CUNY LaGuardia Community College
Tel:
(718) 482-7200
- LaGuardia Community College is committed to Offering career, as well as liberal arts and science curricula, developmental education and transfer preparation, cooperative education internships, continuing education classes, and training programs serving individuals, businesses and public agencies.
School Highlights
CUNY LaGuardia Community College serves 19,300 students (55% of students are full-time).
The college's student:teacher ratio of 30:1 is higher than the state community college average of 25:1.
Minority enrollment is 88% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the state average of 59%.
Top Rankings
CUNY LaGuardia Community College ranks among the top 20% of community colleges in New York for:
- Category Attribute
- Affordability Least expensive tuition
- Community Size Largest student body
- Debt For Students Least debt for graduating students
School Overview
The teacher population of 643 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.
| CUNY LaGuardia Community College | (NY) Community College Avg. | |
| Carnegie Classification | Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional | Associates Colleges |
| Institution Level | At least 2 but less than 4 years | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Institution Control | Public | Public |
| Total Faculty | 643 staff | 88 staff |
Source: 2019 (or latest year available) IPEDS
School Notes
- Founded in 1971 as part of the City University of New York, LaGuardia Community College is nationally acclaimed for its commitment in preparing students to become full participants in the economic and civic life of the city, nation and world, via its tradition of academic excellence and innovative real world applications of classroom learning. 31 Majors, 3 Certificates plus an Honors Program for highly motivated students. In 2003, LaGuardia was 1 of 13 colleges nationally to be chosen by the Policy Center on the First College Year as an Institution of Excellence, along side West Point, Purdue University in Indiana and Texas A&M. Only 2 community colleges received this honor. We also have student exchange and transfer programs with Columbia University, Barnard and Vassar Colleges. Annual enrollment is approx. 13,000 students. LaGuardia students come from the United States and more than 160 countries. Our students have high educational goals: 34% plan on earning a Bachelor's degree; an additional 45% plan on earning a Master's degree. Most students have part-time or fulltime jobs during at least part of their matriculation.
Nearby Schools
The nearest community college to CUNY LaGuardia Community College is Berkeley College-New York (2.4 miles away).
- College Location Mi. Students
- Berkeley College-New YorkPrivate for-profit3,696 students | 2.40 Mi3 East 43 Street
New York, NY 10017
(212) 986-4343 2.403,696 - Wood Tobe-Coburn SchoolPrivate, for profit411 students | 2.50 Mi8 E 40th St
New York, NY 10016
(212) 686-9040 2.50411 - American Academy of Dramatic Arts-New YorkPrivate not-for-profit270 students | 2.60 Mi120 Madison Ave
New York, NY 10016
(212) 686-9244 2.60270 - 955 students | 2.60 Mi50 West 40th Street
New York, NY 10018
(646) 313-8000 2.60955 - Globe Institute of TechnologyPrivate, for profit490 students | 2.90 Mi500 7th Ave
New York, NY 10018
(212) 349-4330 2.90490
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