VAUGHN COLLEGE COMMENDED BY US SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION
AT DEPARTMENT’S HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH CELEBRATION
(October 5, 2018) – Flushing, NY
Vaughn College was commended by US Secretary
of Transportation Elaine L. Chao at the Department
of Transportation’s Hispanic Heritage Month
celebration on Wednesday, September 26. Her remarks,
released to the public on Thursday, October 4, celebrated
the contributions Hispanic Americans have made to the
transportation industry and how institutions like Vaughn
are preparing the next generation of professionals for
success in their careers.
“Two weeks ago, the FAA held its first Aviation
Workforce Symposium, which has ignited a national
conversation on how to attract young people from all
backgrounds to aviation careers,” Chao said. “To increase
diversity, organizers targeted a mix of colleges and
universities, such as Vaughn College in Queens, New York.
Vaughn is an example of a student body that includes
many first-generation Americans and first-generation
college students. Vaughn is lauded for advancing social
mobility and was recently ranked by The New York Times
#1 in upward mobility rate. Such initiatives help inspire
and support the next generation of Hispanic-American
leaders in transportation.”
Vaughn College President Dr. Sharon B. DeVivo, far right, at the FAA’s Aviation Workforce Symposium.
VAUGHN COLLEGE: Founded in 1932, Vaughn College
is a private, nonprofit four-year college that enrolls
more than 1,500 students in master’s, bachelor’s
and associate degree programs in engineering,
technology, management and aviation on its main
campus in New York City and online. The studentfaculty
ratio of 15 to 1 ensures a highly personalized
learning environment. Ninety-two percent of Vaughn
College graduates are placed in professional
positions or choose to continue their education within
one year of graduation. They work in 20 countries
and all 50 states. The institution serves many firstgeneration
college students and is recognized by the
U.S. Department of Education as a Hispanic-Serving
Institution. For more information on Vaughn College,
please visit www.vaughn.edu.
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