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Course: Air Traffic Control
Pilots may get all the glory, but they'd be unable to do their job without air traffic controllers. In an air traffic control school, you’ll learn everything from using radar to re-routing flights to guiding pilots when emergency strikes.
Students of air traffic control learn the skills needed to direct planes safely, from takeoff to landing.
Are You Ready To...?
- Plot out flight plans
- Practice tracking flights with radar on computer simulations
- Analyze weather data
- Memorize FAA rules
- Learn the lingo for communicating with pilots
It Helps To Be...
Capable of making the right decision under extreme pressure: one wrong call can mean the difference between life and death.
College Checklist
- Is the air traffic control simulation lab equipped with the tools you’ll need for hands-on learning?
- Is there an airport nearby where you might land an internship?
- If you’re starting at a community college with the goal of a four-year degree, will you be able to transfer your credits to your chosen school?
Course Spotlight
You know the drill: you race to get to the airport on time, only to find your flight delayed by a storm that’s powering its way across the jet stream.
In this class, you’ll learn how thunderstorms, air masses, fog, and other variables can affect air travel. You’ll also learn how to analyze weather data to determine when to re-route or cancel a flight. By the time you’ve finished the course, you’ll be thanking the air traffic controller who delayed your plane, sending you up into the sky only when it was safe to do so.