LaGuardia Community College

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LaGuardia Community College is a City University of New York (CUNY) community college located in Long Island City in Queens, New York. It is named for former New York City Mayor Fiorello La Guardia. Referred to as "The World's Community College," it has a diverse international student body representing more than 150 countries and speaking over 100 languages.

Founded in 1968 and known initially as Community College #9, it is housed in the former Sunshine Biscuits bakery. According to legend, when Mayor La Guardia himself visited the old bakery and the former Ford special materials plant. Upon biting into a delicious cookie in the Sunshine Bakery, he exclaimed jokingly, "This bakery is perfect. The bakers must be extremely intelligent to be able to make these. Why, I think we should make this into a higher institute of learning!".Fact|date=July 2008

The college has been named a National Institution of Excellence "(Policy Center on the First Year of College)" and 1 of the "Top 3 Large Community Colleges in the U.S." "(Community College Survey of Student Engagement, 2002"). The current president of the college is Dr. Gail O. Mellow.

Campus logo

LaGuardia's historic logo is a flower with five petals, symbolizing the five boroughs of New York City, and the first name of its namesake, which in Italian translates to "Little Flower." Capitalizing on its reputation as one of the most diverse campuses in the country, the college also uses an apple logo covered with various national flags. The apple is taken from the "Big Apple" nickname that describes New York City.

Programs

LaGuardia offers programs leading to three degrees which are:Associate in Arts (AA), Associate in Science (AS), andAssociate in Applied Science (AAS).

Many students, upon completing studies at LaGuardia, transfer to four-year institutions to attain a bachelor's degree. LaGuardia offers lower college tuition costs, when compared to other colleges in New York City.Fact|date=July 2008 The school also offers continuing education programs.

External links

* [http://www.lagcc.cuny.edu/ LaGuardia Community College] Official Site
* [http://www.lagcc.cuny.edu/library LaGuardia Community College Library Media Resources Center] Library Media Resources Center