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Plaza College

Plaza College

Forest Hills, NY · City · 984 students
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$19,860
Average net priceYour net price
2023-24
<30
30–48
48–75
75–110
110+
By household income — tap a bar
65%
Graduation rate
Entered fall 2017 & 2018
35% typical
$31,519
Earnings 10 years on
Measured 2020 & 2021
$40,669 typical
30%
Acceptance rate
Applied for fall 2024
82% typical · not scored
Accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education
About

Plaza College, located in Forest Hills, Queens, is a career-focused institution best known for its specialized degree programs in healthcare, business, and legal studies. The college is particularly renowned for its Allied Health Sciences division, offering highly practical training in high-demand fields such as dental hygiene, surgical technology, and medical assisting. Its close-knit campus culture caters to career-minded students through small class sizes, flexible scheduling, and intensive professional mentorship aimed at immediate job placement. A distinctive hallmark of the institution is its modern, on-site dental hygiene clinic, where students gain direct, real-world clinical experience by providing low-cost care to the surrounding community.


Wikipedia:Plaza College is a private for-profit college in Forest Hills, New York.

Location
Forest Hills, NY, 11375 · City campus
✈
Nearest airport from college
LGA · New York LaGuardia
5 mi away
Cost & aid
Cost of attendance
These figures are federal data and may be out of date.
YoursEveryone
Tuition & fees$15,450
Books & supplies$1,700
Cost of attendance$26,525
Average net price$19,860
Same price for all students
Tuition & fees$15,450
Books & supplies$1,700
Cost of attendance$26,525
Average net price$19,860
Net price by family income · 2023-24
$0–30k
$19,692
$30–48k
$19,716
$48–75k
$23,415
Outcomes
Completion
Within 6 yrs
65%
Entered 2017–18
Transferred
6%
8 yrs after starting · first-time, full-time students
61% graduated · 7% transferred · 32% left or unknown · none still enrolled
Earnings · measured 2020 & 2021
6 yrs after entry$32,282
10 yrs after entry$31,519
Debt
Median at graduation$20,751
Monthly payment$220
Middle 50% owe$4.4k–$15.8k
90th percentile$23,298
Green marks a figure above the typical Baccalaureate/Associate's: 35% graduate within 6 yrs.
Admissions
Getting in · applied for fall 2024
Admit rate
30%
Test policy
Not required
Per College Scorecard

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Student Body
Gender
Men 20%Women 80%
Who enrolls
Faculty ratio
28 : 1
Pell grant
85%
First-gen
48%
Family income
$14,305
Independent
63%
Veterans
1%
Age at entry
27.0
Part-time
0%
Race & ethnicity
White
13%
Hispanic
33%
Black
32%
Asian
12%
Two or more
10%
Varsity sports

No data. This school isn't in the U.S. Department of Education's athletics (EADA) file, so we can't list its teams. That doesn't mean it has none.

Programs & Earnings
Bachelor's degrees by annual completions · 4yr national median earnings
Median earnings, all programs · measured 2020 & 2021
After 6 yrs
$32,282
After 10 yrs
$31,519
Business Administration, Management and Operations20
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing18
Health and Medical Administrative Services13
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions5
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Institutional
Resources
Full-time faculty
37%
Faculty salary
$6,850/mo
Teaching spend
$6,239
per student
Federal loans
80%
Classification
Carnegie type
Baccalaureate/Associate's
Undergraduate profile
Four-year, more selective admissions

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