Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University has launched an associate’s degree program that provides an accelerated hiring path for students seeking careers in air traffic control.
The new Associate of Science in Air Traffic Management program — set to debut in August 2025 — has been approved to be part of the FAA’s Enhanced Air Traffic Controller Training Initiative (AT-CTI).
The Enhanced AT-CTI program allows students to bypass training at the FAA’s academy in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and proceed directly to ATC facilities for on-the-job training, provided they pass the same written and simulator evaluations upon earning their Embry‑Riddle degrees, according to university officials.
Embry‑Riddle’s new associate’s degree program is in addition to the university’s Bachelor of Science in Air Traffic Management, which was approved for the FAA training initiative in late 2024 and has already produced its first graduates, university officials added.
The two-year associate’s degree program is focused on tower training, while the four-year bachelor’s degree program combines en route and terminal operations, which includes tower training.
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