ABOUT US
Ordinary students.
Extraordinary outcomes.
Team 3314 exists to prove that where you're from doesn't decide what you can build.
01 — OUR COMMUNITY
Clifton, New Jersey
Clifton is one of NJ's most diverse cities — nearly 40% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino, over a third are foreign-born, and more than half speak a language other than English at home. For most students here, a future in STEM feels like something that happens to other people, in other places.
We exist to change that.
02 — OUR CULTURE
A family first
Finances should never be a barrier to passion. Team dues are eliminated entirely through year-round fundraising. We provide nightly family-style meals during build season, cover travel and hotel stays, and make sure every student — regardless of economic status — has a seat at the table and a voice in design sessions.
03 — Proven outcomes
ANNUAL ALUMNI SURVEYearned in scholarships — breaking down financial barriers to opportunity, one Mustang at a time.
Median salary — by years on the team
under-25 NJ1 year
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Four years on the team → 60% more than the median salary of adults under 25 in NJ. The average alumni starting salary of $78,116 runs 48% above that median.
Where Mustangs go next
04 — AFTER THE TEAM100% of our alumni pursue post-secondary plans. A sample of where recent Mustangs study and work:
UNIVERSITIES
In their words
05 — STUDENT & MENTOR INTERVIEWS“I've learned so many skills and met so many people that will help me build a future that I'm proud of. Ultimately, robotics for me means a brighter future.”
06 — THE PIPELINE
Students rise. Then they reach back.
In 2025, Kristia Nahas was named a FIRST Leadership Award Winner (formerly the Dean's List) — one of just ten students in all of FIRST Robotics Competition worldwide. And she grew here, from curious rookie to technical leader and mentor. She's not the exception; she's the product of a system built to do this for every student. Four alumni currently mentor FIRST teams; one interned at FIRST Headquarters.
“Robotics to me means a family… I like that we get to build people up and to help people learn to be what they want to be in the future.”
