to the top 40 percent in income. The article stems from a study conducted by The Equality of Opportunity Project titled Mobility Report Cards: The Role of Colleges in Intergenerational Mobility. The college was ranked among the best Baccalaureate colleges in the 2017 edition of the U.S. News & World Report college rankings. Vaughn was also ranked the most racially diverse and the most economically diverse in the North. Vaughn was relisted in the U.S. News & World Report ranking for 2010. The Air Traffic-Collegiate Training Initiative (AT-CTI) program is a partnership between the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology to provide the academic preparation necessary for students interested in air traffic control careers. Vaughn's air traffic control college is one of 36 aviation colleges in the country selected by the FAA to participate in this program that allows the air traffic control college to recommend its graduates to the FAA for hire as air traffic controllers. Student life Residence hall Student organizations and activities Security and emergency services References External links Private universities and colleges in New York City Air traffic controller schools Aviation schools in the United States Universities and colleges in Queens, New York East Elmhurst, Queens USCAA member institutions Universities and colleges in New York City