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CUNY LaGuardia Community College

Long Island City, New York · Public community college

Medical assistant programsLPN / LVN programsRadiology & sonography programsEMT & paramedic training
24%completion rate · New York avg 64%
$7,407median debt of graduates
$33,219median earnings, 6 yrs after entry
$41,653median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
not reportedannual cost of attendance
Yesfederal aid (FAFSA / Pell) eligible
Accreditation: Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing | American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy | American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Edu | Middle States Commission on Higher Education | New York State Board of Regents, State Education Department, Office of the Professions (Nu (Accredited)
Address: 31-10 Thomson Ave, Long Island City, NY 11101 · Phone: (718) 482-7200 · School website ↗ · Verify on College Scorecard ↗
Accountability record (federal accreditation database, last 36 months; Department of Education oversight)
No accreditor sanctions in the last 36 months
Sanctions are probation, warning, show-cause and loss-of-accreditation actions by any recognized accreditor, including program-specific accreditors (a nursing-program probation counts for the campus). Routine monitoring reviews and voluntary withdrawals are not counted. Ask the school what the action concerned and how it was resolved.
Completion rate vs. benchmarks
CUNY LaGuardia Commun… CUNY LaGuardia Commun…: 23.9% 23.9% New York average New York average: 64% 64% National average National average: 62.1% 62.1%

What these trades pay once you're working

OccupationStarting (10th pct)MedianExperienced (75th)
Medical assistants$37,280$48,000$55,120
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses$54,480$67,180$76,960
Radiologic technologists and technicians$67,540$98,470$110,950
Emergency medical technicians$39,890$48,400$63,870

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics wages for everyone employed in the occupation in New York (May 2025; national where the state figure is not published). The program table below shows what this campus's own graduates earned in their first year, whatever job they took.

Trade programs at this campus

ProgramCredentialGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Earnings, yr 2Median debt
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Associate degree 35 $47,925 $50,141 $8,049
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Certificate, 1–2 years 32 not reported $39,009 not reported
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Associate degree 28 $47,925 $50,141 $8,049
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate degree 22 $68,337 $58,221 not reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate degree 5 $68,337 $58,221 not reported

Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.

Graduates per year from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey. Earnings and debt are College Scorecard field-of-study medians for graduates of this program at this campus (reported at the 4-digit program level, so closely related programs share a figure); "not reported" means too few graduates were counted to publish a figure.

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Data: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026. Figures are the U.S. Department of Education's official measures, not Career Training Path's opinion. Tuition, schedules and program availability change — confirm with the school before enrolling.

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