Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology Aviation Maintenance Program

Program Overview

This fits students who want a fast certificate at a private aeronautics college with airline hiring connections in the New York City area.

Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology offers an Aviation Maintenance certificate covering both airframe and powerplant ratings, completed in as little as sixteen months through its Aviation Training Institute. The program is federally approved and connects students to employers including Cessna Citation, JetBlue, Sikorsky, United, American, and Envoy, plus a partnership with Delta Air Lines.

Weigh this as a private nonprofit college program with a 39% overall graduation rate and enrollment of 1,405 students. Tuition runs $28,910, with total cost of attendance estimated at $52,910, figures to weigh against the shorter certificate timeline rather than a full degree program.

• Offered through Vaughn's Aviation Training Institute (ATI), a federally approved program
• Connections to employers including Cessna Citation, JetBlue, Sikorsky, United, American, and Envoy
• Partnership with Delta Air Lines
• 97% of Vaughn grads are employed or continue their education within one year
• Vaughn ranked #1 in upward mobility nationwide and #8 top college in New York State (as cited on program page)

As stated on vaughn.edu

Federal IPEDS figures for Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology, a private nonprofit institution. Aviation maintenance award levels: Associate's, Bachelor's. Completions across these programs: 167 per year.

Tuition is the institution's published annual rate; the program's own published cost appears in the facts table when the school states one. See the record on College Navigator.

Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology is at Laguardia Airport, 86-01 23RD Avenue, Flushing, NY 11369. Compare it with every aviation maintenance school in New York. For schools within commuting distance, see aviation maintenance schools near New York City.

Annual median wage for aircraft mechanics and service technicians (SOC 49-3011), BLS OEWS May 2025. See the New York aircraft mechanic salary data.

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