Vaughn's Robotics Team, nicknamed "VCAT," finished the qualifying rounds with a total of nine wins and only one loss to qualify for the 16-team playoff bracket. In round 16, the team defeated Mt. San Antonio College from Walnut, California. In the quarterfinals, VCAT defeated the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to advance to the semifinals. After an intense match, Vaughn lost to the University of Wisconsin-Platteville who ultimately advanced to the finals.
The 2023 VEX U Worlds Robotics Competition will be held in Dallas, Texas where VCAT will look to replicate their success.
VAUGHN COLLEGE: Founded in 1932, Vaughn College is a private, nonprofit four-year college that enrolls more than 1,400 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.
Eighty-eight percent of Vaughn College graduates are placed in professional positions, 75 percent in a related field, or choose to continue their education within one year of graduation. In recent years, outside of a pandemic, Vaughn's outcomes for students typically average more than 95 percent and have been 99 percent, 98 percent and 97 percent for the three prior years.
The institution serves many first-generation college students and is recognized by the US Department of Education as a Hispanic- Serving institution. In a study conducted by The Equality of Opportunity Project, and reported in The New York Times, Vaughn was ranked number one in upward mobility nationwide.