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Vaughn College Partners with Delta Air Lines to Meet
Demand for Aviation Maintenance Professionals
Delta Air Lines has announced a strategic
partnership with Vaughn College to enhance
the aviation maintenance training and
opportunities for the College’s Aviation
Training Institute (ATI) students. The program
will link Vaughn students with working
professionals and will give them experience
with real-time operating procedures and
tools. At the completion of the program,
Vaughn students will be ready to enter
various highly-specialized positions in
aviation maintenance operations.
The ATI offers a Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA)-approved program that
prepares graduates for the FAA’s Airframe
and Powerplant (A&P) exams. FAA-certified
technicians are responsible for maintaining
aircraft and making sure that they are ready
to fly. Students are able to complete the
program in as few as 16 months, obtain their
A&P certificates and enter a field with great
growth and income potential.
Boeing’s 2017 market outlook predicts
a need for more than 640,000 aviation
technicians worldwide between 2017 and
2036, due to industry growth, the retirement
of the current workforce and advances in
aviation technology. In an effort to meet
that demand, Delta has partnered with
Vaughn College and 40 other institutions
around the United States to train students
in all aspects of aviation maintenance, from
basic repairs to more complex processes.
“The ATI provides our students with a
strong base knowledge of what they’ll be
doing when they enter the workforce,” said
Domenic Proscia, vice president of training
at Vaughn. “Delta’s partnership provides
our students a deeper understanding of
how these machines operate and hands-on
experience that ensures they’ll know how to
keep them running smoothly.”
“This partnership is going to be a great
enhancement for our students, in terms of
their education and their career prospects,”
said Fredrick Parham, associate director
of the Aviation Training Institute. “Delta’s
program is going to provide Vaughn students
with cutting-edge tools and experiences that
will set them apart and put them on a path
toward continued professional growth.”
Vaughn College has a long-standing
reputation for student success. Ninety-seven
percent of Vaughn graduates are employed or
continuing their education within one year, 82
percent in their field of study. In 2017, Vaughn
was named number one in upward mobility
in a study published by The New York Times
and was the best at moving students from
the bottom 40 percent to the top 40 percent
in income and demonstrated the power of a
Vaughn degree.
Founded in 1932, Vaughn College is a
private, 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 student-faculty ratio
of 14 to 1 ensures a highly personalized
learning environment. Ninety-eight 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 first-generation college students
and is recognized by the US Department
of Education as a Hispanic-Serving
Institution. For more information, visit
http://www.vaughn.edu.
QNS.COM
18 SPRING 2018
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