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Dr. Zarina Blankenbaker
President
Tarrant County College Northwest
Email nw-president@tccd.edu
Cynthia Q. Boyd
Advisor to the Chancellor
TCC Foundation
Email foundation.info@tccd.edu
Tarrant County College is launching North Texas’ first FAA-aligned air traffic control training program to heighten aviation safety and train aspiring ATC professionals in North Texas.
Each gift helps prepare the professionals who keep millions of travelers safe every day.
The Federal Aviation Administration relies on air traffic controllers to manage nearly 45,000 flights a day, but remains thousands of controllers short, placing immense — and unsafe — strain on the aviation system.
The Dallas-Fort Worth region — home to one of the world’s busiest airports and most complex airspaces — doesn’t have an air traffic control training program within 50 miles. TCC is launching an Air Traffic Control Associate of Applied Science degree to help close that gap and strengthen the aviation workforce in North Texas.
Through the FAA’s Enhanced Air Traffic – Collegiate Training Initiative designation, TCC joins a small group of institutions nationwide authorized to deliver FAA Academy-equivalent curriculum. The Air Traffic Control AAS degree:
Your gift helps TCC develop the training environment that students need to become air traffic controllers:
Dr. Zarina Blankenbaker
President
Tarrant County College Northwest
Email nw-president@tccd.edu
Cynthia Q. Boyd
Advisor to the Chancellor
TCC Foundation
Email foundation.info@tccd.edu
Updated April 24, 2026