Contact Us
Room: E-Building, E-115
Phone: (718) 482-5409
collegenow@lagcc.cuny.edu
- Room : E-Building, E-115
- Phone : (718) 482-5409
- collegenow@lagcc.cuny.edu
- Hours of Operation
Welcome
College Now is CUNY’s largest school-college partnership with the New York City DOE. College Now is a dual enrollment program embedded in 18 CUNY colleges and over 400 NYC high schools and enrolling over 20,000 students annually. The program offers NYC public high school students both transferable college credit courses which are aligned with first year study at CUNY, and pre-college courses and activities designed to increase academic readiness for college and promote knowledge and awareness of the college-going process.
LaGuardia’s College Now program seeks to facilitate the high school-college transition by preparing high school students to meet CUNY benchmarks and to be academically successful and socially integrated in college. Most of our classes are held at our partner high schools. We also offer college classes on campus through our Campus Cohort program. Students who earn a minimum of two B’s in College Now courses are permitted to take regular LaGuardia courses through our College Connection program.
College Now is CUNY’s largest school-college partnership with the New York City DOE. College Now is a dual enrollment program embedded in 18 CUNY colleges and over 400 NYC high schools and enrolling over 20,000 students annually. The program offers NYC public high school students both transferable college credit courses which are aligned with first year study at CUNY, and pre-college courses and activities designed to increase academic readiness for college and promote knowledge and awareness of the college-going process.
LaGuardia’s College Now program seeks to facilitate the high school-college transition by preparing high school students to meet CUNY benchmarks and to be academically successful and socially integrated in college. Most of our classes are held at our partner high schools. We also offer college classes on campus through our Campus Cohort program. Students who earn a minimum of two B’s in College Now courses are permitted to take regular LaGuardia courses through our College Connection program.
Summer 2025 Courses
Write within the margins, but think outside the pencil box. Join us for an intensive ENG101 composition course and learn how to find your voice on the page.
Join us this summer and
- Earn 3 college credits in ENG101
- Explore current social and political issues using pop culture (Movies, Music and Marvel)
- Think Critically about key issues such as Race, Gun Control, Climate Change, Mass Incarceration and Access to Education
Eligibility Requirements:
- 75+ ELA Regents OR
- 85+ GPA in English & Social Studies
- You must be a rising junior or senior
Please complete the fillable PDF application form by Friday, May 23rd and submit it to the College Now Coordinator at your high school.
June 30 – July 31
9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Monday— Thursday only
Learn specialized skills used by critical thinkers and apply those skills to an examination of the urban landscape. The program will combine critical thinking as a method of researching urban design.
Join us this summer and
- Earn 3 credits in HUP102: Critical Thinking
- Research the impact of urban design on the way people in different communities interact with their environment
- Analyze the messages behind your own photographs and the arguments they support
Eligibility Requirements:
- 65+ ELA Regents or 75+ GPA in English and Social Studies
- You must be a rising junior or senior
Please complete the fillable PDF application form by Friday, May 23rd and submit it to the College Now Coordinator at your high school.
June 30 – July 31
9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Monday— Thursday only
Join us this summer and
- Earn 3 credits in MAT115: College Algebra and Trigonometry
- Review basic algebra (factoring, solving linear equations, and equalities, etc.) and study polynomial, exponential, logarithmic and trigonometric functions.
- These functions will be used in applications involving simple mathematical modeling where students will engage in inquiry activities aimed at improving critical thinking skills.
Eligibility Requirements:
- 70+ Algebra Regents or 85+ GPA in Geometry & Algebra 2/Trig
- You must be a rising junior or senior
Please complete the fillable PDF application form by Friday, May 23rd and submit it to the College Now Coordinator at your high school.
June 30 – July 31
9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Monday— Thursday only
Programs & Opportunities
Campus Events
Every semester, College Now students have the opportunity to spend a day at LaGuardia. The morning workshop focuses on various topics such as social justice, and majors and careers in different academic disciplines. After lunch, there is a college tour, a library session, presentation by special programs and a visit to the ID office.
Scholarships
The Arlene Kahn Scholarship
The Arlene Kahn Scholarship is open to students graduating high school who have completed at least one credit-bearing course through LaGuardia’s COLLEGE NOW or COLLEGE CONNECTION program, and who have chosen to begin attending LaGuardia Community College in the Fall.
The Arlene Kahn Scholarship was established in January 2006, in memory of College Now’s devoted director. Dr. Kahn advocated tirelessly for students and sought to infuse all their learning experiences with reading and writing instruction in order to prepare them for the demands of academic life.
Documents Needed:
- Completed application
- Official academic transcript
- Letter of recommendation from a teacher, guidance counselor or advisor
- Typed essay on your College Now experience and your decision to attend LaGuardia Community College
LaGuardia’s College Now Program is partnered with numerous high schools in Queens, Brooklyn and Manhattan.
You may contact the College Now Program at 718-482-5409 or collegenow@lagcc.cuny.edu for the most recent information on partnerships or if interested in becoming a partner school.
| Partner High School | College Now Coordinator Contact |
|---|---|
| ACADEMY OF AMERICAN STUDIES | James Randle (929) 487-1910 |
| ACADEMY OF FINANCE & ENTERPRISE | Jessica Herrera (718) 389-3623 |
| AVIATION | Elizabeth Kim (718) 361-2032 |
| BROOKLYN INTERNATIONAL | Lilian Ghali (718) 643-9315 |
| BROOKLYN LAB SCHOOL | Dahlia Donaldson (718) 235-3592 |
| EAST-WEST SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES | Kristina Golden (718) 353-0009 |
| FLUSHING | Thomas Carlomusto (718) 888-7500 |
| FOREST HILLS | Carrie Sanchez (718) 268-3137 |
| FRANK SINATRA | Jacqueline Pridgen (718) 361-9920 |
| GROVER CLEVELAND | Patrizia Crino (718) 381-9600 |
| HIGH SCHOOL FOR ARTS AND BUSINESS | Evelyn Acosta (718) 271-8383 |
| HIGH SCHOOL FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS & HUMAN SERVICES | Laura (Isabella) Robertson (212) 780-9175 |
| HIGH SCHOOL OF APPLIED COMMUNICATION | Rosa Tavarez (718) 389-3163 |
| INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | Laura Soriano (718) 937-4270 |
| JAMAICA GATEWAY TO THE SCIENCES | Lauren Rosen (718) 480-2689 |
| LEGACY | Amanda Mak (212) 223-5055 |
| LONG ISLAND CITY HIGH SCHOOL | Gregory Levine (718) 545-7095 |
| MANHATTAN COMPREHENSIVE NIGHT & DAY | Ji-Myung Nam (212) 353-2010 |
| MULTICULTURAL | Mabel Martinez (718) 827-2796 |
| NEWCOMERS | Kevin Jackson (718) 937-6005 |
| NEWTOWN | Madeline Gonzalez (718) 595-8400 |
| PAN AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL | Shirley Torres (718) 271-3602 |
| PATHWAYS TO GRADUATION, JAMAICA | Catherine Grechkosey (718) 739-2100 |
| QUEENS COLLEGIATE | Avernell Mitchell (718) 658-4016 |
| QUEENS METROPOLITAN | Andrew Katzman (718) 286-3600 |
| QUEENS METROPOLITAN | Katherine Stalford (718) 286-3600 |
| QUEENS TECHNICAL | Anna Karabelas (718) 937-3010 |
| ROBERT F. WAGNER | Liz Madans (718) 472-5671 |
| UNIVERSITY NEIGHBORHOOD | Mark Ossenheimer (212) 962-4341 |
| WILLIAM C. BRYANT | Jonathan Young (718) 721-5404 |
| YOUNG WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP SCHOOL, ASTORIA | Alexandra Gialaboukis (718) 267-2839 |
| ACADEMY FOR SOFTWARE ENGINEERING | Suzanne Zeitlin-Mellor (212) 253-3291 |
| BUSHWICK LEADERS HIGH SCHOOL FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE | Giselle Ramirez (347) 378-0498 |
| CHELSEA CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOL | Jennifer Moreno (212) 925-1080 |
| CHELSEA CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOL | Ayana Dixon |
| THE HIGH SCHOOL FOR ENTERPRISE, BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY | Yashica Bailey (718) 387-2800 |
| THE HIGH SCHOOL OF FASHION INDUSTRIES | Tafari Powis (212) 255-1235 |
| THE HIGH SCHOOL OF FASHION INDUSTRIES | Jessica Weiss |
| VIRTUAL INNOVATORS ACADEMY | Gayathri Iyer |
| Name/Title | Phone | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Tyleah Castillo, MBA Director | (718) 482-6056 | E115P |
| Leslie A. Bialecki, MSW Coordinator | (718) 482-5366 | E115N |
| Marisol Lisboa, B.S. Recruiter | (718) 482-8718 | E115L |
| Mario Pena, B.S. Data Manager | (718) 482-5636 | E115D |
| Jacqueline Liriano, A.A.S Office Manager | (718) 482-5409 | E115C |
| Elizabeth Frederickson College Assistant | (718) 482-5409 | E115 |
| Roxana Contreras College Assistant | (718) 482-5409 | E115 |