<p>Anybody know of any good schools for air traffic control? Are there any air traffic controllers on CC that can give me some info about the career?</p>
<p>You don’t need to go to college for that.</p>
<p>Actually I’m not sure if that’s true. It may be, but after looking at the NATCA website - [NATCA</a> | About NATCA | Minimum Requirements for being an Air Traffic Controller](<a href=“Sign In with Auth0”>Sign In with Auth0) - it looks like they favor graduates from schools with accredited ATC programs (and yes, they have a list). I’m not going into ATC so I wouldn’t know much about the job, but I am going into a related field, Aircraft Piloting, through a college degree program in piloting.</p>
<p>You need to pass the training and receive the professional qualification, but you do not need to attend a four-year college.</p>
<p>My nephew has a friend at Purdue doing this -
[Purdue</a> University - Majors](<a href=“http://admissions.purdue.edu/Majors_Programs/majors_details.php?MjrCd=AVNMNGMT]Purdue”>http://admissions.purdue.edu/Majors_Programs/majors_details.php?MjrCd=AVNMNGMT)</p>
<p>Arizona State University has a great program…</p>
<p>I would think you would probably have to go to college… considering it is not only a highly stressful job but you are holding thousands of lives in your hands every day… </p>
<p>Thank you! I was actually looking into Purdue’s program.</p>
<p>[Air</a> Traffic Controllers](<a href=“http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos108.htm]Air”>http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos108.htm)
Four years of college are unnecessary. Not to bash your career goals or anything, but seriously, don’t pay Purdue tuition for that.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t rely on the fact that existing employees don’t have 4 year degrees. Many disciplines have upgraded their requirements over the years.</p>
<p>SIUC has a program as well - [SIUC</a> Aviation](<a href=“http://www.aviation.siu.edu/]SIUC”>http://www.aviation.siu.edu/)</p>
<p>In addition to the pre-employment test, applicants must have 3 years of full-time work experience, have completed a full 4 years of college, or a combination of both. In combining education and experience, 1 year of undergraduate study—30 semester or 45 quarter hours—is equivalent to 9 months of work experience. Certain kinds of aviation experience also may be substituted for these requirements.</p>
<p>loooooooool</p>
<p>ERAU might be the way to go.</p>
<p>You could enlist in the military and enter this field right out of high school. But the training (regardless of branch) is no joke and has a definite washout rate.</p>
<p>You absolutely do not need 4 years of college. My son became interested in this after we spoke at length with a commercial airline pilot who used to teach at a Community College in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. The pilot explained the kind of skills and personality traits that make for an excellent Air Traffic Controller, and we decided that my son would be a natural. We have done a lot of research on this, and most FAA accredited programs that I’ve seen are two year programs for a terminal degree. The industry and job outlook is very promising as statistics indicate a huge percentage of current air traffic controllers will be retiring over the next 10 years. There is no work experience required, samiamy, nor is there a four year college requirement. It is a simple 2 year program. A couple of things the pilot strongly recommended to my son: look for a school that has easy access to a control tower (one on campus would be great) and secondly, make sure that it is an FAA Certified College Training.</p>