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Associate in Science

Certifications

Non-Credit Courses

	Aviation Administration
	Aviation Maintenance Management
	Professional Pilot Technology

	Air Cargo Agent
	Airline / Aviation Management
	Airport Management
	Certified Flight Instructor
	Passenger Service Agent

	FAA / FCC Exams
	Flight Simulators
	Flight Dispatcher
	Avionics

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Miami Dade College (MDC) is one of 36 Colleges and Universities that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has designated as an Air Traffic Collegiate Training Initiative (CTI) institution. MDC students earn an Associate of Science degree while completing the FAA required Air Traffic Control Basics curriculum. The curriculum includes aviation meteorology, private pilot theory, radar and non-radar operations, and visual tower operations and the Eig-Watson School of Aviation students are trained on state-of-the-art simulation equipment.

Background

In 1990, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) established the Air Traffic Collegiate Training Initiative (AT-CTI) program for employment of Air Traffic Controllers. MDC was one of the original 13 institutions to receive this designation.

Qualification Process

Please refer to the FAA website at www.faa.gov for more information on qualifications for air traffic control.
Students who meet all FAA requirements and successfully complete of one the three degree programs at the Eig Watson School of Aviation including passing the School's Capstone Exam may be recommended to the FAA for hire.
Candidates hired by the FAA continue training at the FAA Academy in Oklahoma City before being placed at a FAA Tower or En Route Radar facility.

For more information, please call (305) 237-5950 to speak to an advisor.