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College · Catholic life on campus

CUNY LaGuardia Community College

  • LocationLong Island City, NY
  • Type and sizePublic · 2-year · 13,998 students
Official website

CUNY LaGuardia Community College is not a Catholic college. This rating measures Catholic life on campus: campus ministry, priests, Mass and confession, student groups, and nearby parishes.

Catholic life here hasn’t been researched yet. We research from official sources only, starting with the largest campuses, and we never guess. The nearest Catholic church mapped in OpenStreetMap is 0.6 miles away.

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Catholic churches nearby

Map of CUNY LaGuardia Community College, its Catholic center and nearby Catholic churches0.25 mi0.5 mi1 miSaint Patrick's Roman Catholic Church: 0.6 mi1Saint Raphael's Roman Catholic Church: 0.6 mi2Queen of Angels Roman Catholic Church: 0.8 mi3Saint Calixtus Chapel: 0.9 mi4Saint Teresa's Roman Catholic Church: 0.9 mi5Saint Mary's Roman Catholic Church: 1.0 mi6CUNY LaGuardia Community College (campus)N0.5 mi
CampusCatholic church (numbered below)Open a street map ›
  1. Saint Patrick's Roman Catholic Church — 0.6 mi
  2. Saint Raphael's Roman Catholic Church — 0.6 mi · 37-02 Hunters Point Avenue
  3. Queen of Angels Roman Catholic Church — 0.8 mi · 44-04 Skillman Avenue
  4. Saint Calixtus Chapel — 0.9 mi · 34-02 Greenpoint Ave, Long Island City
  5. Saint Teresa's Roman Catholic Church — 0.9 mi
  6. Saint Mary's Roman Catholic Church — 1.0 mi · 10-08 49th Avenue

Within 3 miles, as mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. The map may be incomplete. Confirm with the parish or diocese.

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Academic Excellence

Academic Excellence is computed for four-year colleges with at least 100 undergraduates. Seminaries, graduate-only schools, and two-year colleges are not rated.

Campus facts

SettingCity
ROTCArmy
Students per faculty member19 to 1

Federal data (IPEDS). None of this changes the faith grades.

Cost and value

Federal data, shown separately. Cost, debt, and earnings are never part of any grade.

Value and outcomes
Undergraduate students
Fall enrollment (IPEDS)
13,998
Total students13,998
Average net price (per year)
After grants and scholarships, for students receiving federal aid
$6,120
Cost of attendance (per year)$13,648
Median federal debt at graduation$7,407
Graduation rate
First-time, full-time students finishing within 150% of normal time
24%
First-year retention57%
Median earnings 10 years after entry$41,653
Admission rate—
Students receiving Pell grants38%

Sources: College Scorecard · IPEDS College Navigator · Net price calculator
College Scorecard, most recent cohorts (data release 06/10/2026); IPEDS 2024-25 directory and institutional characteristics; fall 2023 enrollment.

Local Church

Diocese of Brooklyn

The Most Reverend Robert J. Brennan, Bishop of Brooklyn

Formal address: “Your Excellency”

Source: dioceseofbrooklyn.org, dioceseofbrooklyn.org, verified Oct. 7, 2026.

Diocese determined from the county, using the diocese’s county list (Wikipedia). Confirm with the diocese.

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