26 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 Champions in 2016, beating easy access to a faculty member, out 60 other college teams in a which can offer 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. The report for them. We’re very focused comes from a study conducted on offering academic support by The Equality of Opportunity services.” Project entitled “Mobility Vaughn is a unique school Report Cards: The Role of because of its heritage in the Colleges in Intergenerational aeronautics, engineering and Mobility.” technology fields. The maintain Here are a few quick facts a great working relationship about Vaughn: the private, with companies such non-profit 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, from LaGuardia Airport. They and The Port Authority of New offer programming in aviation, York and New Jersey. Many management, engineering and students are able to find internships technology. They have roughly and jobs in their The 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 Pacific 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. “The 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 first-generation Americans and first-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 offer the lowest private tuition and many of our students are eligible for financial aid,” DeVivo noted. “For many of our students, they are the first in the family to go college. Their 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. “The 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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