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Located in Bayside, Queensborough
Community College is home to a
community of dedicated faculty and staff,
professional mentors, and a diverse
student body. We offer many
award-winning degree programs, exciting
student activities, competitive athletics
programs and academic outreach
opportunities extending beyond campus
and into New York City. After earning an
Associate’s degree from Queensborough,
students transfer easily to a CUNY senior
college or any other four-year college to
pursue a bachelor’s degree.
Queensborough is renowned for its more
than 40 academic programs including 10
Dual/Joint programs and its
award-winning Queensborough
Academies, which feature enhanced
advisement and High Impact Practices
leading to deeper, meaningful learning.
FACULTY AND PROGRAMS TO INSPIRE
YOU
The Queensborough Academies offers a
wide choice of academic and career
opportunities from Business,
Health-Related Sciences, Liberal Arts,
Science, Technology, Engineering and
Math (STEM), to the Visual and Performing
Arts Academy (VAPA).
Once you are enrolled in an Academy,
you will be paired with a personal
Queensborough Academy Adviser
dedicated to helping you reach your
academic and career goals.
All of our academic programs provide
opportunities for scholarly research to
complement in-class learning.
PEERS AND ACTIVITIES TO ENGAGE
YOU
Our 40+ clubs and organizations serve
as outlets for exploring your talents and
interests. We field 14 women’s and men’s
varsity teams, ten of which have recently
won CUNYAC championships.
EMPOWER YOUR FUTURE
Join the ranks of our alumni who go on
to enroll at prestigious 4-year institutions
such as Baruch College, Columbia
University, Queens College, and others.
When you begin your career, you will be
connected to a network of more than
72,000 successful alumni.
Queensborough Community College’s
tuition rate is just a fraction of other
public and private institutions, and,
because of its affordability, nearly 90% of
students graduate without student debt
after receiving a quality education. In
addition, Queensborough offers an array
of scholarships and internship
opportunities designed to not only help
pay for college, but to motivate you on
your path to the career of your choice.
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT
Since Mateo was a young boy, he was
curious about medicine. After emigrating
to the U.S. at age seven, his curiosity
grew and years later turned into a
passion which led him to
Queensborough, where he is studying
Biotechnology and Engineering Science.
Soon after his academic career began at
Queensborough, he started working with
the College’s outstanding faculty mentors
in scientific research. Under their
guidance, he presented and published a
paper in the Columbia Undergraduate
Research Journal, a prestigious
peer-reviewed journal. He continued his
research in the College’s Advanced
Manufacturing and 3D Printing Lab
where he works tirelessly on innovative
thinking. His 2017 Innovation Challenge
Research Project: Eagle- I, is a
biotechnology sensing drone system that
can assist public safety responders
detect gunfire and reduce crime
response time.
The project was among the winning
pitches presented at the fall 2017 CUNY
Innovation Challenge, designed to provide
students with real-world, hands-on
learning experiences and to successfully
transfer their knowledge into creating
products and services that benefit
society.
Mateo and his team are building a
prototype in the 3-D printing lab with
biotech sensors and cloud connectivity
with A.I. Mateo’s plans for the future are
to continue doing research and to create
a new way to save and improve lives.
Now, as a participant in the National
Science Foundation I-Corps Program,
Mateo will be investigating potential
customers, travelling to diverse
companies and organizations, and
working on his business model canvas.
“Thank you for the wonderful
experience that is the academic and
student life at Queensborough
Community College. I know anything is
possible in this community of infinite
possibilities.”
Mateo D. Sàenz, Winner of the
National Science Foundation
Research Award.