Mental Health Peer Specialist
Training Program
Use your own lived experience with mental health challenges and recovery to become a mental health peer support worker in the human services sector. Complete an internship with NYC Well, Institute for Community Living or one of our other program partners.
Certified Medical Administrative Assistant (CMAA)
Get a competitive edge in this high demand medical administration field.
Prepare to take the National Healthcareer Association’s (NHA) Certified Medical Administrative Assistant exam. You will focus on basic medical terminology, documentation, professional etiquette, customer service and other essential topics.
Medical Coding Certificate Program
Begin a career in healthcare information management. Learn about the U.S. healthcare system as well as the anatomy and physiology needed to assign International Classification of Diseases-10, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM) codes and Current Procedural Terminology of the American Medical Association (CPT-AMA) codes to medical procedures. Upon completion of the training program, you will earn a LaGuardia certificate of completion.
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)
Become an expert, leader and recognized professional while helping others in their time of need.
Start on a healthcare career path that can lead to becoming a paramedic, instructor/supervisor, nurse, physician assistant or doctor!
Partial tuition scholarships are available for eligible students.
Radiologic Technology
Increase your knowledge, acquire specialized skills, earn American Society of Radiological Technologists (ASRT) approved Continuing Education Credits (CECs) to maintain required licensure and prepare for certification exams in the field of radiologic technology.
New York State Mandatory Training
Working with children is rewarding and demanding. High-quality training is crucial to protecting children’s health and safety as well as promoting their growth and development.
Learn about your role in protecting minors when working with children in a school or professional setting. These one-day workshops fulfill New York State requirements.
Legal Interpreter Certificate Program
Use your bilingual skills to begin a career in the growing field of legal interpreting.
Begin your legal interpreting career by earning a LaGuardia certificate. Admission to the program is dependent on passing the Legal Interpreter Screening. If you already have legal interpreting experience, take your career to the next level by preparing for the New York State Court Interpreter Exam with our exam preparation course.
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Data Analytics and Data Science Program
The ability to gather, prepare, analyze and display data is one of the most sought-after skill sets in the information technology marketplace, with demand spanning across sectors that include healthcare, finance, retail, real estate and even gaming.
This program offers beginner, intermediate and advanced level data analytics courses, which may be taken individually or as part of a series. Certificate program courses not offered this quarter will be offered in a future quarter.
Construction Safety Courses
Advance your construction career and fulfill city and state requirements by learning from safety professionals from some of the largest construction projects in New York City.
LaGuardia Community College is partnering with Safety Dynamics, a full service safety, health and environmental consulting firm, to offer general construction safety courses as well as Local Law 196 of 2017 mandated training for workers and supervisors.
Safety Dynamics training curricula is approved by OSHA, the NY State Department of Transportation and many New York City agencies, including the Department of Buildings, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Housing Authority, School Construction Authority and Department of Environmental Protection.