NJ funds schools to build pipeline of air traffic controllers amid ongoing shortage

Three colleges in NJ split $3.5M in state funding to expand aviation training and help reduce a national shortage of air traffic controllers.

By: Dana DiFilippo

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: July 8, 2026

Words: 401

Last Updated: 2 weeks ago

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New Jersey officials have given three public colleges $3.5 million in state funding to train aviation professionals, amid a national shortage of certified air traffic controllers that has led to mounting safety concerns and flight delays.

The state Office of the Secretary of Higher Education announced Tuesday that Kean University and Atlantic Cape Community College got $1.5 million each, and Warren County Community College received $500,000 under a grant program intended to grow …

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