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Flushing, NY · Private · 1,302 undergraduates · urban

Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology

Less selective

Aviation and engineering education literally next to LaGuardia Airport and the New York air-transport system.

Institutional profile

Regionally focused Solid in mobility, and steady in academic standing.
Academic Steady Affordability Emerging Career Steady Mobility Solid Experience Emerging
Academic standing Steady
Affordability Emerging
Career outcomes Steady
Mobility Solid
Student experience Emerging
Admission
Less selective

Less selective

Price by income
Varies across five income ranges

Compare recent average annual costs by household income

Completion
42.1%

$64,973 median earnings 10 years after enrollment

What sets Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology apart

Academic design

Programs include aeronautical and mechanical engineering, engineering technology, aviation maintenance, aircraft operations, airport management, and related technical fields, with laboratories and industry credentials central to many paths.

Campus pattern

The Queens campus is commuter-oriented and career-focused, with student organizations, flight and robotics activities, and internships tied closely to the New York aviation market.

Defining feature

Aviation and engineering education literally next to LaGuardia Airport and the New York air-transport system.

Can I get in?

Less selective

Applicants to flight or aviation-maintenance pathways should review program-specific FAA, medical, laboratory, and training requirements in addition to general admission.

Undergraduates enrolled

1,302
Admission Open
Entering class

Record over scores

No score range is published for the entering class, so the transcript, the course rigor, and the required materials carry the file.

Return for a second year75.2%
Finish the degree42.1%

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Where your GPA sits in the entering class

The full entering-class GPA distribution for Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.

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What Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology weighs when it reads a file

See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.

  • Course rigor  
  • GPA  
  • Test scores  
  • Essay  
  • Recommendations  
  • Extracurriculars  
  • Demonstrated interest  
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What moves the application

The evidence that separates a strong file

01

Show preparation for this curriculum

Programs include aeronautical and mechanical engineering, engineering technology, aviation maintenance, aircraft operations, airport management, and related technical fields, with laboratories and industry credentials central to many paths.

02

Make the fit specific

Aviation and engineering education literally next to LaGuardia Airport and the New York air-transport system.

03

Account for the tradeoff

Applicants to flight or aviation-maintenance pathways should review program-specific FAA, medical, laboratory, and training requirements in addition to general admission.

How to apply

Rounds, route, and required materials

Applicants to flight or aviation-maintenance pathways should review program-specific FAA, medical, laboratory, and training requirements in addition to general admission.

Application routeInstitution application

No application fee recorded

Can I afford it?

Compare annual cost by household income.

Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.

Published annual cost$52,130
Average annual cost after aid$40,000
Affordability profileEmerging

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Average annual cost by household income at Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology

Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.

  • $0–30k 
  • $30–48k 
  • $48–75k 
  • $75–110k 
  • $110k+ 
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Is it worth it?

Completion, debt, and earnings

Aviation and engineering education literally next to LaGuardia Airport and the New York air-transport system.

Complete within 8 years42.1%

Degree completion across the reported entering cohort

Return after year one75.2%

First-year students who return for year two

Median federal debtWhat students owe on the way out

And what that comes to against what they earn.

Median earnings$64,973

Reported 10 years after enrollment

What is campus life like?

Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology beyond the classroom

The Queens campus is commuter-oriented and career-focused, with student organizations, flight and robotics activities, and internships tied closely to the New York aviation market.

Academics

A defining academic feature

Programs include aeronautical and mechanical engineering, engineering technology, aviation maintenance, aircraft operations, airport management, and related technical fields, with laboratories and industry credentials central to many paths.

Campus setting

What shapes an ordinary week

The Queens campus is commuter-oriented and career-focused, with student organizations, flight and robotics activities, and internships tied closely to the New York aviation market.

Distinctive edge

What changes the experience

Aviation and engineering education literally next to LaGuardia Airport and the New York air-transport system.

1,302 undergraduatesMid-Atlanticurban settingPrimarily off-campus housing