Editing Queens (section)

==Education==
{{See also|Education in New York City|List of high schools in New York City#Queens}}

===Elementary and secondary education===
Elementary and secondary school education in Queens is provided by a vast number of public and private institutions. Non-charter public schools in the borough are managed by the [[New York City Department of Education]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st36_ny/schooldistrict_maps/c36081_queens/DC20SD_C36081.pdf|title=2020 census - school district reference map: Queens County, NY|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=July 22, 2022}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st36_ny/schooldistrict_maps/c36081_queens/DC20SD_C36081_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref> the largest public school system in the United States. Most private schools are affiliated with or identify themselves with the [[Roman Catholic]] or [[Jewish]] religious communities. [[Townsend Harris High School]] is a Queens public magnet high school for the humanities consistently ranked as among the top 100 high schools in the United States. One of the nine Specialized High Schools in New York City is located in Queens. Located in the [[York College, City University of New York]] Campus in Jamaica, the [[Queens High School for the Sciences at York College]], which emphasizes both science and mathematics, ranks as one of the best high schools in both the state and the country. It is one of the smallest Specialized High Schools that requires an entrance exam, the [[Specialized High Schools Admissions Test]]. The school has a student body of around 400 students.

===Postsecondary institutions===
[[File:LaGuardia CC E jeh.jpg|thumb|upright=1|[[LaGuardia Community College]] in [[Long Island City|Long Island City, Queens]]]]
[[File:Rosenthal Faisal.jpg|thumb|upright=1|[[Queens College, New York|Queens College]] is part of the [[City University of New York]].]]
* [[LaGuardia Community College]], part of the [[City University of New York]] (CUNY), is known as "The World's Community College" for its diverse international student body representing more than 150 countries and speaking over 100 languages. The college has been named a National Institution of Excellence by the [[Post-secondary educational organizations in the United States#Policy Center on the First Year of College|Policy Center on the First Year of College]]. In a 2003 benchmark survey, in the Large Community College category (8,000–14,999 students), LaGuardia was one of three [[community colleges in the United States|community colleges]] ranked number one, nationally.<ref name="CCSSE 2003" /> The college hosts the [[LaGuardia and Wagner Archives]].
* [[Queens College, New York|Queens College]] is one of the elite colleges in the CUNY system. Established in 1937 to offer a strong liberal arts education to the residents of the borough, Queens College has over 16,000 students including more than 12,000 undergraduates and over 4,000 graduate students. Students from 120 countries speaking 66 different languages are enrolled at the school, which is located in [[Flushing, Queens|Flushing]]. Queens College is also the host of [[City University of New York School of Law|CUNY's law school]]. The Queens College Campus is also the home of [[Townsend Harris High School]] and the Queens College School for Math, Science, and Technology (PS/IS 499).
* [[Queensborough Community College]], originally part of the [[State University of New York]], is in Bayside and is now part of CUNY. It prepares students to attend senior colleges mainly in the CUNY system.
* [[St. John's University (New York City)|St. John's University]] is a private, coeducational Roman Catholic university founded in 1870 by the [[Vincentian Family|Vincentian Fathers]]. With over 19,000 students, St. John's is known for its pharmacy, business and law programs as well as its men's basketball and soccer teams.
* [[Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology]] is a private, cutting edge, degree-granting institution located across the Grand Central Parkway from LaGuardia Airport. Its presence underscores the importance of aviation to the Queens economy.
* [[York College (New York)|York College]] is one of CUNY's leading general-purpose liberal arts colleges, granting bachelor's degrees in more than 40 fields, as well as a combined BS/MS degree in Occupational Therapy. Noted for its Health Sciences Programs York College is also home to the Northeast Regional Office of the [[Food and Drug Administration]].

===Queens Public Library===
[[File:QPL Flushing jeh.JPG|thumb|upright=1|A branch of the [[Queens Public Library]] in [[Flushing, Queens|Flushing]]]]
The [[Queens Public Library]] is the public library system for the borough and one of three library systems serving New York City. Dating back to the foundation of the first Queens library in Flushing in 1858, the Queens Public Library is one of the largest public library systems in the United States. Separate from the [[New York Public Library]], it is composed of 63 branches throughout the borough. In the fiscal year 2001, the Library achieved a circulation of 16.8&nbsp;million. The Library has maintained the highest circulation of any city library in the country since 1985 and the highest circulation of any library in the nation since 1987. The Library maintains collections in many languages, including Spanish, Chinese, Korean, Russian, Haitian Creole, Polish, and six Indic languages, as well as smaller collections in 19 other languages.