CUNY LaGuardia Community College

Location and Contact Information

31-10 Thomson Ave
Long Island City, NY 11101
USA
Main Tel: (718) 482-7200
Web Site

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

LaGuardia Community College, or LaGuardia, is a City University of New York (CUNY) community college located in Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States. It was established in 1968. It is named in honor of former New York City Mayor, Fiorello La Guardia. The college is referred to as the World's Community College because it has a diverse international student body, representing more than 150 countries.

LaGuardia offers various programs leading to three degrees - associate in arts (AA), associate in science (AS), and associate in applied science (AAS). Many students transfer to four-year institutions to attain bachelor degrees upon completing their studies at LaGuardia. The college also offers continuing education programs.

The college’s historic logo is a flower with five petals which symbolizes the five boroughs of New York City. LaGuardia also uses an apple logo covered with many national flags. The apple is taken from the "Big Apple" nickname that describes New York City.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

  • Many students concentrating in law, fine arts, hospitality, business and management, nursing and emergency medicine, nutrition and exercise therapy, and engineering.
  • Large number of students.
  • Racially diverse student body.
  • High faculty salary.
  • Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
  • High female/male ratio.
  • High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
  • Affordable tuition & fees.

School characteristics:

  • The school is public.
  • Academic calender: Semester.
  • Carnegie classification: Associates Colleges.

Features of note:

  • Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
  • The school offers a faculty tenure system.
  • There are one or more libraries on-campus.
  • Students may study abroad.
  • Distance learning is available.
  • Weekend study is an option.
  • Part-time classes are available.

Similar Schools

Based on proprietary BrainTrack computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to La Guardia Community College:

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 SchoolLocationEnrollment
1CUNY Queensborough Community CollegeBayside, NY13,752
2CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community CollegeNew York, NY21,858
3California State University-East BayHayward, CA14,167
4CUNY Medgar Evers CollegeBrooklyn, NY6,036
5California State University-FullertonFullerton, CA36,996
6California State Polytechnic University-PomonaPomona, CA21,190
7CUNY York CollegeJamaica, NY7,157
8Florida International UniversityMiami, FL38,759
9University of Houston-DowntownHouston, TX12,283
10San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, CA30,014

Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

DegreeTotal
Earned		Different
Programs
Associate1,60128
1-2 year certificate1062

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
With tenure  174
Without tenure; working toward tenure  95
Without tenure; tenure not available  24

Students

Student enrollment was 15,540 in 2009-2010 (11,551 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 68% of the student body. About 6% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

International Study

About 5% of freshmen are from countries other than the US.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Associate.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (545 awarded)

  • Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
  • Business Administration and Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (45 awarded)

  • Computer Programming/Programmer
  • Computer Science
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (9 awarded)

  • Teacher Assistant/Aide

ENGINEERING (24 awarded)

  • Civil Engineering
  • Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering

FINE ARTS (34 awarded)

  • Fine/Studio Arts

FUNERAL AND MORTUARY SCIENCE (2 awarded)

  • Funeral Service and Mortuary Science

HOSPITALITY (36 awarded)

  • Restaurant/Food Services Management
  • Tourism and Travel Services Management

LAW (51 awarded)

  • Legal Assistant/Paralegal

LIBERAL ARTS (457 awarded)

  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

MECHANICS AND REPAIR (57 awarded)

  • Computer Installation and Repair Technology/Technician

MEDIA (3 awarded)

  • Recording Arts Technology/Technician

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (105 awarded)

  • Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician
  • Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician/Veterinary Assistant

MEDICINE (2 awarded)

  • Gerontology

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (242 awarded)

  • Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
  • Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
  • Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (47 awarded)

  • Dietetic Technician (DTR)
  • Occupational Therapist Assistant

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (9 awarded)

  • Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science
  • Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (12 awarded)

  • Commercial Photography

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (27 awarded)

  • Physical Therapist Assistant

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