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Why LaGuardia?
Recent LaGuardia Honors, Recognition and Accolades
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*Named a Best Practice College by the
MetLife
Foundation. A total of 9 colleges were honored.
(2004)
*Named one of the two national
winners of the
Theodore M. Hesburgh Certificate of Excellence.
This honor recognizes innovative college faculty
training programs. (2004)
*Cited for excellence in our
E-portfolio
project by the
Carnegie Foundation and the
Association of American Colleges and
Universities. (2004)
*Named 1 of the Top 3 large community colleges
in the U.S. by the Community College Survey of
Student Engagement (2003).
*Named an Institution of Excellence by the
Policy Center
on the First Year of College. A
total of 13 colleges nationwide honoredonly 2
community colleges. (2003)
Location
Western Queens. 10 minutes by subway from Times
Square and just minutes from Brooklyn. Long
Island City is quickly becoming a center of the
New York City arts scene.
Queens is the most rapidly growing borough of
New York City, as well as its most ethnically
diverse borough, which makes it the ideal place
to learn about business, science & technology,
health & human services and the arts.
Academics
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.
Students
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
Bachelors degree; an additional 45% plan on
earning a Masters degree. Most students have
part-time or fulltime jobs during at least part
of their matriculation.
Tuition
As part of the City University of New York,
LaGuardia has the lowest college tuition in New
York City. Our graduates often transfer
LaGuardia course credits to more expensive
4-year colleges where they can earn their
Bachelors Degree 2 years later.
Faculty
231 fulltime professors. 45% of LaGuardia
faculty have a doctorate or first professional
degree, compared to 20% of community college
faculty nationally. LaGuardia received the
highest level of re-accreditation for the Middle
States Commission on Higher Education in June
2002 until April 2012.
Campus
4 buildings, over 1.5 million square feet, which
includes over 100,000 square feet of
laboratories, a 750 seat theater, 6-lane NCAA
regulation size swimming pool, fitness center,
sports gymnasium, tennis court and the Archives
of New York Mayors LaGuardia, Wagner, Beam, Koch
and the New York City Council.
Financial Aid
50% of our student body is awarded Financial
Aid.
Honor Society
Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society
Post-Graduation Plans
52% of our graduates transfer directly to a
4-year college, a rate that is higher than the
national average. 55% are in the workforce; some
graduates work while also continuing their
education.
Articulation Agreements
LaGuardia has articulation agreements with over
32 public and private 4-year colleges and
universities. These automatically guarantee
acceptance of LaGuardia credits when students
transfer to 4-year colleges after earning their
Associates Degree at LaGuardia.
Entrance Requirements
High School Degree or GED. The S.A.T. is not
required but a satisfactory score can exempt a
student from certain placement tests.
Cooperative Education
4000 students placed in internships annually.
Business Development
In its first 3 years of business, our Small
Business Development Center (SBDC) obtained a
total of $11 Million in loans for more than 1000
local NYC businesses. LaGuardias NYDESIGNS, a
brand new incubator for local entrepreneurs in
the design industry (i.e. home furnishing, gift,
architectural businesses), provides counseling,
seminars, rental equipment and space to help
these young businesses grow. Our faculty and
students will participate in the support of
these young companies as well as learn about the
new techniques, processes and design
technologies that these companies develop and
utilize. The LaGuardia Center for Corporate
Education provides workforce training to NYC
businesses of all sizes.
Adult & Continuing Education
Annual enrollment is 34,000 students. These
non-credit courses are geared to personal and
professional development, educational
preparation, leisure pursuits and programs for
special populations including children, youth,
deaf adults, visually impaired adults, veterans,
unemployed and under-employed, homeless heads of
households and non-English speaking adults.
Classes are offered 6 days and evenings a week.
Pre-College Programs
LaGuardia believes that education should be on a
lifelong continuum. We have 3 high schools on
our campus and offer several programs for high
school and middle school students in the Queens
community.
Background
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.
How We Compare to Other Community Colleges
LaGuardia has:
- the 3rd largest graduating class of
Business majors in the country.
- the largest graduating class of Health
Sciences majors in New York City
- the 2nd largest graduating class of
Computer & Information Systems majors in New
York City
- the largest graduating class of Latinos
in New York City
- the 2nd largest graduating class of
minorities in New York City
- the 3rd largest graduating class of
Asians in New York City
- the 4th largest graduating class of
African-Americans in New York City
Source: Community College Weeks
analysis of U.S. Department of Education
statistics, June 23, 2003
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