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CUNY LaGuardia Community College

CUNY LaGuardia Community College is a Public, 2-4 years school located in Long Island City, NY. The 2023 average tuition & fees is $8,098 over its programs in average.
The school has a total enrollment of 13,064 and it offers 6 programs.
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2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at CUNY LaGuardia Community College is $8,098 for academic year 2022-2023. The amount is the average costs over all degree programs and the vocational program tuition may be lower than the average cost.
CUNY LaGuardia Community College offers the alternative tuition plans including prepaid payment plan, tuition payment plan.
99% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $4,131 (exclude student loans).
LaGuardia CC 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees$8,098
Average Financial Amount$4,131

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

CUNY LaGuardia Community College offers 6 vocational programs for Less than 1-Year Certificate and 1-2 Years Certificate programs. The following table lists number of programs by offered type and online availability along with number of completers.
Last year, 3,114 students have completed their career programs.
Offered Career Programs at CUNY LaGuardia Community College
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Less than 1 Year Certificate302
2 Years Certificate3041
Total603,114

Programs by Award Level

The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.
  • 2 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
  • 41 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
  • 3,071 students have earned/completed Associate's program.
Less than 1 Year Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance✕0-
Legal Studies [+] ✕ 1 completers$22,900
Legal Assistant/Paralegal✕1-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Commercial Photography✕1-
Total2
1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Digital Arts✕0-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 41 completers-
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training✕41-
Business [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science✕0-
Total41
Associate's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+] ✕ 33 completers-
Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant✕33-
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] ✕ 17 completers-
Environmental Science✕17-
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 54 completers-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric✕54-
Communications Technologies [+] ✕ 26 completers-
Recording Arts Technology/Technician✕26-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 264 completers-
Computer Programming/Programmer✕28-
Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications✕0-
Computer Science✕194-
Computer Software and Media Applications (other)✕42-
Personal and Culinary Services [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science✕0-
Education [+] ✕ 41 completers-
Education✕33-
Teacher Assistant/Aide✕8-
Engineering [+] ✕ 112 completers-
Civil Engineering✕45-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering✕29-
Mechanical Engineering✕38-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 17 completers-
Energy Management and Systems Technology/Technician✕17-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 4 completers-
Spanish Language and Literature✕4-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Adult Development and Aging✕0-
Legal Studies [+] ✕ 31 completers-
Legal Assistant/Paralegal✕31-
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 36 completers-
English Language and Literature✕36-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 410 completers-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✕410-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 53 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences✕53-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] ✕ 7 completers-
Philosophy✕7-
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 243 completers-
Physical Sciences✕243-
Psychology [+] ✕ 190 completers-
Psychology✕190-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 235 completers-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration✕235-
Mechanics and Repairers [+] ✕ 70 completers-
Computer Installation and Repair Technology/Technician✕70-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 161 completers-
Industrial and Product Design✕14-
Commercial Photography✕28-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts✕26-
Cinematography and Film/Video Production✕0-
Fine/Studio Arts✕88-
Music Performance✕5-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✔ (1 completers) 327 completers-
Occupational Therapist Assistant✕35-
Physical Therapy Technician/Assistant✕39-
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)✕1-
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist✕29-
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician✕97-
Public Health✕13-
Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy✕18-
Dietetic Technician✕0-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✔95-
Business [+] ✕ 740 completers-
Business Administration and Management✕473-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping✕173-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science✕0-
Tourism and Travel Services Management✕53-
Restaurant/Food Services Management✕41-
Total3,071

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Total 13,064 students are attending at CUNY LaGuardia Community College. There are 352 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 542 part-time faculty teaching for the school.
The students to faculty ratio is 18 to 1 (5.56%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 1,073 (full-time) and 1,088 (part-time).
The graduation rate of CUNY LaGuardia Community College is 28% and transfer-out rate is 9%. The retention rate is 57% at the school.
LaGuardia CC 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population13,064
Graduation Rate28%
Number of Faculty894
Student to Faculty Ratio18 to 1

Student Population at LaGuardia CC

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 14,919 students enrolled into CUNY LaGuardia Community College. By gender, 6,373 male and 8,546 female students are attending the school.
The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for CUNY LaGuardia Community College.
Student Population By Gender
CUNY LaGuardia Community College
TotalMaleFemale
Total14,9196,3738,546
Full-time7,4733,1644,309
Part-tme7,4463,2094,237
There are 1,635 White (10.96%), 2,502 Black/African American (16.77%), 6,744 Hispanic (45.20%), 2,875 Asian (19.27%), and 7,871 students with other races attending CUNY LaGuardia Community College. 781 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Student Population By Race/ethnicity at CUNY LaGuardia Community College
TotalMaleFemale
Total14,9196,3738,546
American Indian/Native American492326
Asian2,8751,3291,546
Black/African American2,5021,0101,492
Hispanic6,7442,8463,898
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander361521
White1,635689946
Two More297126171
Un-Known000
Non-resident Alien781335446
CUNY LaGuardia Community College offers the distance learning opportunities (online classes) for career programs.
9,421 students (63.15% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 4,867 students (32.62% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following table summarizes the online student population for CUNY LaGuardia Community College.
Distance Learning Student Population at CUNY LaGuardia Community College
Number of Students
Total14,919
Enrolled Online Exclusively9,421
Enrolled Some Online Courses4,867
Not in Online Courses631
By age range, at CUNY LaGuardia Community College, 4,655 students are aged 20 to 24 (31.20% of total students), 5,342 students are aged below 20 (35.81%), 221 students are aged above 50 (2.79%).
Graduate Student Population By Age at CUNY LaGuardia Community College
TotalMaleFemale
Total14,9196,3738,546
Under 182,3491,1701,179
Age 18-192,9931,4411,552
Age 20-212,4301,0911,339
Age 22-242,2259631,262
Age 25-292,1998841,315
Age 30-341,297431866
Age 35-39644189455
Age 40-49559143416
Age 50-6420854154
Over 641358
Age Un-Known220

Directory and Accreditation Information

CUNY LaGuardia Community College is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education (7/1/1974 - Current[Estimated Date]).
The following list shows the contact and directory information of CUNY LaGuardia Community College.
31-10 Thomson Ave, Long Island City, NY
718-482-7200
School Website
Admission Page
Financial Aid Information

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