CUNY Queensborough Community College
Bayside, New York · Also known as QCC | Queensborough CC | Queensborough Community College · Website
$44,214
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$44,214
median earnings, 10 years after starting
CUNY Queensborough Community College is a public 2-year college in Bayside, New York with 8,940 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $4,458 a year (tuition and fees $5,210 in-state, $8,090 out-of-state). 24% of students finish within 3 years. Former students earn a median $44,214 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $8,600 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$4,458
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$5,210
Out-of-state $8,090
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
24%
Within 3 years, US 58%
Median debt
$8,600
About $91 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$44,214
Rank 2,108 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $4,458
- Tuition in-state
- $5,210
- Tuition out-of-state
- $8,090
- Cost of attendance
- $12,392
- Students with a need-based grant
- 44%
- Students with federal loans
- 3.8%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $3,321
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $3,955
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $6,692
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $8,211
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $10,941
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $5,210 in 2015-16 to $5,210 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 8,940
- Part-time students
- 43%
- Women
- 53%
- Students per teacher
- 15
- Completion rate
- 24%
- Retention rate
- 65%
- Highest degree
- Associate's degree
- Programs
- 56
- Endowment
- $13.6M
- Other
- Hispanic-serving, Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 2,108 of 5,094 US colleges and 182 of 299 in New York (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NY median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $4,458 | $17,682 | $7,702 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $5,210 | $13,810 | $4,656 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 73% | 79% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 24% | 64% | 38% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 65% | 79% | 64% | 75% |
| Median debt | $8,600 | $15,250 | $10,417 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $34,254 | $38,937 | $33,563 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $44,214 | $47,733 | $38,555 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 40% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 56% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
56 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 287 | $8,500 | $19,582 | $41,794 | $44,125 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's | Associate's | 151 | $6,500 | $24,626 | $48,686 | $48,733 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's | Associate's | 135 | $10,430 | $26,907 | $49,290 | $46,706 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 124 | $6,750 | $26,111 | $44,067 | $51,180 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's | Associate's | 77 | $14,750 | Withheld | $114,093 | $80,813 |
| Psychology, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 71 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer ScienceAssociate's | Associate's | 58 | Withheld | Withheld | $44,156 | $62,283 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 43 | Withheld | Withheld | $27,011 | $32,799 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 34 | Withheld | Withheld | $47,921 | $47,660 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 31 | Withheld | $30,634 | $43,007 | $42,269 |
| Physical Sciences, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 30 | Withheld | $23,219 | $43,018 | $49,076 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssociate's | Associate's | 28 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 25 | Withheld | $18,762 | $28,517 | $29,755 |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 23 | Withheld | Withheld | $57,571 | $67,792 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 21 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Data ProcessingAssociate's | Associate's | 21 | Withheld | $26,484 | $42,907 | $51,859 |
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsAssociate's | Associate's | 21 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| MarketingAssociate's | Associate's | 21 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Fine and Studio ArtsAssociate's | Associate's | 18 | Withheld | $16,739 | $26,984 | $31,650 |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $35,660 |
| Computer Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | $56,207 | $55,195 |
| Biology, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $64,773 |
| Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,895 |
| Engineering, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $72,916 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Bayside and New York on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much does CUNY Queensborough Community College cost?
$4,458 a year is the average net price at CUNY Queensborough Community College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $5,210 for in-state students and $8,090 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $12,392. Families earning under $30,000 pay $3,321 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at CUNY Queensborough Community College?
CUNY Queensborough Community College has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do CUNY Queensborough Community College graduates earn?
$44,214 a year is the median pay of former CUNY Queensborough Community College students who work, 10 years after they started ($34,254 after 6 years). That ranks 2,108 of 5,094 US colleges and 182 of 299 in New York. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (Associate's) at $30,634.
How much student debt do CUNY Queensborough Community College graduates have?
$8,600 is the median federal student loan debt of CUNY Queensborough Community College graduates, about $91 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 3.8% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at CUNY Queensborough Community College?
24% of first-time, full-time students at CUNY Queensborough Community College finish within 3 years. 65% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 2-year colleges is 38%.
What are the most popular majors at CUNY Queensborough Community College?
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (287 associate's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (151 associate's graduates), Criminal Justice and Corrections (135 associate's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 56 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.