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CUNY LaGuardia Community College-Long Island City

31-10 Thomson Ave, Long Island City, NY 11101

http://www.lagcc.cuny.edu/

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LaGuardia Community College of the City University of New York was created in the early 1970s with a mission to serve the educational needs of the various communities that comprise Western Queens County. The Division of Academic Affairs was established to help the College realize that mission. The Division has responsibility for the various academic programs offered by the College. This includes the Associate in Arts (A.A.), the Associate in Science (A.S.), and the Associate in Applied Science (A.A.S.) Degrees, as well as a number of registered certificate programs. The Division also offers instruction in the basic skills: reading, writing, mathematics, and English as a Second Language. Supplementary support, such as tutoring, academic advisement and intensive courses are also provided by the Division of Academic Affairs.

LaGuardia Community College stands as an example of the power of ordinary individuals to make extraordinary things happen.

Every college has something special to brag about. For LaGuardia Community College, it is the quality of our faculty and staff, and the diversity of our students.

So many students come from so many different places to study together (over 160 different countries at last count) that we call ourselves The World’s Community College. Being The World’s Community College is not just a statement about who we are, it’s a statement about who we aspire to be. Our goal is to educate leaders for a global workforce and a global citizenry.

That means education at LaGuardia Community College must maintain the highest quality.

LaGuardia Community College is the best place to think globally and act locally. Whether it is in creating a piece of software or writing a play, understanding how to do calculus or understanding how to do physical therapy, students at LaGuardia Community College bring a world’s perspective to their studies.

LaGuardia Community College is the doorway through which students pass to many more achievements. Whether students use their research experience in National Science Foundation labs to become scientists, their co-op internship in accounting to secure a great job while they complete their CPA, their musical experience to compose great jazz, or their work with a local high tech industry to become an entrepreneur, LaGuardia graduates are well prepared to face the challenges of our complex world.

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CUNY LaGuardia Community College-Long Island City

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LaGuardia Community College is a City University of New York (CUNY) community college located in Long Island City in Queens, New York. It is named for former New York City Mayor Fiorello La Guardia. Referred to as "The World's Community College," it has a diverse international student body representing more than 150 countries and speaking over 100 languages.

Founded in 1968 and known initially as Community College #9, it is housed in the former Sunshine Biscuits bakery. According to legend, when Mayor La Guardia himself visited the old bakery and the former Ford special materials plant. Upon biting into a delicious cookie in the Sunshine Bakery, he exclaimed jokingly, "This bakery is perfect. The bakers must be extremely intelligent to be able to make these. Why, I think we should make this into a higher institute of learning!". In 2008, LaGuardia's Main Building was renamed in honor of the college's first President, Dr. Joseph Shenker.

The college has been named a National Institution of Excellence (Policy Center on the First Year of College) and 1 of the "Top 3 Large Community Colleges in the U.S." (Community College Survey of Student Engagement, 2002). The current president of the college is Dr. Gail O. Mellow.

LaGuardia's historic logo is a flower with five petals, symbolizing the five boroughs of New York City, and the first name of its namesake, which in Italian translates to "Little Flower." Capitalizing on its reputation as one of the most diverse campuses in the country, the college also uses an apple logo covered with various national flags. The apple is taken from the "Big Apple" nickname that describes New York City.

Programs

LaGuardia offers programs leading to three degrees which are: Associate in Arts (AA), Associate in Science (AS), and Associate in Applied Science (AAS).

Many students, upon completing studies at LaGuardia, transfer to four-year institutions to attain a bachelor's degree. LaGuardia offers lower college tuition costs, when compared to other colleges in New York City. The school also offers continuing education programs.

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Quick Facts

Location:
Northeast
Setting:
Large City Setting
Type:
Public
Size:
Very Large (+10,000 Undergrad)

Students & Campus Life

Full Time Students:
70%
Athletic Programs:
Unavailable
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Expenses

Average Tuition:
$ 4,852
Students Receiving Aid:
68%
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Degree Programs at CUNY LaGuardia Community College-Long Island City

Associate's Level Programs

  • Arts & Humanities

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    • General Studies See more schools with programs in General Studies
      • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
        A program that is a structured combination of the arts, biological and physical sciences, social sciences, and humanities, emphasizing breadth of study. Includes instruction in independently designed, individualized, or regular programs.
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    • Visual and Performing Arts See more schools with programs in Visual and Performing Arts
      • Visual and Performing Arts
        A general, undifferentiated program that focuses on the visual and performing arts and that may prepare individuals in any of the visual artistic media or performing disciplines.
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  • Business

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    • Accounting & Related Services See more schools with programs in Accounting & Related Services
      • Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
        This two year program provides individuals with the necessary skills to support professional accountants and other financial management personnel. This program teaches individuals how to post transactions to accounts, manage record-keeping systems, and operate accounting software. Additionally, it familiarizes individuals with general accounting principles and practices.
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    • Administrative Services See more schools with programs in Administrative Services
      • Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science
        Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science programs are two year programs for individuals seeking a career as administrative assistants and/or secretaries and stenographers. These programs include instruction in business communications, principles of business law, word processing and data entry, office machines operation and maintenance, office procedures, public relations, secretarial accounting, filing systems and records management, and report preparation.
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    • General Business See more schools with programs in General Business
      • Business Administration and Management
        Generally, this program prepares individuals to plan, organize, direct, and control a firm or organization. To aid them in taking a leading role in business, individuals in this program study management theory, human resources management and behavior, accounting and other quantitative methods, purchasing and logistics, organization and production, marketing, and business decision-making.
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    • Hospitality & Restaurants See more schools with programs in Hospitality & Restaurants
      • Tourism & Travel Management
        A program that prepares individuals to manage travel-related enterprises and related convention and/or tour services. Includes instruction in travel agency management, tour arranging and planning, convention and event planning, travel industry operations and procedures, tourism marketing and promotion strategies, travel counseling, travel industry law, international and domestic operations, and travel and tourism policy.
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      • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
        This major includes program in business, management, marketing and related support services. Check with the school to find out the specifics of a particular program.
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  • Communication & Media

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    • Graphics & Multimedia See more schools with programs in Graphics & Multimedia
      • Photographic and Film/ Video Technology/Technician and Assistant
        A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to the operation and maintenance of camera and lighting equipment and the production of finished still, video, and film products under the supervision of photographers, directors, and editors. Includes instruction in equipment setup and maintenance; lighting; power supplies; studio and film set tasks such as camera operator, grip, and best boy; plate and negative handling and development; laboratory procedures; and digital software applications.
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  • Culinary Arts & Food Service

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  • Education

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      • Teacher Assistant/Aide
        A program that prepares individuals to assist a teacher in regular classroom settings or in providing instruction and supervision to special student populations, such as bilingual/bicultural students, special education students, adult learners, and students learning English. Includes instruction in techniques of general classroom supervision, maintaining order, assisting with lessons and carrying out related assignments.
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  • Family and Consumer Science Professions

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      • Adult Development and Aging
        Adult Development and Aging programs focus on the characteristics of the aging populations and studies the needs of the elderly in family and institutional settings. The programs include instruction in the biological and psychological stages of aging, the provision of dependent care, serving the social, economic, and psychological needs of aging adults, and related public policy issues and adult community resources.
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  • Funeral and Mortuary Services

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    • General Funeral Service and Mortuary Science
      A program that generally prepares individuals for careers in the funeral service industry and for licensure as funeral service directors or morticians. Includes instruction in the basic elements of mortuary science and the business, counseling, and operational aspects of funeral service.
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  • Health & Medical Services

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      • Occupational Therapist Assistant
        A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of occupational therapists, to direct patient participation in skill-enhancing, learning, and motivational tasks; correct or diminish pathologies; and to provide direct health education and promotion services. Includes instruction in human life span development, occupational therapy principles and practice skills, treatment planning and implementation, record-keeping and documentation, patient education and intervention, activity and program direction, and assistive services management.
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      • Physical Therapist Assistant
        A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of a physical therapist, to implement physical therapy treatment care plans, train patients, conduct treatment interventions, use equipment, and observe and record patient progress. Includes instruction in applied anatomy and physiology, applied kinesiology, principles and procedures of physical therapy, basic neurology and orthopedics, physical therapy modalities, documentation skills, psychosocial aspects of health care, wound and injury care, electrotherapy, working with orthotics and prostheses, and personal and professional ethics.
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    • Mental & Social Health Services See more schools with programs in Mental & Social Health Services
      • Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician
        A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, and other mental health care professionals, to provide direct patient care services, assist in developing and implementing treatment plans, administer medications, and perform related administrative functions. Includes instruction in mental health theory, applied psychopathology, patient communication and management, crisis intervention, psychotropic medication, mental health treatment procedures, substance abuse, record-keeping, clinical administrative skills, and applicable standards and regulations.
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      • Nursing - Registered Nurse Training (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
        A program that generally prepares individuals in the knowledge, techniques and procedures for promoting health, providing care for sick, disabled, informed, or other individuals or groups. Includes instruction in the administration of medication and treatments, assisting a physician during treatments and examinations, Referring patients to physicians and other health care specialists, and planning education for health maintenance.
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  • Social Sciences

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    • General Social Sciences
      A program that focuses on the general study of human social behavior and social institutions using any of the methodologies common to the social sciences and/or history, or an undifferentiated program of study in the social sciences.
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  • Technology

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    • Information Systems Operation and Management See more schools with programs in Information Systems Operation and Management
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      • Computer Programming/Programmer
        A program that focuses on the general writing and implementation of generic and customized programs to drive operating systems and that generally prepares individuals to apply the methods and procedures of software design and programming to software installation and maintenance. Includes instruction in software design, low- and high-level languages and program writing; program customization and linking; prototype testing; troubleshooting; and related aspects of operating systems and networks.
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    • Systems Administration See more schools with programs in Systems Administration
      • Computer Installation & Repair
        A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to assemble, install, operate, maintain, and repair computers and related instruments. Includes instruction in power supplies, number systems, memory structure, buffers and registers, microprocessor design, peripheral equipment, programming, and networking.
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  • Veterinary Medicine

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    • Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant
      A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of veterinarians, laboratory animal specialists, and zoological professionals, to provide patient management, care, and clinical procedures assistance as well as owner communication. Includes instruction in animal nursing care, animal health and nutrition, animal handling, clinical pathology, radiology, anesthesiology, dental prophylaxis, surgical assisting, clinical laboratory procedures, office administration skills, patient and owner management, and applicable standards and regulations.
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Certificate Programs at CUNY LaGuardia Community College-Long Island City

  • Business

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    • Administrative Services See more schools with programs in Administrative Services
      • Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science
        Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science programs are two year programs for individuals seeking a career as administrative assistants and/or secretaries and stenographers. These programs include instruction in business communications, principles of business law, word processing and data entry, office machines operation and maintenance, office procedures, public relations, secretarial accounting, filing systems and records management, and report preparation.
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  • Communication & Media

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    • Graphics & Multimedia See more schools with programs in Graphics & Multimedia
      • Photographic and Film/ Video Technology/Technician and Assistant
        A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to the operation and maintenance of camera and lighting equipment and the production of finished still, video, and film products under the supervision of photographers, directors, and editors. Includes instruction in equipment setup and maintenance; lighting; power supplies; studio and film set tasks such as camera operator, grip, and best boy; plate and negative handling and development; laboratory procedures; and digital software applications.
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Students

General

Full-Time vs. Part-Time
Full-Time 70%
Part-Time 30%
Race/Ethnicity
Hispanic 41%
African-American 22%
Caucasian 20%
Asian 15%
Other 2%

Geography

In State vs. Out-of-State
In-State 91%
Out-of-State 9%
Top States for Incoming Freshman
New York 91%
Oregon 0%
California 0%
Florida 0%
New Jersey 0%
Percent of Students International: 14%
Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) In-State Out-of-State  
Published Tuition and Fees:
 $ 3,092 $ 4,852  
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads:
 $ 2,800 $ 4,560  
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads:
 $ 292 $ 292  
Financial Aid Avg. Amount Received % of Students Receiving Aid  
Federal Grants:
 $ 3,127 56%  
State and Local Grants:
 $ 1,924 60%  
Institutional Grants:
 $ 522 1%  
Student Loans:
 $ 2,122 3%  
Any Aid:
   68%  

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Question: i have few questions about college degrees ,associate bachelors etc...?

ok so next year im heading to college its going to be a community college cause my chances are slim to get to a 4 year college with a GED i live in New York City and im gonna attend LaGuardia Community College ( its a part of CUNY) so im gonna study to become a veterinary tecnician cause i love working with animals so its gonna be a 2 year college and im gonna earn my AAS but if i will want to transfer to another college to study more in the same field will i have to start all over again from the beginning ?? cause after that im thinking about maybe going to Mercy college which is a private 4 year school here in Midtown Manhattan it has a Vet tech course but its kinda more complicated as i think it has the beginning of the veterinary medicine currently im taking GED prep classes and i will finish it in Dec, i think
10 months ago
eri
eri

Best Answer

You can transfer your classes to a 4-year university if you (a) do well in them (as in a C or better) and (b) the college you're transferring to offers those courses. So it works for things like English and math, but probably not for courses specific to vet tech training, because 4-year colleges typically don't offer those courses.
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Question: going to college in NYC,about CUNY has anyone graduated from one of the college is yes then ...?

im heading to college next year i f_cked up in HS i dropped out when i was in 10th grade now im on the right track into getting my GED im starting GED prep classes in april so im thinking about going to Laguardia Community College ( money is an issue and from what ive read Laguardia is the cheapest semester cost 1,600$) and they have what im interested in im thinking about going there to get my AAS in veterinary technology bronx community college also offers degree in the vet field but its vet asst. now here is what im interested in is if better to go for a 2 year college for an AAS degree or 4 year college for BA as i said money is an issue so how much is the tutition fee for for 4 year college?? ive read somewhere that the tutition fee is 4.000 per year it doesnt seem that expensive ive always thought that colleges are like 10.000 per year or more also im not sure if i will be able to get into a 4 year school with GED im also thinking about maybe going to Baruch college for music or foreign languages and literature but im not really sure about that i mean i am an artsy person i do a lot of drawings and paintings,im a singer i live in Ridgewood ,which is in Queens im thinking about moving out from my parents as soon as i will get a job and safe some money im tihnking about moving to williamsburg( areas near marcy ave or bedford and north 7th stret)
11 months ago
jellybeancounter
jelly...

Best Answer

All of the CUNY community colleges are the same price, I believe. It's not a problem to go to a 2 year school, get your associates and then go to a 4 year school. It's cheaper to do that than to go to a 4 year school for your BS. CUNY schools, even the 4 year schools, aren't expensive because they're public colleges. Don't go to Baruch for music, foreign languages or literature. Baruch is mostly business-oriented and basically, everyone who isn't a business major is sort of a freak. I graduated from Baruch, trust me on that. If you'd like to go to a school with a large selection of humanities-based classes, check out Queens College or Hunter Collge, both very good schools in the CUNY system.

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