Perched in a tower overlooking the airport, the air traffic controller regulates and controls commercial airline flights to ensure safety. Currently the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) employs more than 14,000 Air Traffic Controllers. Each day they safely guide over 50,000 aircraft and provide air navigation services in U.S. domestic and international oceanic airspace. Broward College’s new Associate of Science Degree (AS) program in Air Traffic Control (ATC), developed by industry Air Traffic Operator professionals, follows FAA standards for knowledge and skills to ensure success in the field. Click here for complete plan of study.

To find out more about Air Traffic Control job's nature go to US department of labor at:
http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos108.htm

FAA will hire and train more than 15,000 new Air Traffic Controllers over the next ten years.

To meet future training needs the FAA requires assistance of designated college programs.

Projections for BC are for 100 full-time registered students with 40 students graduating each year

Requirements.

Have a FAA Second class medical.

Be a US citizen by program completion

Be younger the 31 years old by program completion
Please go to FAA web site and look at How To Become an Air Traffic Controller by enrolling in an Air Traffic Collegiate Training Initiative (AT-CTI) Program.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will conduct a criminal background check and drug testing before hiring. For more information on FAA requirements go to their Air Traffic Controller page. Upon completion of BC's program and successfully passing the Air Traffic Selection and Training Aptitude Test (AT-SAT) students may qualify for the FAA Academy.

AT-CTI minimum requirement. In support of the FAA's performance standards, the ATC program of the Aviation Institute requires that all students enrolled in the AT-CTI program maintain a minimum grade a B (82%) or higher in all ATC core courses. This does not mean student can not graduate with an Associate Degree in Air Traffic Control, but it does mean student will not be recommended by the Faculty or Administration of Broward College's Air Traffic Collegiate Training Initiative to the FAA