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Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology

Flushing, New York Private nonprofit 4-year Large city

Overview

Located in Flushing, New York, Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology is a private nonprofit four-year institution. Its campus is in a large city. It enrolled 1,405 students in fall 2024, including 1,392 undergraduates and 13 graduate students.

Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 16 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Airframe Mechanics and Aircraft Maintenance Technology/Technician, Aviation/Airway Management and Operations, and Mechanical. It awarded 279 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 84% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1.

Mission

To provide a dynamic learning environment built on our aeronautical heritage that empowers a diverse and committed community of students to achieve success as leaders in the industries we serve.

Mission statement as reported by Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
1,405
Students enrolled
84%
First-year retention
279
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
16
Programs and majors
16:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 16

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Mechanic and Repair Technologies 1
Transportation and Materials Moving 2
Engineering Technologies 5
Engineering 4
Business, Management and Marketing 2
Computer and Information Sciences 2

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
84%
First-year retention, part-time students
0%
Student-to-faculty ratio
16:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
88
Associate degrees
183
Master's degrees
4
Certificates under 1 year
4

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,405
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,392
Graduate students, fall 2024
13
Full-time, fall 2024
77%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,880
Undergraduates, 2024-25
1,863
Graduate students, 2024-25
17
Full-time, 2024-25
69%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
15%
Men
85%
White
11%
Hispanic or Latino
34%
Black or African American
19%
Asian
12%
Two or more races
1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
2%
Race or ethnicity unknown
19%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs with a fully online option
3
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
3%
Students taking some online courses
32%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
Athletic association
NSCAA
President
Sharon DeVivo
Services and opportunities
ROTC, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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