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 Western Michigan University Air Traffic Collegiate Training Initiative  Western Michigan University is one of the Federal Aviation Administration's Air Traffic Collegiate Training Initiative providers. The AT-CTI program helps recruit candidates for terminal and air traffic controller positions. WMU is the only school in Michigan to be part of the training network. The goal of the program is to prepare students who are ready to report directly to the FAA's Oklahoma City academy and bypass an initial five-week basics course. The goal is to prepare students who are ready to report directly to the FAA's Oklahoma City academy and bypass an initial five-week basics course. While jobs are not guaranteed to graduates of an AT-CTI program, about 41 percent of FAA new hires over the past five years have attended such a program. WMU accepts the Post-9/11 GI Bill, the Montgomery GI Bill, and the Yellow Ribbon Program.  What is it?The AT-CTI is an initiative by the FAA to allow collegiate institutions to deliver a portion of the academic part of the air traffic controllers course normally conducted at the FAA Academy in Oklahoma City. The recent announcement about schools selected to be part of this, including WMU, brings the number of institutions up to 36 in the nation. What does it do for me? First of all, completing one of these programs does not give preference for hiring. Candidates would still have to go through the FAA selection procedure to be accepted into training as an air traffic controller. However, the program delivers the ATC Basics course, normally delivered in Oklahoma City. Thus candidates who have completed this program would, if selected, be part of a cohort which would enter the academy at a stage after the basics course - shortening the academy training by around five weeks.  What does WMU do now?The College of Aviation has been selected to provide an AT-CTI program. At this point, this is all we know. The FAA have now sent us a package with full details including curriculum framework and timeline for implementation. Once we have studied that, we will be joining a conference call with FAA reps to gain further details. The curriculum includes the objectives for the ATC Basics course and we then have to devise a satisfactory method of delivery. How will WMU do this? The details have yet to be worked out; however, we do envisage at this point that this will not become an additional stand alone degree program. Some of the objectives are already covered in our existing programs and we would plan to design an additional two or maybe three courses to cover the remainder. These courses would be an "add-on" to existing programs that students could elect to take. For the future, we envisage the program evolving in parallel with existing curricula to take on an appropriate shape as our college grows. When? Our assumption at this point is that we could begin to offer qualification in the AT-CTI program in fall 2011. However, until we have complete details from the FAA we cannot confirm this with any certainty. As soon as we do know full details the college will make an announcement. Get Started Today! The WMU AT-CTI program can prepare you for a rewarding career as an air traffic controller. Please use the form on this page to contact Western Michigan University about your future in education and aviation. Locations:
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