[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 176 (Tuesday, December 9, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2489]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  HONORING LaGUARDIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE

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                          HON. JOSEPH CROWLEY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, December 8, 2003

  Mr. CROWLEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise to acknowledge the good work of 
LaGuardia Community College of Long Island City in Queens, New York. 
LaGuardia Community College serves one of the most diverse student 
bodies in the U.S. within one of the most vibrant neighborhoods in the 
U.S. Over the years, men and women from all over the world have called 
LaGuardia Community College their home. Over the years, LaGuardia 
Community College has quietly and diligently provided a first-class 
education for students of all economic, ethnic, and religious 
backgrounds.
  LaGuardia Community College has served my community and the world for 
decades, and its mission has earned it the title of The World's 
Community College. However, they recently earned another distinction--
nationally recognized community college. The Community College Survey 
of Student Engagement studied approximately 300 colleges, looking at 10 
different categories. This non-profit found that LaGuardia Community 
College ranked in the top 3 of 13 large community colleges in North 
America. This ranking confirms what so many of us have known for so 
long--that LaGuardia Community College is not only The World's 
Community College. It is also the world's premier community college.
  Of course, this distinction would not be possible without the work of 
countless administrators, professors, students, and friends from around 
the community. I would particularly like to thank LaGuardia Community 
College President, Dr. Gail O. Mellow for her vision. It is because of 
leaders like her that LaGuardia Community College can achieve such an 
incredible level of success.
  Our world needs an understanding, dedicated, well-educated populace 
now more than ever. Our world is dependant on the students that come 
out of LaGuardia Community College and the good work that they do. For 
those reasons, we all owe the school our respect and gratitude.

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