Purdue Universityand Air Traffic Control

Andy Stoof Period 4

Facts about Purdue

Located in West Lafayette, Indiana

31,761 Undergraduate Students and 7,701 Graduate Students attend

Public-State school Located in a suburban area Faculty to student ratio is

1:16

Admission to Purdue

SAT Scores Math- 500 to 699 Verbal- 500 to 699

ACT Scores 24 to 29

Tuition and Costs

In-state Tuition $21,820

Out-of-state Tuition $39,492

Average Financial Aid Package $9,391

Purdue’s Programs

Air Traffic Control Aviation Management

Landscape Architecture Civil Engineering

Sports and Campus Life

16 different housing choices

Male, female, and co-ed housing

Housing Purdue has 12 different male and female sport programs

SPORTS

Career Connect

On-campus Employer Recruitment for Undergraduate Students

College Essay

You have three essay options: Describe how your college education will allow you to

achieve your personal or professional goals. What is the best advice you have ever received?

Describe how this has helped you and how you have used it.

If you had a second chance- the opportunity to do something over and do it differently- what would you choose to do over and what changes would you make?

Miscellaneous Purdue Facts

Average G.P.A = 3.3 to 3.9

Average Class Size = 28 students

Purdue has 9 Dining Halls

Closest City = Lafayette, Indiana

Purdue has two golf courses

Purdue has an on-campus airport

Air Traffic Control

Analyze weather reports Controls air traffic within

a certain vicinity Relays air traffic

information Communicates with

pilots and other centers Issues landing and take

off authorization

Is This for You?

Realistic Conventional Achievement

Support

General Learning Ability Verbal Aptitude

INTERESTS

WORK VALUES APTITUDES

Skills you Need

Reading Comprehension Active Listening Speaking

What to Learn

In High School Calculus AP Science AP History English In College

Ethics Planning Transportation Legal Issues

Money and Outlook

Average Annual Wage = $90,280

Entry Level Wage = $29,940

Average Annual Wage = $117,730 Entry Level Wage = $40,950

NATIONAL WAGES PENNSYLVANIA WAGES

JOB OUTLOOKThe job outlook is stable, with very small numbers of opening per year.