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CUNY LaGuardia Community College
Long Island City, NY · Public · 11,254 students · mostly associate degrees
29th-cheapest of 328 New York colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$6,120
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$13,648
Graduation rate
24%
Admission rate
—
Median graduate earnings
$41,653
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$7,407
Pell grant recipients
38%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
49 programsClinical Nurse Leader · Associate's Degree81 grads/yr$111,512Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist · Associate's Degree27 grads/yr$100,625Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants, Other · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma32 grads/yr$85,842Computer Science · Associate's Degree77 grads/yr$74,045Mechanical Engineering · Associate's Degree17 grads/yr$71,115Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering · Associate's Degree22 grads/yr$70,850Electrical and Electronics Engineering · Associate's Degree17 grads/yr$70,773Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant · Associate's Degree14 grads/yr$66,272Communications Systems Installation and Repair Technology/Technician · Associate's Degree47 grads/yr$59,332Radiologist Assistant · Associate's Degree63 grads/yr$54,544Accounting · Associate's Degree101 grads/yr$51,368Business Administration and Management, General · Associate's Degree270 grads/yr$50,803Legal Assistant/Paralegal · Associate's Degree19 grads/yr$48,948Clinical/Medical Social Work · Associate's Degree60 grads/yr$48,595Physical Sciences, General · Associate's Degree104 grads/yr$47,741Criminal Justice and Corrections, General · Associate's Degree150 grads/yr$46,931Psychology, General · Associate's Degree139 grads/yr$46,131Design and Visual Communications, General · Associate's Degree19 grads/yr$44,831Biology/Biological Sciences, General · Associate's Degree37 grads/yr$44,031Communication, General · Associate's Degree26 grads/yr$43,801Computer Programming/Programmer, General · Associate's Degree25 grads/yr$43,238Hospitality Administration/Management, General · Associate's Degree79 grads/yr$41,722Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician · Associate's Degree24 grads/yr$41,517General Studies · Associate's Degree136 grads/yr$39,136English Language and Literature, General · Associate's Degree20 grads/yr$37,021
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.