Long Island City, New York · Public · 2-year · Large city
Overview
CUNY LaGuardia Community College is a public two-year institution based in Long Island City, New York. The campus sits in a large city. It enrolled 14,494 students in fall 2024. It is part of City University of New York.
CUNY LaGuardia Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 44 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Computer Science, and Psychology, General. It awarded 1,823 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 2 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
The school has an open admission policy. 57% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 19 to 1.
Key figures
Open
Admission policy
14,494
Students enrolled
57%
First-year retention
1,823
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
44
Programs and majors
19:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociate
Programs and majors offered 44
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
57%
First-year retention, part-time students
39%
Student-to-faculty ratio
19:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Associate degrees
1,769
Certificates under 1 year
6
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
48
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
14,494
Undergraduates, fall 2024
14,494
Full-time, fall 2024
49%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
19,057
Full-time, 2024-25
47%
Size category
10,000 to 19,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
53%
Men
47%
White
12%
Hispanic or Latino
40%
Black or African American
15%
Asian
18%
Two or more races
2%
International (U.S. nonresident)
13%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
2
Programs with a fully online option
1
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
5%
Students taking some online courses
44%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
City University of New York
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
Kenneth Adams
Services and opportunities
ROTC, Undergraduate research, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact