Other name | Vaughn College |
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Former names | College of Aeronautics (September 1986 – September 2004) Casey Jones School of Aeronautics (1932 – September 1986) |
Motto | "praescientia et praestantia" |
Motto in English | Vision and Excellence |
Type | Private Space grant |
Established | 1932 |
Founders |
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Endowment | $25.4 million (2020)[1] |
President | Sharon B. DeVivo |
Academic staff | 135+ |
Students | 1442 (fall 2020) |
Undergraduates | 1438 (fall 2020) |
Postgraduates | 4 (fall 2020) |
Other students | Full-time: 1176 Part-time: 266 |
Address | 86-01 23rd Ave , , , 11369 , U.S. 40°46′04″N 73°52′57″W / 40.7678°N 73.8825°W |
Campus | Urban |
Newspaper | Vaughn Magazine |
Colors | Maroon and white |
Sporting affiliations | Hudson Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
Mascot | Phoenix |
Website | www |
Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology (commonly called Vaughn College) is a private college in East Elmhurst, New York, specialized in aviation and engineering education. It is adjacent to LaGuardia Airport but was founded in Newark, New Jersey in 1932 before moving to New York City in 1940. The college's most recent name change, to honor a founder, was on September 1, 2004.