No college degree is officially required. Candidates with aviation related degrees probably have a better chance of making it through. But there are plenty of w

No college degree is officially required. Candidates with aviation related degrees probably have a better chance of making it through. But there are plenty of working controllers who have only a high school diploma or learned the job as enlisted military personnel. "Have either one year of general work experience or four years of education leading to a bachelor’s degree, or a combination of both" https://www.faa.gov/be-atc https://www.faa.gov/be-atc