College Now

Welcome to College Now at Queensborough Community College:

A Program for High School Students Who are Interested in Beginning Their College Career Now

College Now is a collaborative program between the City University of New York and the New York City Department of Education. College Now offers high school students an opportunity to experience college life by making it possible for them to take college preparatory and college-level courses while still in high school. Students attend orientations and special events on campus thereby expanding their horizons in regard to post-secondary education.

College Now at Queensborough Community College makes it possible for qualified high school students to participate in either college preparatory classes or college-level courses given at their high schools or, in some cases, on the campus of Queensborough Community College. These courses are offered tuition free to the students and are held before or after the regular school day. Moreover, college credit enrolled students, once they get a QCC ID card for that semester, will have access to Queensborough Community College's facilities, including the Kurt R. Schmeller Library Building, the Academic Computing Center, and the fitness facilities. We're proud to report that over 3,000 high school students participated in the College Now Program at Queensborough Community College during the 2022-2023 school year.

College Now Classes at QCC - Fall 2024

College Now is offering IN PERSON classes on Saturdays in Fall 2024 to juniors and seniors who attend New York City public schools.

College Now Classes at the High Schools and on Saturdays at QCC

There are two ways to participate in College Now during the school year: through partner high schools on weekdays and on the QCC campus on Saturdays.

Classes at Partner High Schools- juniors and seniors at partner high schools should contact the College Now liaisons at their high school to enroll.

Saturday Classes- New York City public high school juniors and seniors can take classes on Saturdays. College Now offers classes that are held in person on the Queensborough Community College. Click here for more information on Saturday Classes.

*No more vaccination requirement! Students will no longer have to provide proof of vaccination against COVID 19 to attend in person College Now classes.

To Apply

Juniors and seniors should first fill out the online application. After completing the application, students should print out the application form and submit it to the College Now liaison at their school.

Note: Students who currently have an EMPLID (CUNY ID) do not need to complete the online application.

Apply Now

ALL students must then email the following to Laxmie Ramsudh at Lramsudh@qcc.cuny.edu:

Put “Saturday Classes” in the subject line of email and attach your transcript Include your full name, high school, grade and OSIS number, telephone number and first and second choices in classes in the email.

Queensborough Community College College Now

222-05 56th Avenue
Library Building, Room 221
Bayside, NY 11364

Phone: (718) 631-6605
Fax: (718) 281-5441

Mary Anne Meyer
Director
mameyer@qcc.cuny.edu

Alexa Vlachos
Assistant Director
avlachos@qcc.cuny.edu

Dian Bridgett-Westney
CUNY Office Assistant
dbridgett@qcc.cuny.edu

Laxmie Ramsudh
College Office Assistant
lramsudh@qcc.cuny.edu

Joseph Koenig
Adjunct Assistant
jkoenig@qcc.cuny.edu

Sanjida Ferdous
College Assistant
sferdous@qcc.cuny.edu

Pari Rodriguez
Administrative Coordinator
prodriguez@qcc.cuny.edu

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