Public · Community college

Quincy College

Quincy, Massachusetts · Large suburb

35%
Transfer rate: $17,126
Avg net price: 15%
Grad / completion: $52,506
Median earnings

Quincy College is a public associate-granting institution in Quincy, Massachusetts (large suburb setting), enrolling 2,300 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicMidsize · 2,300 undergradsLarge suburbNJCAA Division IIICold wintersSnowyNear the coast

About Quincy, Massachusetts

Quincy is a city in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. Massachusett Sachem Chickatawbut had his seat on a hill called Moswetuset Hummock prior to the settlement of the area by English colonists, situated east of the mouth of the Neponset River near what is now called Squantum. During its history, Quincy has been known as a manufacturing and heavy industry center, with granite quarrying dominating employment in the 19th century and shipbuilding at the Fore River Shipyard and Squantum Victory Yard rising to prominence in the 20th century. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Large suburb
Highest degree offered: Bachelor's
Nearest big city: 8 miles to Boston, MA
To the ocean: 2 miles
Nearest airport: 8 miles to Boston Logan (BOS) · major hub

How Quincy College compares

#19 · Community Colleges with the Best Transfer Rates #28 · Community Colleges with the Highest Graduate Earnings

Graduation rate15%

Higher than 2% · #50 of 52 in Massachusetts

First-year retention60%

Higher than 23%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$52,506

Higher than 92% · #9 of 34 in Massachusetts

Average net price$17,126

Cheaper than 43% · #27 cheapest of 52 in Massachusetts

Median debt at graduation$13,874

Lower than 18%

Student–faculty ratio22 : 1

Lower than 21%

Undergraduate enrollment2,300

Larger than 83%

Percentiles compare Quincy College with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Massachusetts.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

Women1,60970%
Men69130%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White41%
Black24%
Hispanic10%
Asian6.2%
Other or multiracial18%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 2,300
Student–faculty ratio: 22 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 33%
First-generation students: 48%
Students over 25: 51%
Median family income: $24,936
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $84,510

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Cost

In-state tuition: $8,938
Room & board: —
Books & supplies: $2,000
Total cost of attendance: $22,528
Average net price: $17,126

Outcomes

Graduated: 15%
First-year retention: 60%
Transferred to another college: 35%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $43,642
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $52,506
Median debt at graduation: $13,874
Students with federal loans: 22%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 41%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students

15%

Low-income (Pell)

14%

First-generation

16%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: Free
Athletics: NJCAA Division III
Varsity athletes: 17 (17 men · 0 women)

Varsity sports (1)

Basketball17

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade: B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students: 0.6 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024): 3
Property offenses (2022–2024): 2

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

1.7reported offenses a year

1.0 violent a year0.7 property a year

By offense type, per year

Aggravated assault

0.7

Burglary

0.7

Robbery

0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k

$15,972

$30–48k

$15,564

$48–75k

$17,994

$75–110k

$20,958

$110k+

$21,920

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

of first-years get a grant from the school

$2,786

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 8% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $2,786. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 172 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years): $52,506
Typical debt at graduation: $13,874
Debt vs. one year's pay: 26%
Out-earn a HS grad: 63%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.6 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Strong value

Graduates here tend to earn well relative to what they borrow — typical debt pays back fast, and most out-earn a high-school graduate.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women

$50,310

Men

$55,390

Men out-earn women by $5,080 (10%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high: 83°F
Winter low: 22°F
Annual rain: 52.3″
Annual snow: 50.9″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Hingham, MA US station (5 mi from campus).

What Quincy College graduates study — and earn

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssoc.

47 grads— 1 yr$47k 5 yr$17k debt

47—$46,774$17,400 Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssoc.

41 grads— 1 yr$49k 5 yr$14k debt

41—$49,480$13,800 Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssoc.

24 grads— 1 yr$46k 5 yr— debt

24—$46,212—Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssoc.

24 grads— 1 yr$82k 5 yr— debt

24—$81,710—Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCert.

23 grads— 1 yr$75k 5 yr— debt

23—$74,848—Biology/Biotechnology Technologies/TechniciansCert.

20 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

20———Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsCert.

19 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

19———Human Services, GeneralAssoc.

18 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

18———Computer ScienceAssoc.

16 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

16———Physiology, Pathology and Related SciencesAssoc.

10 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

10———Biology/Biotechnology Technologies/TechniciansAssoc.

10 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

10———Accounting and Related ServicesAssoc.

10 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

10———

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.