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34 THE QUEENS COURIER • KIDS & EDUCATION • FEBRUARY 23, 2017 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT WWW.QNS.COM kids & education Vaughn College students soar to new heights after graduation Vaughn College has been 1,600 students enrolled and getting a lot of attention lately. have a student-faculty ratio of Vaughn’s robotics team 14 to 1. took the title of VEX World “Small classes allow for easy Champions in 2016, beating access to a faculty member, out 60 other college teams in a which can off er a lot,” says grueling competition. Recently, Sharon DeVivo, President of Vaughn was ranked #1 in Vaughn College. “All of the Upward Mobility rate among students are taking some level 2,137 colleges nationwide, math, physics, and chemistry, according to a report from the so the extra support is good New York Times. Th e report for them. We’re very focused comes from a study conducted on off ering academic support by Th e Equality of Opportunity services.” Project entitled “Mobility Vaughn is a unique school Report Cards: Th e Role of because of its heritage in the Colleges in Intergenerational aeronautics, engineering and Mobility.” technology fi elds. Th e maintain Here are a few quick facts a great working relationship about Vaughn: the private, with companies such non-profi t four-year school is as The Boeing Company, located in East Elmhurst and Consolidated Edison, General is just a stone’s throw away Electric, Lockheed Martin, and from LaGuardia Airport. Th ey Th e Port Authority of New off er programming in aviation, York and New Jersey. Many management, engineering and students are able to fi nd internships technology. Th ey have roughly and jobs in their Th e college’s programming has attracted a diverse student body. According to the report, the Vaughn student body in 2015 was 19 percent Black/African American, 34 percent Hispanic, 14 percent White, non-Hispanic, 12 percent Asian or Pacifi c Islander. Vaughn was also recognized this year for their support for veterans and was named one of the “Best Colleges for Veteran” by the U.S. News & World Report. “Th e diversity of the student body adds a wonderful aspect to our student life.” says DeVivo, “It’s a tremendous positive impact on the school.” Photos by Allen Ngai Vaughn College serves many fi rst-generation Americans and fi rst-generation college students. According to the report, the average family income for a Vaughn College student is $31,600 and 8.9% come from the top 20 percent. “Finances are a challenge. We off er the lowest private tuition and many of our students are eligible for fi nancial aid,” DeVivo noted. “For many of our students, they are the fi rst in the family to go college. Th eir parents have never done this before, so we tend to do more handholding to get them through the process.” About 16% of students at Vaughn College came from a poor family but became a rich adult. In the report, Vaughn College is noted as “an institution doing more to impact social mobility for those who start from less fortunate means,” and is the top institution for moving students from the bottom 40 percent to the top 40 percent in income. “Th e ultimate measurement of what a student does includes having a lifetime impact on the student and their families,” says DeVivo. “To move somebody on the dial from a low point to a high point, that makes us very proud.” For more information about Vaughn College, visit www. vaughn.edu. Pt. Washington Robotics, Farmingdale High School. Robo Chiefs, Massapequa School District. Comets Robotic, St. Catharine Academy, Bronx, NY. Babylon High School Robotics, Babylon High School.


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