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Queensborough Community College, a campus of CUNY, is ranked one of the best two-year colleges in the nation. Discover world class, affordable education. https://www.qcc.cuny.edu/

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Queensborough Community College @qcc-cuny.bsky.social · Sep 4

🎉🐯 Hey Tigers! We’re moving on up! Queensborough is now ranked #2 Community College in New York State (up from #3 last year) according to Niche! 🏆 💙💛
#QCC #CUNY #QueensboroughCommunityCollege

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Queensborough Community College @qcc-cuny.bsky.social · 1d

✨ Ready to turn your passion for the arts into professional experience? Applications are now open for the Spring 2026 CUNY Cultural Corps! Interns earn $20/hour while working at NYC’s top arts and cultural institutions from March to May.
➡️ Apply by Oct. 31 at cuny.edu/culturalcorps

Graphic promoting the Spring 2026 CUNY Cultural Corps Internship. A student looks at a book in a museum. Text: “Join the Spring 2026 CUNY Cultural Corps Internship! Apply by October 31, 2025. Interns are paid $20/hour. Gain experience in NYC arts & culture institutions.” Departments listed: Communications & Marketing, Education & Public Programs, Development & Fundraising, Curatorial & Exhibitions, and Production Management.

Queensborough Community College @qcc-cuny.bsky.social · 1d

🎥 The long-awaited return of Humans of Queensborough is here!

Meet Zaw Myo Tun, a Burmese immigrant who came to QCC after a military coup in Myanmar. His story is one of resilience, hope, and belonging. 💙

#QueensboroughCommunityCollege #QCC #CUNY

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Humans of Queensborough: Zaw Myo Tun

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Queensborough Community College @qcc-cuny.bsky.social · 5d

Explore career paths and connect with NYC’s top employers during #CUNYCareerDiscoveryWeek.

Register by October 17: cunycareerdiscoveryweekhome.splashthat.com

Queensborough Community College @qcc-cuny.bsky.social · 5d

Affirmation: I trust myself to make the right decisions. #CollegeAffirmations #QueensboroughCommunityCollege #CUNY

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Queensborough Community College @qcc-cuny.bsky.social · 7d

📢 Reminder: No classes are scheduled for Wednesday, October 1 and Thursday, October 2. Wishing a happy Yom Kippur to all in our community who observe.

Queensborough Community College @qcc-cuny.bsky.social · 7d

🌱💧 QCC has received a $20K “Research in the Classroom” grant for students to study hydroponics—growing plants without soil! 🌿✨

📰 Read more: www.qcc.cuny.edu/news/index.h...

#QCCStudents #Hydroponics #Sustainability #UndergraduateResearch #QueensboroughCommunityCollege #CUNY

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Queensborough Community College @qcc-cuny.bsky.social · 7d

File your FAFSA early and have a better chance of receiving aid from programs with limited funds, like federal work-study. Go to studentaid.gov/FAFSA.

Queensborough Community College @qcc-cuny.bsky.social · 8d

Don't miss tomorrow's inaugural G.O.L.D. Alumni Networking Reception—a special evening for our Graduates of the Last Decade.

Tuesday, September 30 · 5:30 - 7:30pm EDT

John Jay College of Criminal Justice
860 11th Avenue Room 9.64 NB New York, NY 10019

RSVP here: www.eventbrite.com/e/gold-alumn...

Queensborough Community College @qcc-cuny.bsky.social · 8d

Locking in is hard when you have TikTok😵‍💫

Queensborough Community College @qcc-cuny.bsky.social · 8d

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Queensborough Community College @qcc-cuny.bsky.social · 12d

Do it for your future self ⭐⭐⭐. #CollegeAffirmations

Queensborough Community College @qcc-cuny.bsky.social · 12d

#ICYMI: Queensborough kicked off Hispanic Heritage Month with Calle y Ritmo! ✨ From salsa beats to savory eats, trivia, prizes & a wild hora loca. We celebrated the vibrant cultures of Latin America & the Caribbean together. 🌎💃🎶 #QCC #HispanicHeritageMonth #CUNY

Queensborough Community College @qcc-cuny.bsky.social · 14d

🍁🍃 Fall is here. Enjoy some autumn campus footage 🍂🎥 #fall #queensboroughcommunitycollege #qcc #cuny #autumnvibes

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The City University of New York @cuny.edu · 15d

Across CUNY, members of our Jewish community are coming together to celebrate Rosh Hashanah. Shana tova u’mevorachat — a year of goodness and blessings to you and yours! #ShanahTovah!

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Queensborough Community College @qcc-cuny.bsky.social · 15d

Connection is the common thread. Prevent suicide. Linking people to others in their community or to services can create connections that help prevent #suicide. Help CDC reach their vision of no lives lost to suicide: bit.ly/3oSaXFz #BeThe1To #BeThere #SPM23

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Queensborough Community College @qcc-cuny.bsky.social · 20d

🎉 Congrats to QCC’s Aaliyah Anderson & Pamela De Leon Berroa—recipients of the $1,000 Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise Scholarship! 🏆🥤

Honored for their academic excellence, leadership, & commitment to making a difference. 💪📚

📰 www.qcc.cuny.edu/news/2025/09...

Queensborough Community College @qcc-cuny.bsky.social · 22d

Last week’s Club Fair was a blast. Signing in ✔️ Locking in ✔️ Fall ’25 semester, let’s go! 🐯✨

Queensborough Community College @qcc-cuny.bsky.social · 22d

🎉 Queensborough celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept 15–Oct 15)! Join us as we honor the cultures, histories & contributions of Hispanic, Latino/a & Latinx communities. 🌎✨

🎶 Kickoff: Calle y Ritmo
📍 Student Union Upper Level
🗓️ Sept 18 | 3–5 PM

Queensborough Community College @qcc-cuny.bsky.social · 25d

Congrats to QCC History Prof. Stephanie Rost on receiving the Feliks Gross Award from the CUNY Academy! Her research explores early urbanism in Mesopotamia & the Tigris River. 🌊✨

📸 Credit: Four Corners Media; Micah Garen & Marie-Hélène Carleton

📰 www.qcc.cuny.edu/news/2025/08...

Queensborough Community College @qcc-cuny.bsky.social · 29d

It was so great seeing familiar & new faces at QCC’s Resource Fair last week. Do not forget to tap into campus resources like the Counseling center, the Center for Tutoring & Academic Support, Career Services, the Pride Center & more! ✅🐯

Queensborough Community College @qcc-cuny.bsky.social · Sep 5

That’s a wrap on the first full week of classes! Hope you’re all getting into the swing of things for the Fall ‘25 semester. 💙💛

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Queensborough Community College @qcc-cuny.bsky.social · Sep 4

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Queensborough Community College @qcc-cuny.bsky.social · Sep 3

📚💡 Did you know QCC offers FREE tutoring to help you succeed? 🐯✨

✅ CTAS: In-person & online support
✅ Tutor.com: 24/7 help
✅ TigerWrite: Writing feedback

Your success matters—start today! 🌟
👉 www3.qcc.cuny.edu/CTASWeb/cwc....

#QCC #Tutoring #StudentSuccess

Queensborough Community College @qcc-cuny.bsky.social · Aug 29

Hi Tigers! 🐯 Quick reminder: there will be no classes scheduled on Monday, September 1 and the college will be closed in observance of Labor Day. Enjoy the long weekend! 🎉

Queensborough Community College @qcc-cuny.bsky.social · Aug 26

🐯 Welcome Tigers! Fall ’25 is here 🎉

Find our Welcome Week tables at Admin Entrance, Humanities Quad & Med Arts Lobby.

📅 Aug 26–28 | 9 AM–7 PM
📅 Aug 29 | 9 AM–3 PM

Get help with Tiger ID, Wi-Fi, directions & more! 💙💛

#QCC #WelcomeWeek #QueensboroughCommunityCollege #CUNY #FallSemester