Accessibility Statement Skip Navigation
  • Why PRWeb
  • How It Works
  • Who Uses It
  • Pricing
  • Login
  • GDPR
  • Create a Free Account
Return to PRWeb homepage
  • News
  • Resources
  • Contact
When typing in this field, a list of search results will appear and be automatically updated as you type.

Searching for your content...

No results found. Please change your search terms and try again.
  • News in Focus
      • Browse News Releases

      • All News Releases
      • Multimedia Gallery

      • All Multimedia
      • All Photos
      • All Videos
  • Business & Money
      • Auto & Transportation

      • Aerospace, Defense
      • Air Freight
      • Airlines & Aviation
      • Automotive
      • Maritime & Shipbuilding
      • Railroads and Intermodal Transportation
      • Supply Chain/Logistics
      • Transportation, Trucking & Railroad
      • Travel
      • Trucking and Road Transportation
      • View All Auto & Transportation

      • Business Technology

      • Blockchain
      • Broadcast Tech
      • Computer & Electronics
      • Computer Hardware
      • Computer Software
      • Data Analytics
      • Electronic Commerce
      • Electronic Components
      • Electronic Design Automation
      • Financial Technology
      • High Tech Security
      • Internet Technology
      • Nanotechnology
      • Networks
      • Peripherals
      • Semiconductors
      • View All Business Technology

      • Entertain­ment & Media

      • Advertising
      • Art
      • Books
      • Entertainment
      • Film and Motion Picture
      • Magazines
      • Music
      • Publishing & Information Services
      • Radio & Podcast
      • Television
      • View All Entertain­ment & Media

      • Financial Services & Investing

      • Accounting News & Issues
      • Acquisitions, Mergers and Takeovers
      • Banking & Financial Services
      • Bankruptcy
      • Bond & Stock Ratings
      • Conference Call Announcements
      • Contracts
      • Cryptocurrency
      • Dividends
      • Earnings
      • Earnings Forecasts & Projections
      • Financing Agreements
      • Insurance
      • Investments Opinions
      • Joint Ventures
      • Mutual Funds
      • Private Placement
      • Real Estate
      • Restructuring & Recapitalization
      • Sales Reports
      • Shareholder Activism
      • Shareholder Meetings
      • Stock Offering
      • Stock Split
      • Venture Capital
      • View All Financial Services & Investing

      • General Business

      • Awards
      • Commercial Real Estate
      • Corporate Expansion
      • Earnings
      • Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)
      • Human Resource & Workforce Management
      • Licensing
      • New Products & Services
      • Obituaries
      • Outsourcing Businesses
      • Overseas Real Estate (non-US)
      • Personnel Announcements
      • Real Estate Transactions
      • Residential Real Estate
      • Small Business Services
      • Socially Responsible Investing
      • Surveys, Polls and Research
      • Trade Show News
      • View All General Business

  • Science & Tech
      • Consumer Technology

      • Artificial Intelligence
      • Blockchain
      • Cloud Computing/Internet of Things
      • Computer Electronics
      • Computer Hardware
      • Computer Software
      • Consumer Electronics
      • Cryptocurrency
      • Data Analytics
      • Electronic Commerce
      • Electronic Gaming
      • Financial Technology
      • Mobile Entertainment
      • Multimedia & Internet
      • Peripherals
      • Social Media
      • STEM (Science, Tech, Engineering, Math)
      • Supply Chain/Logistics
      • Wireless Communications
      • View All Consumer Technology

      • Energy & Natural Resources

      • Alternative Energies
      • Chemical
      • Electrical Utilities
      • Gas
      • General Manufacturing
      • Mining
      • Mining & Metals
      • Oil & Energy
      • Oil and Gas Discoveries
      • Utilities
      • Water Utilities
      • View All Energy & Natural Resources

      • Environ­ment

      • Conservation & Recycling
      • Environmental Issues
      • Environmental Policy
      • Environmental Products & Services
      • Green Technology
      • Natural Disasters
      • View All Environ­ment

      • Heavy Industry & Manufacturing

      • Aerospace & Defense
      • Agriculture
      • Chemical
      • Construction & Building
      • General Manufacturing
      • HVAC (Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning)
      • Machinery
      • Machine Tools, Metalworking and Metallurgy
      • Mining
      • Mining & Metals
      • Paper, Forest Products & Containers
      • Precious Metals
      • Textiles
      • Tobacco
      • View All Heavy Industry & Manufacturing

      • Telecomm­unications

      • Carriers and Services
      • Mobile Entertainment
      • Networks
      • Peripherals
      • Telecommunications Equipment
      • Telecommunications Industry
      • VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol)
      • Wireless Communications
      • View All Telecomm­unications

  • Lifestyle & Health
      • Consumer Products & Retail

      • Animals & Pets
      • Beers, Wines and Spirits
      • Beverages
      • Bridal Services
      • Cannabis
      • Cosmetics and Personal Care
      • Fashion
      • Food & Beverages
      • Furniture and Furnishings
      • Home Improvement
      • Household, Consumer & Cosmetics
      • Household Products
      • Jewelry
      • Non-Alcoholic Beverages
      • Office Products
      • Organic Food
      • Product Recalls
      • Restaurants
      • Retail
      • Supermarkets
      • Toys
      • View All Consumer Products & Retail

      • Entertain­ment & Media

      • Advertising
      • Art
      • Books
      • Entertainment
      • Film and Motion Picture
      • Magazines
      • Music
      • Publishing & Information Services
      • Radio & Podcast
      • Television
      • View All Entertain­ment & Media

      • Health

      • Biometrics
      • Biotechnology
      • Clinical Trials & Medical Discoveries
      • Dentistry
      • FDA Approval
      • Fitness/Wellness
      • Health Care & Hospitals
      • Health Insurance
      • Infection Control
      • International Medical Approval
      • Medical Equipment
      • Medical Pharmaceuticals
      • Mental Health
      • Pharmaceuticals
      • Supplementary Medicine
      • View All Health

      • Sports

      • General Sports
      • Outdoors, Camping & Hiking
      • Sporting Events
      • Sports Equipment & Accessories
      • View All Sports

      • Travel

      • Amusement Parks and Tourist Attractions
      • Gambling & Casinos
      • Hotels and Resorts
      • Leisure & Tourism
      • Outdoors, Camping & Hiking
      • Passenger Aviation
      • Travel Industry
      • View All Travel

  • Policy & Public Interest
      • Policy & Public Interest

      • Advocacy Group Opinion
      • Animal Welfare
      • Congressional & Presidential Campaigns
      • Corporate Social Responsibility
      • Domestic Policy
      • Economic News, Trends, Analysis
      • Education
      • Environmental
      • European Government
      • FDA Approval
      • Federal and State Legislation
      • Federal Executive Branch & Agency
      • Foreign Policy & International Affairs
      • Homeland Security
      • Labor & Union
      • Legal Issues
      • Natural Disasters
      • Not For Profit
      • Patent Law
      • Public Safety
      • Trade Policy
      • U.S. State Policy
      • View All Policy & Public Interest

  • People & Culture
      • People & Culture

      • Aboriginal, First Nations & Native American
      • African American
      • Asian American
      • Children
      • Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
      • Hispanic
      • Lesbian, Gay & Bisexual
      • Men's Interest
      • People with Disabilities
      • Religion
      • Senior Citizens
      • Veterans
      • Women
      • View All People & Culture

  • Hamburger menu
  • Cision PRWeb provides efficient communication tools to continuously engage with target audiences across multiple online channels
  • Create a Free Account
    • ALL CONTACT INFO
    • Contact Us


      11AM ET Sunday – 8PM ET Friday

  • Send a Release
  • Sign up
  • Log in
  • Resources
  • RSS
  • GDPR
  • News in Focus
    • Browse All News
    • Multimedia Gallery
  • Business & Money
    • Auto & Transportation
    • Business Technology
    • Entertain­ment & Media
    • Financial Services & Investing
    • General Business
  • Science & Tech
    • Consumer Technology
    • Energy & Natural Resources
    • Environ­ment
    • Heavy Industry & Manufacturing
    • Telecomm­unications
  • Lifestyle & Health
    • Consumer Products & Retail
    • Entertain­ment & Media
    • Health
    • Sports
    • Travel
  • Policy & Public Interest
  • People & Culture
    • People & Culture
  • Send a Release
  • Sign up
  • Log in
  • Resources
  • RSS
  • GDPR
  • Send a Release
  • Sign up
  • Log in
  • Resources
  • RSS
  • GDPR
  • Send a Release
  • Sign up
  • Log in
  • Resources
  • RSS
  • GDPR

Embry-Riddle Introduces Air Traffic Management Associate's Degree Program to Strengthen Controller Workforce


News provided by

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Jun 04, 2025, 10:00 ET

Share this article

Share toX

Share this article

Share toX

Embry-Riddle student Hailee Williamson, who is earning her bachelor’s degree in Air Traffic Management, trains in the university’s Tower Lab.
Embry-Riddle student Hailee Williamson, who is earning her bachelor’s degree in Air Traffic Management, trains in the university’s Tower Lab.

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has launched a pioneering associate's degree program that provides an accelerated hiring path for students seeking to become air traffic controllers. The new Associate of Science in Air Traffic Management program — set to debut in August 2025 — has been approved to be part of a Federal Aviation Administration collegiate training initiative that directly places graduates in facilities for on-the-job training, provided they pass the same rigorous written and simulator evaluations upon earning their Embry-Riddle degrees.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., June 4, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- To increase the air traffic controller pipeline, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has launched a pioneering associate's degree program that provides an accelerated hiring path for students seeking rewarding careers in safeguarding the nation's air traffic system.

The new Associate of Science in Air Traffic Management program — set to debut in August 2025 — has been approved to be part of the Federal Aviation Administration's Enhanced Air Traffic Controller Training Initiative (AT-CTI).

"Embry-Riddle is proud that this new associate's degree program will provide an additional avenue to get well-trained controllers into the workforce now and for years to come." -- Embry-Riddle President P. Barry Butler Ph.D.

Post this

The Enhanced AT-CTI program allows students to bypass training at the FAA's academy in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and proceed directly to facilities for on-the-job training, provided they pass the same rigorous written and simulator evaluations upon earning their Embry-Riddle degrees.

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 late last year and has already produced its first graduates.

The two-year associate's degree program is currently focused on Tower training, whereas Embry-Riddle's four-year bachelor's degree program combines En Route and Terminal operations, which includes Tower training.

The FAA has approved the associate's degree program for its Terminal Tower track through the Enhanced AT-CTI program. Students must also pass the Air Traffic Skills Assessment (ATSA) exam and meet the medical and security requirements to fulfill the requirements of the Enhanced AT-CTI program.

"This unique program will prepare students to be safe and effective air traffic controllers at a critical time for aviation," said Embry-Riddle President P. Barry Butler, Ph.D. "Embry-Riddle is proud that this new associate's degree program will provide an additional avenue to get well-trained controllers into the workforce now and for years to come."

Based in the Department of Applied Aviation Sciences on the Daytona Beach Campus, the associate's degree program offers a high-level curriculum adapted from Embry-Riddle's Bachelor of Science in Air Traffic Management (ATM). The program's expert faculty, with over 150 years of experience in air traffic control, will serve as instructors, and students will train on Embry-Riddle's cutting-edge simulators in the university's air traffic control labs. These advanced systems feature dynamic, immersive air traffic technology, including AI-assisted voice recognition and high-fidelity visualizations.

"Our Air Traffic Management graduates set the gold standard for reliability, safety and excellence," said Dr. Alan Stolzer, dean of the College of Aviation on the Daytona Beach Campus. "This program will maintain that same standard for excellence when educating these students to serve in our nation's air traffic control facilities."

In an effort to boost the air traffic control workforce, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy has announced a supercharged hiring campaign for air traffic controllers — a campaign that is expected to continue over the next several years. The profession is well-compensated, with a median salary for air traffic controllers at nearly $145,000, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. According to the FAA, the average certified professional controller makes over $160,000 per year.

The supercharged hiring campaign will "allow more of the best and brightest candidates to get into air traffic facilities sooner and on the job faster," according to a Department of Transportation news release.

"Air traffic control is an exciting, dynamic and lucrative profession, said Dr. Mike McCormick, associate professor and Air Traffic Management program coordinator. "The field attracts outstanding students who want to serve and safeguard pilots, crew and the flying public while having meaningful careers."

Media Contact

Seth Robbins, executive director of media communications, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, 386-241-6060, [email protected], https://erau.edu/ 

SOURCE Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Modal title

Contact PRWeb

  • 11AM ET Sunday – 8PM ET Friday
  • Contact Us

About PRWeb

  • About PRWeb
  • Partners
  • Partnership Programs
  • Editorial Guidelines
  • Resources

Why PRWeb

  • Why PRWeb
  • How It Works
  • Who Uses It
  • Pricing

Accounts

  • Create a Free Account
  • Log in
  • Contact Us

Do not sell or share my personal information:

  • Submit via [email protected] 
  • Call Privacy toll-free: 877-297-8921

Contact Cision

Products

About

My Services
  • All News Releases
  • Online Member Center
  • ProfNet
Cision Distribution Helpline
888-776-0942
  • Legal
  • Site Map
  • RSS
  • Cookie Settings
Copyright © 2025 Cision US Inc.