Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology

Flushing, NY · Private nonprofit · 1,104 students · Visit Website

Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology specializes in aviation, technology, and engineering, offering hands-on training with industry-standard equipment like turbine engines, flight simulators, and an air traffic control lab. The school emphasizes career readiness through its FAA-approved aviation maintenance programs, which can lead to Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) certification in as little as 16 months. Vaughn College also has connections with employers in the aviation and transportation industries, and some programs, like the Air Traffic Control program, are offered in partnership with the FAA.

Programs Analyzed

1

Avg Grad Earnings

$40,857/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score

53/100

Tuition

$28,850/yr

All Programs at Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology

1 trade program at Vaughn College, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score (combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size). Use the “compare” links to see how this school’s programs stack up against others nationally.

Program Score Earnings Debt 10yr ROI AI Risk Job Market
Vehicle Repair Technology
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies
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53 $40,857/yr $19,000 10.6x Low Very Large
214 openings/yr

Reading the table: Score combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size on a 0–100 scale. Earnings = median first-year salary from College Scorecard. Debt = median federal debt at graduation (blank where Scorecard suppresses small samples). 10yr ROI = projected 10-year earnings ÷ in-state tuition. AI Risk reflects task-level AI exposure across mapped occupations. Job Market = annual openings nationwide for connected occupations.

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About This Data

TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 1 trade and vocational programs at Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034).

The TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100) combines graduate earnings, return on investment, AI resilience, and job market size. AI Risk reflects task-level exposure for the occupations each program feeds into. Job Market shows the size of the national hiring pool. Programs without published debt figures had small reporting samples that the College Scorecard suppresses for privacy.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections). Last updated 2026.