Guiding aircrafts during takeoff and landing, advising pilots through safe passageways, safeguarding the lives of passengers, ensuring no flight scheduling delays – that’s a day in the life of an air traffic controller.

Air Traffic Controllers provide separation services to aircraft operating in the National Airspace System to expedite and maintain a safe and orderly flow of air traffic. Because controllers have an enormous responsibility to protect the lives and property of U.S. citizens, the air traffic control profession is often regarded as one of the most stressful jobs in the world. Potential students should be focused, able to perform multiple tasks simultaneously, and have good math and logic skills. Candidates must also have school or work records that illustrate good conduct, personal responsibility, professionalism, and effective communication skills.

The skies can be unpredictable. Earning your air traffic control degree, you’ll learn to manage the unforeseen. From radar and mapping to weather and traffic, you’ll understand an array of control systems to help keep you and your passenger safe. In the air traffic controller program, you’ll learn about aviation safety and human factors, weather, emergency cabin training, operations, aircraft models, and more. Air traffic controllers help pilots navigate the runways and beyond safely and easily. You'll direct planes from the ground—from take-off to touch down.

Understanding the overall structure and characteristics of the air transport industry Professional knowledge training on airport and airport operation/management Air transportation system operation management and related professional knowledge education Air cargo transportation, storage, and unloading, etc. To cultivate foreign language skills and understanding and use of information technology to gain competitiveness in the era of globalization and information Improving social adaptation ability through on-the-job training of air traffic-related organizations, organizations, and companies Those who have completed the prescribed subjects of this department according to the above educational purposes are aviation such as Ministry of Construction and Transportation, Korea Transportation Safety Authority, Korea Airports Corporation, Incheon International Airport Corporation, Korean Air, Asiana Airlines, other domestic and foreign airlines and travel agencies, and research institutes related to air traffic. You will be advancing to related organizations, organizations, and companies. Career information after graduation Air traffic controller for public officials belonging to the Ministry of Construction and Transportation Incheon Airport Corporation affiliated mooring officer Flight manager in charge of operation management of domestic and overseas large airlines and low-cost airlines Advances to related companies engaged in airports, such as airport management, aviation professional, airport management, security, and safety, etc. Entered into an air freight forwarding and forwarding company, and air freight ground handling company, and a general logistics company Advances as an air travel agency and a tourism company Advance to the Air Force and Navy officers as a military scholarship student Air Force School Corps (ROTC) Flight manager and assistant at the University Air Traffic Control Education Center

This degree program prepares you to perform satisfactorily at the ATC Training Academy in Oklahoma City. However, earning this degree is no guarantee that the FAA will hire you when you are ready for employment.