Aircraft Dispatcher Certificate of Achievement

In cooperation with the pilot, the flight dispatcher furnishes a flight plan that enables the
aircraft to arrive at its destination on schedule with the maximum payload and the least operating cost. The flight dispatcher considers en route and destination weather, winds aloft, alternate destinations, fuel required, altitudes, and traffic flow. The dispatcher's signature, along with that of the pilot, releases the aircraft for flight. The dispatcher maintains a constant watch on all flights dispatched, and is responsible in joint agreement with the airline captain for flight planning, route and altitude selection, fuel load requirements, aircraft legality and complying with FAA regulations. The dispatcher is the go-between for the pilot and ground service personnel, and keeps all personnel concerned with the flight informed about its status. The dispatcher must be familiar with navigation facilities over airline routes and at airports as well as with the takeoff, cruising, and landing characteristics of all aircraft operated by the airline. The flight dispatcher also must ride periodically in the cockpit with the flight crew to observe flight routes, conditions, and airports.

Program Outcomes:

OUTCOME 1:

Students will develop the analytical and critical thinking skills necessary for completion of
aircraft dispatcher training and succesful completion of federally administered knowledge and
practical tests.

ASSESSMENT 1:

Evaluation of student success rates on federally administered knowledge and practical tests.

Enrollment Completers are projected to be 20 students at outset in 2019-20 year, with growth up to 40 per year after that.

The program has an exclusively occupational goal of Aircraft Dispatcher.  The dispatcher maintains a constant watch on all flights dispatched, and is responsible in joint agreement with the airline captain for flight planning, route and altitude selection, fuel load requirements, aircraft legality and complying with FAA regulations. The dispatcher is the go-between for the pilot and ground service personnel, and keeps all personnel concerned with the flight informed about its status.

The number of jobs for dispatchers and airfield operations specialists is projected to increase by 2% over the next five years. More than 800 job openings will be available annually due to new job growth and replacement need (e.g. retirements). Over the past 12 months, there were 735 online job postings related to the two occupations of interest in Los Angeles/Orange County.

Course	Title	Units	Year/Semester (Y1 or S1)
APT A 130	Private Pilot Aviation Ground School	5.0	S1
APT A132	Aviation Navigation	3.0	S1
APT A133	Aviation Meteorology	3.0	S1
APT A134	Instrument Pilot Aviation Ground School	3.0	S1
APT A139	Commercial Pilot Aviation Ground School	3.0	S2
APT A145	Airline Transport Pilot Ground School	3.0	S2
APT A150	Aircraft Dispatcher	5.0	S2

Completion of the required courses will provide students with the analytical and critical thinking skills necessary for successful completion of federally administered knowledge and practical tests to serve as an Aircraft Dispatcher.

Aircraft Dispatcher extends/augments the existing Aviation Science-Pilot Training program to additional occupational outcome.

Cypress, Glendale and Mt. San Antonio

Program headcount (unduplicated students in all courses) 20