Tue, Apr 13, 2010
Five Additional Colleges And Universities Open ATC
Programs
Students considering a career as an air traffic controller now
have additional choices as to where they might like to go to
school. The FAA announced Monday that five new colleges and
universities will be part of the Air Traffic Collegiate Training
Initiative (AT-CTI). This is the third year the FAA has added
schools to the AT-CTI program bringing the total number of schools
participating to 36.
The FAA AT-CTI program was first established in 1990 at
Minneapolis Community and Technical College. The program helps
recruit candidates for terminal and en route air traffic controller
positions. Twenty-one institutions submitted applications
early last year to join AT-CTI. The applications were evaluated
based on the school’s organizational foundation and
resources, organization credibility, air traffic basic curriculum
and facilities.
The five schools joining the program are: Sacramento City
College, (Sacramento, CA), Florida Institute of Technology College
of Aeronautics (Melbourne, FL), Texas State Technical College
(Waco, TX), Western Michigan University (Battle Creek, MI), and
Hesston College (Hesston, KS).
CTI institutions are not given federal funds to teach air
traffic control courses, however the FAA does provide curriculum
and instructor notes on air traffic basics. The institutions
independently incorporate the material into their aviation
programs. The AT-CTI curriculum provides appropriate education,
experience, and training which meet the basic requirements for the
terminal and en route air traffic occupations. As a result, AT-CTI
graduates may be permitted to bypass the initial five-week air
traffic basics training when they report to the FAA Academy in
Oklahoma City.
No jobs are promised to students, but from fiscal years 2005
until 2009 over 3,000, or 41 percent, of the air traffic
controllers hired graduated from an AT-CTI school.
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