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Education at LaGuardia Community College

Education at LaGuardia Community College

If you are interested in studying education, you may want to check out the program at LaGuardia Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

LaGuardia is located in Long Island City, New York and has a total student population of 16,971.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Education section at the bottom of this page.

LaGuardia Education Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Education

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Education Student Demographics at LaGuardia

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the education majors at LaGuardia Community College.

LaGuardia Education Associate’s Program

88% Women
87% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 12% of education associate's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

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LaGuardia does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in education graduates 56% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from LaGuardia Community College with a associate's in education.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 29
Black or African American 16
Hispanic or Latino 54
White 9
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Education

Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at LaGuardia Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Education 33
Teaching Assistants 8

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for LaGuardia Community College.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Teacher Assistants 123,960 $31,330
Elementary School Teachers 82,590 $83,010
High School Teachers 74,830 $85,300
Middle School Teachers 39,950 $83,490
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers 31,840 $56,060

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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