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Air traffic control professionals utilize knowledge of aircraft operating limitations and performance, weather and atmospheric processes, radar theory and radar systems, federal regulations, the US air traffic control system, as well as navigation methods within the National Airspace System.
The Air Traffic Control option is not a degree granting program; it is a set of courses that can be taken in conjunction with several degree programs offered by Vaughn College. The set of courses (15 credits) includes: ATC 200 , ATC 220 /FLT 230 , ATC 240 , FLT 101 and FLT 102 and ATC 300 with corresponding labs, as well as the capstone course ATC 300 , which is completed during students’ last semester. At the completion of this program, students will be able to:
- Demonstrate knowledge of the theory of aircraft operating limitations and performance, including methods of air and ground navigation within the National Airspace System.
- Demonstrate knowledge of weather and atmospheric processes, and how each affect the air traffic control system.
- Demonstrate knowledge of Federal Regulations and the US air traffic control system interactions, including FAA publications.
- Demonstrate knowledge of fundamentals of aircraft separation in radar, nonradar, and terminal environments, as well as operating techniques of air traffic control facilities in visual and instrument conditions.
- Demonstrate awareness of air traffic control industry trends, future developments, global implications, and current management practices and techniques.
- Demonstrate broad knowledge of the aviation industry
Students in the following degree programs are eligible to participate by taking the aforementioned courses not only for the technical requirements of their degree but also to understand the interaction of air traffic control in the Tower, En-Route, NonRadar, or Terminal Radar options:
- BS in Aeronautical Science
- AAS in Aircraft Operations
- BS in Aircraft Operations
- AAS in Airport Management
- BS in Airport Management
- BS in Airline Management
- AAS in Aviation Maintenance
- BS in Aviation Maintenance
- BS in Aviation Maintenance Management
- AAS in Electronic Engineering Technology
Every day of the year, and especially on holidays, more than 15,000 federal controllers at 315 FAA air traffic facilities are on the job, guiding more than 87,000 flights every day across our national airspace system.
Disciplined, tough-minded, meticulous and driven - these are characteristics of the exceptional men and women who provide the safe and orderly flow of air traffic at airports and in our skies. Vaughn College will give you the basic training and encouragement you need to keep our air traffic system running smoothly as an air traffic control specialist. Qualifying with the FAA is challenging, but the support and satisfaction you will receive make this career worthwhile. The minimum requirements be an Air Traffic Control Specialist, you must:
- Be a United States citizen
- Start at the FAA Academy no later than your 31st birthday
- Pass a medical examination
- Pass a security investigation
- Have a Bachelor’s degree, or three years of progressively responsible work experience, or a combination of post-secondary education and work experience that totals three years
- Pass any FAA air traffic pre-employment tests which consists of an air traffic aptitude test.
- Speak English clearly enough to be understood over communications equipment
- All vacancies for air traffic control specialist positions will be announced via USAJOBS.
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