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CUNY LaGuardia Community College

CUNY LaGuardia Community College

Long Island City, NY · City · 11,254 students
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$6,120
Average net priceYour net price
In-state · 2023-24
<30
30–48
48–75
75–110
110+
By household income — tap a bar
25%
Graduation rate
Entered fall 2017 & 2018
31% typical
$41,653
Earnings 10 years on
Measured 2020 & 2021
$40,902 typical
Open admission
Acceptance rate
78% typical · not scored
Accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education
About

Located in Long Island City, Queens, CUNY LaGuardia Community College is widely recognized as a powerful engine for upward social mobility, serving one of the most globally diverse student populations in the nation. The college offers robust associate degree pathways with particular strengths in nursing and allied health, business administration, and computer technology, providing seamless transfer pipelines to four-year CUNY institutions. Campus culture is deeply supportive, urban, and focused on empowering first-generation, immigrant, and adult learners through extensive academic advising and career development services. Setting LaGuardia apart is its distinctive academic calendar featuring 12-week and 6-week sessions, which offers students greater scheduling flexibility to accelerate their degree completion.

Wikipedia:LaGuardia Community College is a public community college in New York City. It is in the Long Island City neighborhood of Queens in and part of the City University of New York. LaGuardia is named after former congressman and New York City mayor Fiorello H. LaGuardia. The college offers associate degrees in the arts, sciences, and applied sciences, as well as continuing education programs.

Location
Long Island City, NY, 11101 · City campus
✈
Nearest airport from college
LGA · New York LaGuardia
4 mi away
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Cost & aid
Cost of attendance
These figures are federal data and may be out of date.
In-stateOut-of-state
Tuition & fees$5,218$8,098
Books & supplies$1,600$1,600
Cost of attendance$13,648$16,528 est.
Average net price$6,120Not published
Out-of-state prices
Tuition & fees$8,098
In-state: $5,218
Books & supplies$1,600
Cost of attendance$16,528 est.
In-state: $13,648
Average net priceNot published
In-state: $6,120
est. = the in-state cost of attendance with out-of-state tuition swapped in; no out-of-state figure is published.
Net price by family income · in-state students, 2023-24
$0–30k
$5,269
$30–48k
$5,767
$48–75k
$8,282
$75–110k
$9,478
$110k+
$12,745
Outcomes
Completion
Within 6 yrs
25%
Entered 2017–18
8 yrs after starting · first-time, full-time students
40% graduated · 18% transferred · 1% still enrolled · 41% left or unknown
Earnings · measured 2020 & 2021
6 yrs after entry$33,219
10 yrs after entry$41,653
Debt
Median at graduation$7,407
Monthly payment$79
Middle 50% owe$2.5k–$8k
90th percentile$14,000
Green marks a figure above the typical Associate's — high transfer: $40,902 earned 10 yrs after entry.
Admissions

No admissions data available for this college.

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Student Body
Gender
Men 41%Women 59%
Who enrolls
Faculty ratio
19 : 1
Pell grant
38%
First-gen
54%
Family income
$16,968
Independent
35%
Veterans
1%
Age at entry
23.0
Part-time
39%
Race & ethnicity
White
7%
Hispanic
42%
Black
16%
Asian
17%
Two or more
2%
Non-resident
15%
Varsity sports
NJCAA Division III · EADA 2024-25
  • Basketball
    Men's · Women's
  • Cross Country
    Men's · Women's
  • Soccer
    Men's
  • Volleyball
    Women's
Institutional
Resources
Endowment
$10M
Full-time faculty
39%
Faculty salary
$12,397/mo
Teaching spend
$17,708
per student
Federal loans
2%
Classification
Carnegie type
Associate's — high transfer
Undergraduate profile
Two-year, mixed part/full-time

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