Center for Aviation Sciences

Welcome to the Center for Aviation Sciences!

Air Traffic Control classroom, darkened so that all the imagary on the monitors glows brightly. Female pilot leaning on the nose of a small airplane, air traffic control tower in the background. Pilot simulation computer and controls.

Whether you want to become a professional pilot, airport administrator, or help fill the critical need for air traffic controllers at FAA towers across the country, we have the flight path to get you where you want to go!

We offer outstanding programs in:

With:

  • Affordable tuition - Compared to four-year colleges, we are the more affordable choice!
  • Expert faculty with decades of experience as Professional Pilots, Certified Flight Instructors, Air Traffic Control Specialists, and Air Traffic Controllers
  • STEM Aviation Laboratory with 18 industry-leading flight simulators
  • FAA Academy Curriculum for the BEST in ATC Training (Enhanced AT-CTI status)
  • Largest and most comprehensive ATC simulator in the East (with TRACON stations and ATSpeak Voice-Recognition Software)

Alumni of our Aviation degree programs are professional pilots, airline & FBO managers, and air traffic controllers. They have gone on to places including Delta Airlines, American Airlines, United Airlines, Millionaire Aviation, Signature Aviation, and air traffic control towers locally and across the country!

At SUNY Schenectady, we invest in YOU and YOUR DREAMS. Soar to new heights as you earn your Aviation Science or Air Traffic Control Enhanced AT-CTI degree from SUNY Schenectady!

Aviation & Air Traffic Control News

Air Traffic Control instructor Mike Gersh stands in front of the air traffic control simulator at SUNY Schenectady. Dreaming of a Career in Air Traffic Control? Our Enhanced AT-CTI Program is Affordable and Features FAA Academy Curriculum

 

 

 

 

Students and an instructor in the air traffic control simulatinon classroom.SUNY Schenectady and Federal Aviation Administration Sign Agreement For College To Join Enhanced Air Traffic - Collegiate Training Initiative (AT-CTI) Program

 

 

 

 

Lorenzo Cruz '25 stands in front of a small airplane.

Graduate Spotlight: Soaring Toward A Career In Aviation

 

 

 

 

 

Pilot Lisa Deemer stands on the tarmack in front of a CRJ 900 she flies for PSA Airlines.

"I Started at SUNY Schenectady!"

 

 

 

 

 

A pilot stands at a lecturn speaking to an audience in the new SUNY Schenectady hanger. A small airplane is parked in the background.

Aviation Degree Programs Continue to Soar with New SUNY Schenectady Center for Aviation Sciences Hangar