what you pay for.
Then you add in the costs of room and board, there is no campus dorm rooms at most of these schools, so if your from out of town like I was, you'll have to get an apartment. Which you have to also pay for, unless mom and dad are footing the bill. I wasn't that lucky, I had to work nights at UPS unloading trucks.
The the biggest reality you left out is where are you supposed to make the 100k paycheck with no experience? Right, your not at any time in the near future. Your either got experience in the military like me, or your working in a 3rd party dump for $10hr as a FNG. American might hire you as a OSM (overhaul support mechanic) at the paltry $8.89hr starting rate, and then 5 years later your raking in a big $22.02. We have guys with 20 years that had to down grade to OSM after AFW closed, so AA new hires can forget about upgrading to a AMT unless you want to live in LA or New Yawk. Most of them leave before 6 months for SWA or Delta anyway. Your also gonna be stuck on midnights, working weekends, and working holidays. AA has no holiday pay either, but hey we only get 5 holidays a year anyway. Then there's there is the spectre of the FAA looking over your shoulder for everything you do, and AA will blame you for any mistakes you make if they can, like they tried to do with the loose 757 seats that made national news.
I won't even go into the "full benefits" ditch, we lost that about 15 years ago in 2003 with record setting concessions that we still have today. The new American manAAgement see's fit not to even bring AA/TWU members up to USukAir/IAM standards, who won the lottery and do enjoy "full benefits" because they got saved by the merger. Good for them.
This used to be a good career choice, but that was before the poor manAAgement decisions like buying TWA and then the attacks of 9/11.
I guess we will see after this week if that will soon improve.... I won't be holding my breath with DUI Doug and his exNorthwest flunkies in control.
So you still think getting your A@P is great deal and a great ROI? Not quite.