CUNY LaGuardia Community College
A good fit for families who need the lowest possible cost and in-state New York residents. no major red flags in the data. a public school with 10,556 students.
About This School
CUNY LaGuardia Community College is a public institution located in Long Island City, New York with approximately 10,556 undergraduate students enrolled. The average net price after financial aid is $5,699 per year. Typical graduates earn $39,200 within 10 years of enrollment.
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.
A genuinely affordable option for Queens-area students looking to start college without financial risk — at just $5,699/year net and a median debt of only $5,217, you can earn an associate degree here without burying yourself in loans. The trade-off is that median earnings sit at $39,200 a decade out, which is modest for New York City's cost of living, so this school makes the most sense as a launching pad — either into the workforce in a specific trade or as a stepping stone toward a four-year CUNY transfer. If keeping costs low while staying in NYC is the priority, the math here is hard to argue with.
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Will This School Pay Off?
Strong return. Graduates earn well above their debt load.
Earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. These are means across all graduates, not specific to any major.
Student Body
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (10,556 undergraduates).
Contact & Location
Address
CUNY LaGuardia Community College
31-10 Thomson Ave
Long Island City, NY 11101
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Sources & Methodology
Primary data source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Accessed via automated sync. Latest values may come from different reporting years depending on the metric.
School overview from Wikipedia. Used for context only, not as a primary data source for admissions, cost, or outcomes claims.
- Earnings figures are institution-level averages, not major-specific.
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