Educational Facilities

Campus Location

Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology is located at 86-01 23rd Avenue, Flushing, NY 11369, and the Aviation Training Institute building is located at 43-05 20th Avenue, Astoria, NY 11105. Located in the New York City borough of Queens, the College offers many opportunities to network with an array of technology and aviation companies.

Vaughn College has a six-acre campus and is convenient to major transportation routes. As part of the institution’s strategic plan, a 200-bed residential hall has been built, enabling students to live and pursue their chosen field of study on campus.

Distance Learning

Vaughn College offers several of its academic and technical courses through distance learning. Vaughn uses cutting-edge technologies to bring the college classroom directly to you. To find out more about distance learning, email admitme@vaughn.edu or call 1.866.6VAUGHN, ext. 118

A Blended Learning Experience

Vaughn maintains partnerships with companies that provide educational benefits to their employees. Students participate in a blended format that combines live video and web conferencing, and the online classroom.

Online Courses for On-Campus Students

Many students want the experience of taking some of their courses online to complement their work schedules. On-campus students at Vaughn can participate in online classes to complete requirements for their degree programs. Virtually all management and aviation courses are available online; several arts and sciences and other elective courses are also available. Students enrolled in an on-campus degree program may not take more than 50 percent of their curriculum in an online/distance-learning class format.

Online/Distance Learning Credit Policy

Students enrolled exclusively in a registered online program can pursue their prescribed program either online, via video and web conferencing, or on campus, with no minimum or maximum number of credits in any one category (while following the degree requirements).

Guidelines for Identity Verification in Distance Learning

Ensuring Student Identity Verification Vaughn College students who register for online classes have a secure ID and password assigned to them by the College that is in compliance with FERPA guidelines. Access to online classes is controlled by the use of the secure ID and password combination. Students present at the College may change their password by logging in to the Vaughn domain with a campus computer; remote students must contact our system administrator to do so.

All credit bearing courses and programs offered through distance learning modalities at Vaughn College verify that a student who registers for a distance learning course or program is the same student who participates in and completes the course or program and receives academic credit through the use of secure login and password.

Students are responsible for providing complete and accurate information in our identity verification process in accordance with the Student Standard of Conduct as outlined in the student handbook administered by the office of student affairs.

Protection of Privacy

The methods and procedures for ensuring student identity in distance learning courses and programs also protect the privacy of personal student information.

The privacy of students who enroll in online courses at Vaughn College is protected under the College’s policies regarding student privacy, confidentiality and FERPA rules. These policies are published in the student handbook and on the College’s website: http://bit.ly/VCFERPA2020

All users of the College’s online learning management system are responsible for maintaining the security of user names and passwords. Access credentials may not be shared for any reason or given to anyone other than the user to whom they were assigned. Users are responsible for all uses of their online account. Users are held responsible for knowledge of the information contained within the most recent student handbook, including the statement on proper use and handling of the College’s technology. Failure to read the guidelines, requirements and regulations does not exempt the user from responsibility.

Fees Associated with Student Identity Verification

There are currently no fees for maintaining the student identity verification process at Vaughn College. Should such fees be applied, students will be notified of the additional fees prior to and during the registration process.

Any such fees will also be posted in the College catalog and college website.

Unit Responsible for Verification

The office of academic affairs is responsible for the oversight of the student verification process and procedures. College wide compliance is expected within the provision of this practice and department chairs are informed of any and all changes as they are implemented.

Academic chairs are expected to ensure that faculty in their department are aware of the policies and that they remain in compliance. Online course instructors are also responsible to ensure their individual courses comply. The vice president of academic affairs may address noncompliance through performance reviews and other measures as appropriate.

Related College Policies

Proper Use and Handling of the College’s Technology
Standards of Student Conduct - Student Handbook

Flight Simulator Center

Vaughn’s $1 million flight simulator center includes a Frasca 241, three Redbirds and one CRJ-700 Canadair regional jet trainer. The Redbird FMX is a high-quality, state-of-the-art advanced air training device with an FMX motion platform that manipulates your sense of balance by also simulating 40- degree roll, 50-degree pitch and 60-degree yaw motions. Redbirds have six monitors dedicated to external views for practicing maneuvers. These simulators can be reconfigured to represent most of the airplanes in a training fleet. The advanced software allows the instructor to monitor and control weather conditions and equipment failures. The Redbird has a vast terrain and airport database as well as a unique pilot key system. In addition to the interior controls, adjustable pilot and co-pilot seats and instrument panel lighting, the Redbird’s capabilities can be further expanded with additional instrument controls, autopilot buttons, aircraft check lists, and indicators for air speed and altitude monitoring. Currently, Vaughn College’s Redbirds can be used in the following training configurations: Cessna 172, traditional and glass cockpit, Piper Seneca and Beechcraft Baron. An additional simulator, a Frasca 241, envelops students in 220 degrees of Tru-Vision Global™ flight. This flight-training device is configured to represent a single-engine Cessna 172 with the Garmin 1000 advanced avionics. These new simulators allow students to practice takeoffs, landings and other flight maneuvers. All four simulators will increase the amount of training each flight student will receive. The Paradigm Regional Jet Trainer offers a precise replica of a CRJ-700 cockpit. A fully enclosed flight deck and 220-degree wraparound visuals immerse a pilot in the training environment.

Hangar Complex

The hangar complex provides a realistic aviation setting for students to perform hands-on maintenance on a variety of aircraft. The present fleet comprises twin-engine business jets and several twin- and single- engine general aviation aircraft. Turbojet and turboprop aircraft engine theory of operation is further enhanced by the inclusion of three jet engine test cells. The hangar facility is also equipped with paint booth laboratories that are specifically designed to offer hands-on courses in aircraft structures.

Information Technology Services

Vaughn College has invested significant resources in its computing infrastructure. Network access to computing labs, classrooms, faculty offices and student housing is provided via a high-speed, fiber-optic network backbone, with secure wireless access available throughout the campus.

All campus computing labs are used for teaching and learning during the day and are available for general student use during non-class hours. All labs are also equipped with high-speed laser printers.

In addition to providing well-connected academic and residential facilities, Vaughn College has also invested heavily in modern instructional technology. Twenty-two classrooms have been equipped with large-screen computer and video projection equipment. While this audiovisual equipment is used to present course content in a digital format in the classroom, the College also provides digital access to course content outside of the classroom using an online learning management system. All of these technologies serve to augment the traditional classroom-based learning approach.

Registered students also have access to student information through the Vaughn Portal at www.vaughn.edu. The portal provides customizable information, a daily campus calendar, as well as news and information.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)- Authorized Computer Test Center

The FAA-Authorized Computer Test Center at Vaughn provides all written examinations offered by the FAA. The Center has eight computer stations available and is capable of handling either same-day registration or testing by appointment. In addition, the written Federal Communications Commission (FCC) commercial license examination, as well as many computer company certification tests can be taken at the center. Test Center Hours: Monday, Wednesday and Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Test Center times may vary during summer months, please contact Test Center directly for summer hours.

Library

The Vaughn College Library offers extensive general, technical, resource and periodical material. Physical and virtual resources include books, DVD/Blu-rays, journals, magazines, newspapers, research databases, and streaming media. The available research databases contain full-text magazines, peer- reviewed journals and newspapers. In addition, The Vaughn College Library has an extensive collection of over 200,000 full-text eBooks. All faculty, staff and students can access these databases and eBooks online by using a Vaughn email login and password. Vaughn email accounts are assigned by the IT department. Personal computers, a photocopier, and scanners are available for student use in the library area. There are also virtual flight simulator stations available for student use. For additional information, check out the Vaughn College Library website at https://www.vaughn.edu/library/.

FALL AND SPRING LIBRARY HOURS:

Academic Success Center

The Academic Success Center (ASC) offers a variety of programs that complement the education received within the classroom including the math and writing center, peer tutoring, supplemental instruction, workshops, advisement and testing. It also provides a collaborative area to study. The ASC has operations on the first and second floors of the Library.

Students who are not making satisfactory academic progress are required to use the services of the ASC to incorporate additional academic support into their course schedule as part of a study plan.