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Quincy College

Quincy College

Quincy, MA · Suburb · 2,300 students
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$17,126
Average net priceYour net price
In-state · 2023-24
<30
30–48
48–75
75–110
110+
By household income — tap a bar
16%
Graduation rate
Entered fall 2017 & 2018
31% typical
$52,506
Earnings 10 years on
Measured 2020 & 2021
$40,902 typical
Open admission
Acceptance rate
78% typical · not scored
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
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Nearest airport from college
BOS · Boston
8 mi away
Cost & aid
Cost of attendance
These figures are federal data and may be out of date.
In-stateOut-of-state
Tuition & fees$8,938$8,938
Books & supplies$2,000$2,000
Cost of attendance$22,528$22,528 est.
Average net price$17,126Not published
Out-of-state prices
Tuition & fees$8,938
Books & supplies$2,000
Cost of attendance$22,528 est.
Average net priceNot published
In-state: $17,126
est. = the in-state cost of attendance with out-of-state tuition swapped in; no out-of-state figure is published.
Net price by family income · in-state students, 2023-24
$0–30k
$15,972
$30–48k
$15,564
$48–75k
$17,994
$75–110k
$20,958
$110k+
$21,920
Outcomes
Completion
Within 6 yrs
16%
Entered 2017–18
Back for yr 2
60%
Transferred
29%
8 yrs after starting · first-time, full-time students
26% graduated · 19% transferred · 2% still enrolled · 53% left or unknown
Earnings · measured 2020 & 2021
6 yrs after entry$43,642
10 yrs after entry$52,506
Debt
Median at graduation$13,874
Monthly payment$147
Middle 50% owe$3.7k–$15.1k
90th percentile$21,250
Green marks a figure above the typical Associate's — high transfer: $40,902 earned 10 yrs after entry.
Admissions

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Student Body
Gender
Men 39%Women 61%
Who enrolls
Faculty ratio
22 : 1
Pell grant
33%
First-gen
48%
Family income
$24,935
Independent
57%
Veterans
3%
Age at entry
27.0
Part-time
59%
Race & ethnicity
White
41%
Hispanic
10%
Black
24%
Asian
6%
Two or more
3%
Non-resident
5%
Unknown
9%
Varsity sports
NJCAA Division III · EADA 2024-25
  • Basketball
    Men's
Programs & Earnings
Bachelor's degrees by annual completions
Median earnings, all programs · measured 2020 & 2021
After 6 yrs
$43,642
After 10 yrs
$52,506
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Institutional
Resources
Full-time faculty
85%
Faculty salary
$9,390/mo
Teaching spend
$3,496
per student
Federal loans
22%
Classification
Carnegie type
Associate's — high transfer
Undergraduate profile
Two-year, mostly part-time

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