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2023 Best Air Traffic Controller Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region

1 Ranked Colleges
93 Degrees Awarded
$35,800 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Air Traffic Controller

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Air Traffic Controller” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 338 people earned their degree in air traffic controller, making the major the 735th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 93 air traffic controller graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent air traffic controller programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the air traffic controller program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Air Traffic Controller

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region vets studying air traffic controller.

Top 1 Best Air Traffic Controller Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Air Traffic Controller. This small school is located in Prescott, Arizona, and it awarded 9 ’s air traffic controller degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southwest region vets studying air traffic controller list, Embry-Riddle Prescott has also earned the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] rank in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 282 of the 3,004 students enrolled at Embry-Riddle Prescott were GI Bill® students, of which 186 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,865. On top of their other funding sources, 143 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott]](/colleges/embry-riddle-aeronautical-university-prescott/student-life/veterans/)

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