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===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 (8,000β14,999 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]].
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