Education question

[Tar Heel]

Was curious if anyone who is involved in ATC could help answer this question for me. Are there any west coast schools which offer degrees or aviation backgrounds? I work with an individual who is in the Navy who is interested in becoming an ATC and is working on finding a college to attend when he gets out soon. Thank you for any advice.

Tar Heel

PS - I know MTSU, ERAU, UND and Purdue all have good programs but my colleague is looking for something out west to be closer to family. Thanks.

 

[gkrangers]

http://www.atccti.com/ctischoo.html

The only schools that offer ATC minors/majors.

 

[zbwmy]

If the only goal is ATC, why waste the money on a school? The FAA is hiring right off the street. If a degree is desirable, I would suggest any field besides ATC. You can still work ATC with a degree in something else.

 

[gkrangers]

If the only goal is ATC, why waste the money on a school? The FAA is hiring right off the street. If a degree is desirable, I would suggest any field besides ATC. You can still work ATC with a degree in something else.

Almost nobody gets a high enough score on the ATSAT to be hired off the street. Having a previous aviation background probably helps tho.

 

[Metro752]

Guys who mess around on www.vatsim.net destroy the ATSAT. From a simulator hobby to a career.

 

[gkrangers]

Guys who mess around on www.vatsim.net destroy the ATSAT. From a simulator hobby to a career.

Its all a radar scope. If you have an aviation or any kind of ATC background you can probably do ok.

The CTI is a guarantee, off the street isn't. I majored in something else but took the CTI course as a minor. It was either that or blow money on credits that wouldn't be of any use.

 

[Metro752]

I'm not downing CTI, I was already to go to Mt. Sac awhile back.

 

[gkrangers]

I'm not downing CTI, I was already to go to Mt. Sac awhile back.

I think its worth it if thats what you wanna do. Some of the programs are better than others. Some do a lot of radar sim work, some don't. As a pilot it lets me take a step back and realize why ATC can't send me direct, or give me this altitude, etc....