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Quinsigamond Community College

Worcester, Massachusetts·Public, 2-year·New England·qcc.edu
6-yr Graduation
22%
Total enrollment
7,811
peer median 4,738
Avg net price
$7,764
+$275 vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
22%
Full-time retention
62%

Pell equity

8.0pp gap
Pell recipients
21%
Non-Pell
29%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 8.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 104 Title IV programs, 11 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 3 fail. 90 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
104
Passing
11
10.6% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
3
2.9% of portfolio
Fail rate
2.9%
+2.3pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

104programs
  • Passing11 · 10.6%
  • No Data90 · 86.5%
  • Failing3 · 2.9%

Severity spectrum

Critical
1
Severe
1
Recoverable
1
At Risk
3
Watch
1
Safe
7
No data
90

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

14
Psychology General
Associate Degree · Psychology
-28.4%
$28,251 vs $39,449
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Associate Degree · Education
-13.3%
$34,222 vs $39,449
Computer Software and Media Applications
Associate Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
-4.1%
$37,814 vs $39,449
Human Services General
Associate Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
+4.2%
$41,092 vs $39,449
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences General
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+6.6%
$42,068 vs $39,449
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+8.3%
$42,736 vs $39,449
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+19.4%
$47,092 vs $39,449
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
+25.4%
$49,474 vs $39,449

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

2
Computer Software and Media Applications
Associate Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
-4.1%
$1,635
Human Services General
Associate Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
+4.2%
+$1,643

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

17
Human Services General
Undergraduate Certificate · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
50%
$16,351 debt · $32,510 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Associate Degree · Education
50%
$16,991 debt · $34,222 earn
Human Services General
Associate Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
49%
$20,000 debt · $41,092 earn
Psychology General
Associate Degree · Psychology
42%
$11,734 debt · $28,251 earn
Computer Software and Media Applications
Associate Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
39%
$14,613 debt · $37,814 earn
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences General
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
38%
$16,000 debt · $42,068 earn
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
33%
$14,000 debt · $42,736 earn
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
31%
$25,250 debt · $80,448 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

New England Commission of Higher Education

Accredited since 1967Next review Jun 2034

Programmatic accreditations · 6

Action history · 13

  1. Oct 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
  2. Aug 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
  3. Apr 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    New England Commission of Higher Education
  4. Mar 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  5. Aug 2021Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$5,787
$30–48k$6,050
$48–75k$6,169
$75–110k$9,033
$110k+$10,324

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$7,764
+$275vs Community College median $7,489
Federal loans
35.3%
In-state tuition
$5,974
Out-of-state
$10,918

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 4,532 students received $17.6M in Pell grants, alongside $16.9M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
4,532
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$17.6M
$17,617,528 total
Direct Loans
$16.9M
4,332 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

3k
20
3k
21
3k
22
3k
23
5k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$6.3M
2,034 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$10.6M
2,297 loan awards
Parent PLUS$8K
1 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 2,315 borrowers who entered repayment, 59 (2.5%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.5%
+0.2pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
2,315
Defaulted
59
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
14.8%
2017
13.6%
2018
8.0%
2019
2.5%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at QCC

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs82
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

688 total completions
01Health Professions
23934.7%
02Business
13018.9%
03Liberal Arts
8912.9%
04Computer Sciences
598.6%
05Security/Protective
365.2%
06Public Admin
324.7%
07Engineering Tech
304.4%
08Psychology
273.9%
09Education
243.5%
10Biological Sciences
223.2%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
7,811
12-mo unduplicated
9,511
Undergraduate
9,511
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
38%3,657
Women
62%5,854

Race / ethnicity composition

White
42.5%
Hispanic
24.8%
Black
16.2%
Unknown
7.3%
Asian
5.1%
Two or more
2.9%
Non-resident
0.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
73
43 M · 30 W
Women athletes
41.1%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$213K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$2K
$2K
Head-coach salaries
$6K
$5K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 4

Soccer
15 M · 13 W
$47K
Basketball
14 M · 10 W
$59K
Baseball
14 M ·
$28K
Volleyball
· 11 W
$21K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.31
2 offenses · 6,481 students

3-year trend

2.162 yrs ago0.721 yr ago0.31Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
22
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
1
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
1
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
1
Fondling
1

By location

2total
  • On campus1
  • Non-campus1

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
1
Stalking
1 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs00
Liquor00

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
16.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
133

QCC vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions QCC selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectQuinsigamond Community College
22%7,811$7,764Community College
North Shore Community College
5,743$7,321Community College
Northern Essex Community College
4,721$3,971Community College
Berkshire Community College
1,694$8,177Community College
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
1,489
Central Maine Community College
4,754$7,489Community College
Peer group median22%4,738$7,489

Frequently asked questions about Quinsigamond Community College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about QCC.

What is the graduation rate at Quinsigamond Community College?

Quinsigamond Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 22% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Quinsigamond Community College?

Quinsigamond Community College reports a total enrollment of 7,811 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Quinsigamond Community College?

The average net price at Quinsigamond Community College is $7,764 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Quinsigamond Community College located?

Quinsigamond Community College is located in Worcester, Massachusetts 01606-2092.

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