Air Traffic Controller. Academic Program Description

A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to air-traffic management and control, usually with additional training at the FAA Flight Control Center in a cooperative education program. Includes instruction in flight control; the use of radar and electronic scanning devices; plotting of flights; radio communication; interpretation of weather conditions affecting flights; flight instrumentation used by pilots; and maintenance of flight-control center or control-tower log books.

Related Occupations

• Airfield Operations Specialists
• Air Traffic Controllers

Colleges Offering this Curriculum

• Averett University
• Community College of Beaver County
• Daniel Webster College
• Embry Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach
• Green River Community College
• Hampton University
• Inver Hills Community College
• Mountain View College
• Mt San Antonio College
• University of Alaska Anchorage
• University of North Dakota