Federal Aviation Administration Approves Air Traffic Collegiate Training Initiative (CTI) Program at Dowling College
October 30, 2008
(Brookhaven, N.Y.) The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has selected Dowling College to be one of the few nationally selected colleges or universities to participate in the Air Traffic Collegiate Training Initiative (CTI) program. Approved colleges and universities in the program prepare and train students interested in a career as an air traffic controller.
This opportunity will give Dowling students an inside track on a great career. Dowling plans to increase utilization of the ATC laboratory producing qualified candidates to take the FAA ATC exam. Applicants interested in becoming Air Traffic Controllers face a competitive process. Those graduating from an AT-CTI program will have priority over other applicants.
“The School of Aviation at Dowling College is pleased to be part of the AT-CTI program. The main advantage for students seeking to become air traffic controllers through the AT-CTI program is that the FAA recruits potential trainees ahead of general applicants due to the rigorous training received. Dowling College provides a realistic approach to training utilizing one of the world’s few simulation towers and highly experienced instructors with both civilian and military backgrounds. We look forward to being one of the main suppliers of future air traffic controllers to the FAA,” said Dr. John Wensveen, Dean of Dowling College’s School of Aviation.
The FAA plans to recruit and hire more than 17,000 new air traffic controllers over the next 10 years. Over the last three years, the agency has hired 5,000 new controllers and plans to hire more than 2,000 in fiscal year 2009. In the past five years, CTI schools have graduated more than 4,000 students from their aviation programs. Three thousand of those graduates were hired by the FAA.
About Dowling College
Dowling College is an independent, coeducational college that serves more than 6,500 students at its historic Rudolph Campus on the banks of the Connetquot River in Oakdale, NY, and the 105-acre Brookhaven Campus in eastern Long Island and a business center located near the Nassau-Suffolk border in Melville. Dowling offers Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctoral degrees in several disciplines through its four schools: Arts and Sciences, Aviation, Business, and Education. www.dowling.edu
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