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CUNY LaGuardia Community College

Long Island City, New York·Public, 2-year·Mid East·lagcc.cuny.edu
6-yr Graduation
24%
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Total enrollment
14,494
peer median 9,262
Avg net price
$6,120
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About

LaGuardia Community College is a public community college in New York City. It is in the Long Island City neighborhood of Queens in and part of the City University of New York. LaGuardia is named after former congressman and New York City mayor Fiorello H. LaGuardia. The college offers associate degrees in the arts, sciences, and applied sciences, as well as continuing education programs.

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
24%
Full-time retention
57%

Pell equity

3.6pp gap
Pell recipients
25%310 of 1238
Non-Pell (all)
21%125 of 583
Subsidized loan, no Pell
13%1 of 8
No Federal Aid
22%124 of 575

Pell recipients here graduate at a 3.6-point higher rate than non-Pell students, unusual and worth a closer look.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 44 Title IV programs, 26 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 17 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
44
Passing
26
59.1% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
2.3% of portfolio
Fail rate
2.3%
+1.7pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

44programs
  • Passing26 · 59.1%
  • No Data17 · 38.6%
  • Failing1 · 2.3%

Severity spectrum

Critical
1
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
3
Watch
3
Safe
20
No data
17

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

27
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
Associate Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
-20.9%
$27,161 vs $34,350
Computer Software and Media Applications
Associate Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
+5.9%
$36,393 vs $34,350
Fine and Studio Arts
Associate Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+6.3%
$36,502 vs $34,350
English Language and Literature General
Associate Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
+7.8%
$37,021 vs $34,350
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+13.9%
$39,136 vs $34,350
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Communications Technologies/Technicians And Support Services
+20.9%
$41,517 vs $34,350
Hospitality Administration/Management
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+21.5%
$41,722 vs $34,350
Computer Programming
Associate Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
+25.9%
$43,238 vs $34,350

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

9
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
18%
$8,800 debt · $48,595 earn
Psychology General
Associate Degree · Psychology
15%
$7,096 debt · $46,131 earn
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
14%
$7,539 debt · $54,544 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
12%
$4,806 debt · $39,136 earn
Physical Sciences General
Associate Degree · Physical Sciences
12%
$5,702 debt · $47,741 earn
Computer Science
Associate Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
12%
$8,500 debt · $74,045 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
10%
$4,875 debt · $46,931 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
10%
$5,109 debt · $50,803 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 1974Next review Jan 2030

Programmatic accreditations · 6

Action history · 7

  1. Oct 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  2. Aug 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) - Programs leading to an associate degree
  3. Jun 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  4. Oct 2020Approved for Distance Education
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  5. Apr 2020Renewal of Accreditation
    American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PTA) - Programs for the physical therapist assistant

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$5,269
$30–48k$5,767
$48–75k$8,282
$75–110k$9,478
$110k+$12,745

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$6,120
vs Community College median $6,120
Federal loans
2.5%
In-state tuition
$5,218
Out-of-state
$8,098

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 7,182 students received $32.9M in Pell grants, alongside $2.0M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
7,182
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$32.9M
$32,905,631 total
Direct Loans
$2.0M
589 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

8k
’20
7k
’21
6k
’22
6k
’23
7k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.0M
337 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$923K
251 loan awards
Parent PLUS$16K
1 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 612 borrowers who entered repayment, 14 (2.2%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.2%
-0.1pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
612
Defaulted
14
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
12.3%
2017
13.1%
2018
9.2%
2019
2.2%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at CUNY

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs44
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,533 total completions
01Business
40526.4%
02Health Professions
23015.0%
03Computer Sciences
19512.7%
04Psychology
1348.7%
05Security/Protective
1338.7%
06Visual/Performing Arts
1268.2%
07Education
1167.6%
08Liberal Arts
926.0%
09Engineering
523.4%
10Mechanic
503.3%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
14,494
12-mo unduplicated
19,057
Undergraduate
19,057
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
47%8,967
Women
53%10,090

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
42.2%
Asian
16.6%
Black
16.5%
Non-resident
14.8%
White
7.0%
Two or more
2.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.2%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
67
44 M · 23 W
Women athletes
34.3%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$482K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$12K
$10K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 4

Soccer
30 M · —
$35K
Basketball
12 M · 9 W
$88K
Volleyball
— · 15 W
$27K
Cross Country
2 M · 1 W
$11K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.29
4 offenses · 13,998 students

3-year trend

0.542 yrs ago0.921 yr ago0.29Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
24
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
10
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
5
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Aggravated assault
2
Robbery
1
Fondling
1

By location

4total
  • Public property4

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
2
Stalking
2 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

  • Religion1

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs00
Liquor00

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
19.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
358

CUNY vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions CUNY selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectCUNY LaGuardia Community College
24%—14,494$6,120Community College
Amarillo College
——9,262$4,600Community College
Broward College
——30,728$14,506Baccalaureate
CUNY Hostos Community College
——5,478$5,297Community College
CUNY Kingsborough Community College
——18,165$5,606Community College
Imperial Valley College
——8,873$1,115Community College
Moorpark College
——14,583-$2,296Community College
Northwest Iowa Community College
——1,907$14,800Community College
San Jacinto Community College
——31,812$12,143Community College
South Puget Sound Community College
——4,871$9,132Community College
Southwest Wisconsin Technical College
——2,849$12,896Community College
Peer group median24%—9,262$6,120

Institutions like CUNY

Explore the federal data for institutions in CUNY's comparison group.

IPEDS

CUNY Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Team
1 member
  • Reem Jaafar
    Dean for Institutional Effectiveness

Reports & documents (2)

Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

Frequently asked questions about CUNY LaGuardia Community College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about CUNY.

What is the graduation rate at CUNY LaGuardia Community College?

CUNY LaGuardia Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 24% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend CUNY LaGuardia Community College?

CUNY LaGuardia Community College reports a total enrollment of 14,494 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at CUNY LaGuardia Community College?

The average net price at CUNY LaGuardia Community College is $6,120 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is CUNY LaGuardia Community College located?

CUNY LaGuardia Community College is located in Long Island City, New York 11101.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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