Meet Our Graduates
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Meet the Class of 2011
62% are female, 38% are male.
42% are between the ages of 18-24; 27% are between 25-29 years of age; 13% are between the ages of 30-34; 7% are between the ages of 35-44.
The following student profiles exemplify the dynamic, compassionate and indomitable spirit of LaGuardia.
Lillian Zepeda
After becoming pregnant with her first child at age 13 and getting married at 14, Salvadorian-American Lillian Zepeda didn’t think much about college; she was a mother and a homemaker first, working part-time at her mother’s real estate office. But after visiting her sister at college, Lillian realized she needed something more.
Andrew Greene
After eight years in prison, Andrew Greene has taken charge of his life and is making his dreams come true. Although Andrew was a promising basketball player in junior high school, an important figure in his life passed away and things fell apart.
Solaine Coquillon-Master
At two years old in the south of Haiti, Solaine Coquillon-Master’s mother left her. Moving from place to place, she lived with her father who struggled as a field worker, until her aunts convinced him to bring her to Port au Prince where she could start school. At the age of 11, she moved to the United States to live with an aunt in New York.
Alejandro Madi
LaGuardia Community College’s 2011 Commencement student speaker Alejandro Madi has always been ambitious. As a mischievous child in Venezuela, he was moved through five different elementary schools. However, after moving to Queens with his mother and sister because of his country’s political instability, Alejandro channeled his energy into more productive activities and lots of them.