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Design & Applied Arts at LaGuardia Community College

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Design & Applied Arts at LaGuardia Community College

Every design and applied arts school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the design program at LaGuardia Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

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 Design & Applied Arts section at the bottom of this page.

LaGuardia Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Design (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Associate’s Degree in Design

LaGuardia Design & Applied Arts Rankings

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Design Student Demographics at LaGuardia

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

LaGuardia Design & Applied Arts Associate’s Program

57% Women
64% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 43% of design associate's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in design only graduates about 32% men each year. The program at LaGuardia may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 11% more women than average.

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LaGuardia does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in design graduates 29% 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 design.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 15
White 6
International Students 9
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Careers That Design Grads May Go Into

A degree in design 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
Graphic Designers 21,350 $64,840
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 11,530 $99,870
Art Directors 8,320 $124,710
Fashion Designers 7,550 $95,830
Professors 6,440 $112,000

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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