The Department of Mathematics, Engineering and Computer Science at LaGuardia Community College serves a diverse population of students living and/or working in the neighborhoods of western Queens, across the East River from midtown Manhattan. The department offers a wide variety of courses: from arithmetic and basic algebra to linear algebra, calculus, and differential equations. Matriculated students begin the study of mathematics at levels determined by placement examination. They quickly come to appreciate the supportive classroom atmosphere, which is a hallmark of LaGuardia in general. Gradually, students acquire the requisite mathematical skills, as well as the confidence for advanced work. Students in LaGuardia mathematics courses are exposed to appropriate classroom technology, and connections are forged with learning paradigms in other disciplines whenever possible.