Air Traffic Control A.S.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is facing a serious need for trained air traffic controllers- maybe you'll be the voice that pilots hear when being routed across the sky! Controllers are very well paid and have excellent benefits. Is this challenging job something that you would enjoy?

LeTourneau University's two-year degree is designed to prepare students to interview with the FAA and enter training in Oklahoma City. Our program includes the use of high-tech radar and tower simulators to prepare our students for their career. FAA applicants must meet physical requirements and typically must be under the age of 31 to be hired.

LeTourneau University is the first school in Texas approved for air traffic control by the FAA, and the first evangelical Christian College/University in the nation with an air traffic control program.

A few career options:

• Tower/Ground air traffic controller
• Center/TRACON air traffic controller

Check out the course sequence.

• The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approved LeTourneau University as an Air Traffic Control- College Training Initiative (ATC-CTI) in early October, 2008.
• LeTourneau University is the only Texas institution with ATC-CTI approval.
• LeTourneau University is the only Evangelical Christian institution with ATC-CTI approval.
• According to the US Department of Labor, the mean annual wage for Air Traffic Controllers is over $107,000. Demand for new Air Traffic Controllers is expected to be high as current controllers reach retirement age. Learn what it’s like to be an Air Traffic Controller here.
• Two Air Traffic Control degrees will initially be offered at LeTourneau University: a two-year Associates degree in Air Traffic Control and a four-year Bachelor’s degree in Air Traffic Control Management.
• LeTourneau University will offer the Air Traffic Control program at the Longview campus.
• The FAA will not typically hire Air Traffic Controllers over the age of 31, or controllers who are unable to meet FAA medical requirements.
• For more information, please contact Jon Weber, Aeronautical Science Admissions Counselor.