School Description
Provided by Quincy CollegeQuincy College is a fully-accredited college providing over 500 courses and awarding Associate degrees and certificates of completion in a wide variety of Associate degrees and certificates of completion in Allied Health, Business, Computer Science, Criminal Justice, Education, Fine Arts, Fire Science Technology, General Studies, Human Services, Liberal Arts, and Paralegal Studies.
As an open access institution which encourages academic achievement, diversity, economic opportunity and lifelong learning, Quincy College facilitates valuable learning relationships with students whose educational and professional futures might otherwise remain unrealized.
Just minutes from Boston, the Quincy campus is conveniently located in historic downtown Quincy with a new campus in North Quincy. Our academic buildings are less than one block from the Quincy Center T Station and North Quincy T Stations providing our students with a short and hassle-free commute to class.
In addition to the high-quality education from top instructors, the Quincy campuses offer all the resources students will need including student advising, student activities, student life services, state-of-the-art computer labs and wi-fi access, photo and art studios, a library, tutoring, a career center, nursing labs, the QC bookstore, and much more.
In Fall of 2007, Quincy College added a satellite location in North Quincy, Newport Hall, which houses the liberal arts, business and public service classes.
Quincy College
From Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaQuincy College is a community college located in downtown Quincy, Massachusetts.
Quincy College operates under the auspices of the City of Quincy. The College is unusual in this respect, as it is the only one of Massachusetts' 16 community colleges to be run by a city rather than by the state.
Campus
The main campus of Quincy College is located in the Quincy Center area of Quincy, with a second campus in Plymouth.
History
Quincy's first courses were offered in 1956, after a committee was created to establish a new community college and Dr. Timothy L. Smith, historian and professor at Eastern Nazarene College (ENC) became the first director of "College Courses, Inc." It was sponsored by the Quincy School Department and used faculty from Eastern Nazarene.
Another ENC history professor, Dr. Charles W. Akers, became its first full-time director and transformed it into a junior college in 1958, naming it Quincy Junior College, when it was first given power to grant Associates degrees in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
In 1991, the school established a campus in downtown Plymouth, Massachusetts.
From 2003 to 2005, the college was struck by a series of controversial scandals in which then-President Sean Barry and administration officials were accused of financial mismanagement and use of scholarship funds for entertainment and travel expenses, leading to Barry's firing and an FBI investigation. Due to fabrication of documents suggesting that surgical technology students were receiving operating room experience they did not actually have, the program was suspended for two years, regaining its accreditation in 2007.
The college has also had a tumultuous relationship with the city over rent for its downtown buildings. Its main downtown building, Coddington Hall, is owned by the City of Quincy and was taken over in 2007 as temporary classroom space for Quincy High School during the construction of a new high school. This necessitated a move of many of the college's programs to a new location in North Quincy.
Quick Facts
- Location:
- Northeast
- Setting:
- Large Town Setting
- Type:
- Public
- Size:
- Medium (2,000 to 5,000 Undergrad)
Students & Campus Life
- Full Time Students:
- 59%
- Athletic Programs:
- Unavailable
Expenses
- Average Tuition:
- $ 3,576
- Students Receiving Aid:
- 35%
Degree Programs at Quincy College
Associate's Level Programs
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Arts & Humanities
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General Studies
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General Studies
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Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
A program that is a structured combination of the arts, biological and physical sciences, social sciences, and humanities, emphasizing breadth of study. Includes instruction in independently designed, individualized, or regular programs.See more schools with programs in Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
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Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
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Visual Arts
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Fine Arts and Art Studies
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Fine Arts and Art Studies
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General Studies
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General Studies
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Business
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Accounting & Related Services
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Accounting & Related Services
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Accounting
An accounting program provides the tools to practice accounting and to perform related business functions. This program includes instruction in accounting principles and theory, financial accounting, managerial accounting, cost accounting, budget control, tax accounting, legal aspects of accounting, auditing, reporting procedures, statement analysis, planning and consulting, business information systems, accounting research methods, professional standards and ethics, and applications to specific for-profit, public, and non-profit organizations.See more schools with programs in Accounting
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Accounting
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Financial Services
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Financial Services
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Business and Personal/Financial Services Marketing Operations
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Business and Personal/Financial Services Marketing Operations
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General Business
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General Business
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Business Administration and Management
Generally, this program prepares individuals to plan, organize, direct, and control a firm or organization. To aid them in taking a leading role in business, individuals in this program study management theory, human resources management and behavior, accounting and other quantitative methods, purchasing and logistics, organization and production, marketing, and business decision-making.See more schools with programs in Business Administration and Management
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Business Administration and Management
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Management
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Management
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Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
A program that generally prepares individuals to manage the development of human capital in organizations, and to provide related services to individuals and groups. Includes instruction in personnel and organization policy, human resource dynamics and flows, labor relations, sex roles, civil rights, human resources law and regulations, motivation and compensation systems, work systems, career management, employee testing and assessment, recruitment and selection, managing employee and job training programs, and the management of human resources programs and operations.See more schools with programs in Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
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Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
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Accounting & Related Services
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Education
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Teacher Training
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Teacher Training
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Early Childhood Education
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Early Childhood Education
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Teacher Training
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Health & Medical Services
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Nursing
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Nursing
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Licensed Practical /Vocational Nurse Training (LPN, LVN, Cert, Dipl, AAS)
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Nursing - Registered Nurse Training (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
A program that generally prepares individuals in the knowledge, techniques and procedures for promoting health, providing care for sick, disabled, informed, or other individuals or groups. Includes instruction in the administration of medication and treatments, assisting a physician during treatments and examinations, Referring patients to physicians and other health care specialists, and planning education for health maintenance.See more schools with programs in Nursing - Registered Nurse Training (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
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Licensed Practical /Vocational Nurse Training (LPN, LVN, Cert, Dipl, AAS)
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Nursing
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Legal Professions
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Legal Assistant/Paralegal
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Legal Assistant/Paralegal
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Security and Protective Service Careers
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Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
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Fire Science/Firefighting
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Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
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Social Work
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General Social Work
A program that prepares individuals for the professional practice of social welfare administration and counseling, and that focus on the study of organized means of providing basic support services for vulnerable individuals and groups. Includes instruction in social welfare policy; case work planning; social counseling and intervention strategies; administrative procedures and regulations; and specific applications in areas such as child welfare and family services, probation, employment services, and disability counseling.See more schools with programs in General Social Work
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General Social Work
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Technology
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Information Systems Operation and Management
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Information Systems Operation and Management
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General Computer Science
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General Computer Science
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Information Systems Operation and Management
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Students
General
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Full-Time vs. Part-Time
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Race/Ethnicity
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Geography
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In State vs. Out-of-State
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Top States for Incoming Freshman
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| Percent of Students International: | 13% |
| Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) | Expenses | ||
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 3,576 | ||
| Financial Aid | Avg. Amount Received | % of Students Receiving Aid | |
Federal Grants: |
$ 2,025 | 26% | |
State and Local Grants: |
$ 500 | 9% | |
Student Loans: |
$ 2,625 | 17% | |
Any Aid: |
35% |
