Public · Community college

Quinsigamond Community College

Worcester, Massachusetts · Midsize city

20%
Transfer rate
$9,090
Avg net price
22%
Grad / completion
$45,949
Median earnings

Quinsigamond Community College is a public associate-granting institution in Worcester, Massachusetts (midsize city setting), enrolling 6,447 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicMidsize · 6,447 undergradsMidsize cityNJCAA Division IIICold wintersSnowy

About Worcester, Massachusetts

Worcester is a city in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. The native people called the region Quinsigamond and built a settlement on Pakachoag Hill in Auburn. Much of Worcester's culture is synonymous with broader New England culture. The city's name is notoriously mispronounced by people unfamiliar with the city. As with the city in England, the first syllable of "cester" (castra) is left entirely unvoiced. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Midsize city
Highest degree offered
Associate
Nearest big city
4 miles to Worcester, MA
To the ocean
38 miles
Nearest airport
5 miles to Worcester (ORH)

How Quinsigamond Community College compares

Graduation rate22%

Higher than 5% · #44 of 52 in Massachusetts

First-year retention62%

Higher than 27%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$45,949

Higher than 85% · #15 of 34 in Massachusetts

Average net price$9,090

Cheaper than 74% · #16 cheapest of 52 in Massachusetts

Median debt at graduation$16,575

Lower than 10%

Student–faculty ratio16 : 1

Lower than 49%

Undergraduate enrollment6,447

Larger than 93%

Percentiles compare Quinsigamond Community 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

6,447undergrads
  • Women3,67657%
  • Men2,77143%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White42%
  • Black17%
  • Hispanic25%
  • Asian4.9%
  • Other or multiracial11%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
6,447
Student–faculty ratio
16 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
38%
First-generation students
48%
Students over 25
36%
Median family income
$25,169
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$80,442
Endowment
$5,931,617

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

Cost

In-state tuition
$6,262
Out-of-state tuition
$11,206
Room & board
Books & supplies
$960
Total cost of attendance
$15,921
Average net price
$9,090

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated
22%
First-year retention
62%
Transferred to another college
20%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$38,351
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$45,949
Median debt at graduation
$16,575
Students with federal loans
30%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
48%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
22%
Low-income (Pell)
19%
First-generation
21%

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
$20
Athletics
NJCAA Division III
Varsity athletes
60 (43 men · 17 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (4)

Basketball19
Soccer18
Baseball13
Volleyball10

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

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.2 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
5
Property offenses (2022–2024)
0

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 3 campuses (7,811 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

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

1.7reported offenses a year
1.7 violent a year0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Fondling
1.0
Aggravated assault
0.7

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
$8,148
$30–48k
$8,315
$48–75k
$8,169
$75–110k
$8,743
$110k+
$11,361

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.

13%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$1,343
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 13% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,343. 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 606 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)
$45,949
Typical debt at graduation
$16,575
Debt vs. one year's pay
36%
Out-earn a HS grad
54%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.6 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

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
$40,727
Men
$52,722

Men out-earn women by $11,995 (29%) 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
80°F
Winter low
17°F
Annual rain
48.3″
Annual snow
72.9″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.44.8JFMAMJJASOND

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

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.