Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology

86-01 23rd Avenue
Flushing, NY 11369
http://www.vaughn.edu

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Overview
Type	Private institution
Year Founded	1932
Religious Affiliation	None
Undergrad Students	1,121
Endowment	N/A
Application Deadline	Rolling
Application Fee	45
Selectivity	Less selective
Application Deadline	Rolling
Tuition	13,960
Room/Board	N/A

Services
Associated Firms	Northrop Grumman IBM Lockheed Martin MTA Jetblue Honeywell The Boeing Company
Campus Safety	N/A
Career Services	co-op education, on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training
Museums	Distance Education Distance education at Vaughn College encompasses the delivery of course work to a variety of sites beyond the main campus. The program is currently offered to the employees of our corporate partners and has been designed to meet the specific needs of the work force. Video conferencing technology is utilized in the delivery of classes to the workplace, scheduled at convenient times and locations, in order to accommodate the working student. Classes are delivered using live, two-way, face-to-face communication in a near traditional class environment. Class lectures are supplemented with white boarding, document cameras, video recordings and computers. Assignments are either faxed or e-mailed directly to the course instructor. Laboratories Each laboratory provides the work/study environment suited to the requirements of each program. Students learn to use the equipment and techniques that he or she will ultimately use once employed in the industry. This practical, hands-on experience helps qualify students for immediate employment upon graduation. FLIGHT SIMULATOR The FRASCA 142 flight simulator is a major component of the flight student???s on-campus training. Located in the flight simulator lab, the FRASCA 142 allows students to practice take-offs, landings and other flight maneuvers under various simulated conditions. hangar complex The hangar complex provides a realistic aviation setting for students to perform hands-on maintenance on a variety of aircraft. The present fleet comprises two twin-engine business jets and several twin- and single-engine general aviation aircraft. Turbojet and turboprop aircraft engine theory of operation is further enhanced by the inclusion of three jet engine test cells. The hangar facility is also equipped with composite and corrosion control laboratories which are specifically designed to offer hands-on courses in aircraft composite structures and non-destructive testing procedures.
Basic Services	nonremedial tutoring, placement service
Museums	Distance Education Distance education at Vaughn College encompasses the delivery of course work to a variety of sites beyond the main campus. The program is currently offered to the employees of our corporate partners and has been designed to meet the specific needs of the work force. Video conferencing technology is utilized in the delivery of classes to the workplace, scheduled at convenient times and locations, in order to accommodate the working student. Classes are delivered using live, two-way, face-to-face communication in a near traditional class environment. Class lectures are supplemented with white boarding, document cameras, video recordings and computers. Assignments are either faxed or e-mailed directly to the course instructor. Laboratories Each laboratory provides the work/study environment suited to the requirements of each program. Students learn to use the equipment and techniques that he or she will ultimately use once employed in the industry. This practical, hands-on experience helps qualify students for immediate employment upon graduation. FLIGHT SIMULATOR The FRASCA 142 flight simulator is a major component of the flight student???s on-campus training. Located in the flight simulator lab, the FRASCA 142 allows students to practice take-offs, landings and other flight maneuvers under various simulated conditions. hangar complex The hangar complex provides a realistic aviation setting for students to perform hands-on maintenance on a variety of aircraft. The present fleet comprises two twin-engine business jets and several twin- and single-engine general aviation aircraft. Turbojet and turboprop aircraft engine theory of operation is further enhanced by the inclusion of three jet engine test cells. The hangar facility is also equipped with composite and corrosion control laboratories which are specifically designed to offer hands-on courses in aircraft composite structures and non-destructive testing procedures.
Periodical Subs	N/A
# of Books	62,000
Graduate Job Placement Statistics
within 6 months	93%
within one year	N/A
within two years	N/A
Campus Life
Students in fraternities	N/A
Students in sororities	N/A
Campus Size	6 acres
College housing offered	No
Students in college housing	N/A
College housing types	N/A
Popular Events	Culture Week, Women in Aviation, Fashion Show, Carribean Culture dance, Halloween contest, Black History month, Women in History month, Spring Fest
Nearest Airport	Jamaica (1), Flushing (1)
Nearest Train	Manhattan (5)
Army ROTC	Offered at cooperating institution (Hofstra University/St.John's University)
Navy ROTC	N/A
Extracurricular
Students activities	student government, student newspaper, yearbook
Number of Organizations	11
# of fraternities	0
# of sororities	0
Students in fraternities	N/A
Students in sororities	N/A
Student Papers	(Appears as submitted by school) Club Aero
Honor Societies	Tau Alpha Pi
Religious Organizations	(Appears as submitted by school) Christian fellowship
International Organizations	(Appears as submitted by school) Carribean Culture Club, Hispanic Society of aeronautical engineers
Other Organizations	(Appears as submitted by school) Amateur radio club; American association of Airport Executives; American Institute of Aernautics and Astronautics; Aviation Editors Reaching Out Asoociation; Bangali Student Asoociation; Flight Team; Institue of Electrical and Electonics Engineers; Kings And Queens Entertainment; Salvage RC Club; Society of Automotive Engineers; Women in Aviation International