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Quincy College

Quincy College

Quincy, MA · Suburb · 2,300 students
4
Year
Public
Suburb
Small (<3k)
Accredited by New England Commission on Higher Education
About

Quincy College is a unique, municipally affiliated open-access institution best known for providing affordable, career-focused higher education across its Quincy and Plymouth campuses. The college offers strong associate degree and certificate programs, boasting particularly highly regarded pathways in Registered Nursing and allied health fields alongside popular options in business, computer science, and criminal justice. With a dynamic commuter culture serving a diverse mix of recent high school graduates and working adults, the student experience is centered around small class sizes, practical skills training, and flexible scheduling. Distinctively operated directly by the City of Quincy rather than the state system, the college maintains robust articulation agreements that allow graduates to seamlessly transfer credits toward four-year degrees at major universities.


Wikipedia:Quincy College (QC) is a public community college in Quincy, Massachusetts. It is an open admission school that offers associate degrees, bachelor degrees, and certificate programs. It was founded in 1958 and enrolls approximately 3,500 students at campuses in Quincy and Plymouth, Massachusetts.

Location
Quincy, MA, 02169 · Suburb campus
Nearest airport from college
BOS · Boston
8 mi away
Cost
In-state COA
$22,528
Out-of-state COA
$22,528
Avg net price
$17,126
In-state tuition
$8,938
Out-of-state tuition
$8,938
Books & supplies
$2,000/yr
Average net price by family income
$0–30k
$15,972
$30–48k
$15,564
$48–75k
$17,994
$75–110k
$20,958
$110k+
$21,920
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Essay Requirements

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Outcomes
Graduation rate
16%
1st-yr retention
60%
Transfer-out rate
29%
8-year outcomes
Graduated
26%
Transferred
19%
Still enrolled
2%
Dropped out / unknown
53%
Median earnings (6yr)
$43,642
Median earnings (10yr)
$52,506
Median debt
$13,874
Monthly loan payment
$147
Debt range (25th–75th)
$3,650$15,146
Debt (90th percentile)
$21,250
Student Body
Men 39%Women 61%
22
:
1
Student : Faculty ratio
Students   Faculty
Pell grant recipients
33%
First-generation
48%
Median family income
$24,935
Independent students
57%
Veterans
3%
Avg age at entry
27.0
Part-time students
59%
Race & ethnicity
White
41%
Hispanic
10%
Black
24%
Asian
6%
Two or more
3%
Non-resident
5%
Unknown
9%
Programs & Earnings
Bachelor's degrees by annual completions
Median earnings for graduates across all programs
6 years after entry
$43,642
10 years after entry
$52,506
Business Administration, Management and Operations3
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Institutional
Undergraduate profile
Two-year, mostly part-time
Full-time faculty
85%
Avg faculty salary
$9,390/mo
Instructional spend/student
$3,496
Federal loan rate
22%

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