CUNY LaGuardia Community College - Community College Profile

Academic Overview

CUNY LaGuardia Community College is a 2-4 years, public school located in Long Island City, New York. For the academic year 2023-2024, the tuition & fees are $5,218 for New York residents and $8,098 for other students on average. It offers 53 degree programs through 3 Certificate, 47 Associate's programs. The average earning in 10 years after graduation from the school is $39,200.

Directory Information and Key Academic Statistics
Type	2-4 years, public
Address	31-10 Thomson Ave, Long Island City, NY
Phone	718-482-7200
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) »	In-State$5,218 Out-of-State$8,098
Student Population »	13,064 Total Enrollment
Graduation Rate »	28%
Transfer-out Rate	9%
Retention Rate	57% (Full-time) 31% (Part-time)
Average Financial Aid »	$4,131
Students to Faculty	18:1 (5.56%)
Average Earning After 10 years of graduation	$39,200

2024 Tuition & Fees

The 2024 tuition & fees are $5,218 for New York residents and $8,098 for out-of-state students at CUNY LaGuardia Community College. Its tuition & fees are cheaper than the average tuition ($10,876) over public community colleges in New York.

The following table shows the 2023-2024 tuition & fees, books & supplies, and living costs at CUNY LaGuardia Community College. Then, we compare its costs to New York community colleges and all U.S. community colleges. In addition, the chart shows the changes in tuition over the last 5 years.

Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs at the school. You can check more comprehensive tuition information on the cost of attendance page.

2024 Tuition & Fees

2024 Cost Of Attendance
	New York Residents	Out-of-State
Tuition & Fees	$5,218	$8,098
Books & Supplies	$1,600
Off-Campus Living Costs	$28,469
Average Financial Aid	$4,131
Cost of Attendance	$35,287	$38,167
After Financial Aid	$31,156	$34,036
Average Earning After 10 years of graduation	$39,200

Cost per Credit Hour

2024 Tuition & Fees and Comparison
	New York Residents	Out-of-State Students
CUNY LaGuardia Community College	$5,218	$8,098
Public Community Colleges in New York	$7,238	$10,876
Public Community Colleges in U.S.	$4,939	$8,623

Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study

CUNY LaGuardia Community College offers Certificate and Associate's programs - 3 Certificate, 47 Associate's. The following table summarizes the number of offered programs by degree types.

Total Number of Programs
	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Online Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Total Programs	3	47	NOT OFFERED

The next tables list major programs with offered degrees and online availability. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program.

The numbers include completers through on-campus classes and partially online classes as well as only online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.

You may want to see all schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Agriculture

what is Agriculture program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant	NOT OFFERED	28 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Natural Resources and Conservation

what is Natural Resources and Conservation program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Environmental Science	NOT OFFERED	12 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Communication and Journalism

what is Communication and Journalism program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	NOT OFFERED	48 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Communications Technologies

what is Communications Technologies program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Recording Arts Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	17 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Computer and Information Sciences

what is Computer and Information Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Computer Programming/Programmer	NOT OFFERED	33 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer Science	NOT OFFERED	139 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Computer Software and Media Applications (other)	NOT OFFERED	61 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Personal and Culinary Services

what is Personal and Culinary Services program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Education

what is Education program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Education	NOT OFFERED	122 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Teacher Assistant/Aide	NOT OFFERED	9 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Engineering

what is Engineering program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Civil Engineering	NOT OFFERED	26 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	NOT OFFERED	29 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Mechanical Engineering	NOT OFFERED	15 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Engineering Technology

what is Engineering Technology program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Energy Management and Systems Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	11 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

what is Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Spanish Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Work and Family Studies

what is Work and Family Studies program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Adult Development and Aging	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Legal Studies

what is Legal Studies program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Legal Assistant/Paralegal	NOT OFFERED	30 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

English Language and Literature

what is English Language and Literature program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
English Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	27 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities

what is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	NOT OFFERED	242 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
General Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

what is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Biology/Biological Sciences	NOT OFFERED	42 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Philosophy and Religious Studies

what is Philosophy and Religious Studies program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Philosophy	NOT OFFERED	6 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Physical Sciences

what is Physical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Physical Sciences	NOT OFFERED	168 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Psychology

what is Psychology program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Psychology	NOT OFFERED	167 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

what is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	NOT OFFERED	226 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Mechanics and Repairers

what is Mechanics and Repairers program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Computer Installation and Repair Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	48 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Visual and Performing Arts

what is Visual and Performing Arts program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Digital Arts	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Industrial and Product Design	NOT OFFERED	14 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Commercial Photography	NOT OFFERED	22 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	NOT OFFERED	19 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Cinematography and Film/Video Production	NOT OFFERED	17 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Fine/Studio Arts	NOT OFFERED	60 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Music Performance	NOT OFFERED	9 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Occupational Therapist Assistant	NOT OFFERED	35 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Physical Therapy Technician/Assistant	NOT OFFERED	29 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist	NOT OFFERED	21 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician	NOT OFFERED	83 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Public Health	NOT OFFERED	17 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy	NOT OFFERED	16 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Dietetic Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	NOT OFFERED	95 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	30 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Business

what is Business program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	390 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	NOT OFFERED	142 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Tourism and Travel Services Management	NOT OFFERED	29 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Restaurant/Food Services Management	NOT OFFERED	54 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Student Population

There are 13,064 students at CUNY LaGuardia Community College including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 6,373 male students and 8,546 female students are attending the school.

The following table shows the total number of students by gender and attending status at the school. You can check more enrollment information of the school.

Student Population
	Total	Full-Time	Part-time
Total	14,919	7,473	7,446
Male Students	6,373	3,164	3,209
Female Students	8,546	4,309	4,237

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Student Population

At CUNY LaGuardia Community College, there are 13,064 students including in both full-time and part-time status. Of that, 8,315 students were attending classes through distance learning (3,520 students are enrolled exclusively and 4,795 are enrolled in some online courses) .

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	13,064
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	3,520
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	4,795
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	4,749