Excitement filled the campus as more than 270 prospective students and their families filled the William R. DeCota hangar for the first of two fall open house events. The attendees heard about Vaughn’s futureproof degree programs in engineering, technology, management and aviation, toured the campus and learned what living and learning at Vaughn would be like.

Vaughn College Assistant Director of Freshmen Recruitment Richard Marchese kicked off the day with welcome remarks followed by Vaughn’s President Dr. Sharon B. DeVivo and Director of Career Services Chaundra Daniels. DeVivo introduced the attendees to the vision of the College—To change the world one student at a time with a transformational education that provides a lifetime of opportunity — and noted the nationwide No. 1 in upward mobility ranking Vaughn received which supports that vision. Attendees heard about the Vaughn guarantee and the support afforded them by the academic services, career services and student affairs departments to help them succeed on their college journey and land their dream job.

“We help you get an education because we care about you,” said Daniels. “This is the best place to obtain your education because when you graduate, you’ll be leaving Vaughn with a high paying job.”

“Vaughn is so confident in the value of the education we provide that if an eligible student is not employed full-time in their field of study, or continuing their education one year after graduating, the College will reimburse up to one year of federal, direct undergraduate student loan payments,” said DeVivo. She was happy to note that “due to Vaughn’s very high employment placement rate – 95% of students are employed or continuing their studies one year post graduation.” More information about the Vaughn College Guarantee is available here: www.vaughn.edu/vaughns-guarantee

In addition to the academic sessions covering engineering, aviation, management and maintenance, attendees were given a presentation on college affordability, scholarships and financial aid options that are available to help finance their college education. The day concluded with an activity and engagement fair where prospective students and their families could have a one-on-one conversation with professors to learn more about Vaughn’s programs.