Quinsigamond Community College
Worcester, Massachusetts · Website
$45,949
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$45,949
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Quinsigamond Community College is a public 2-year college in Worcester, Massachusetts with 6,447 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $9,090 a year (tuition and fees $6,262 in-state, $11,206 out-of-state). 22% of students finish within 3 years. Former students earn a median $45,949 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $16,575 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$9,090
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$6,262
Out-of-state $11,206
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
22%
Within 3 years, US 58%
Median debt
$16,575
About $176 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$45,949
Rank 1,889 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
- $9,090
- Tuition in-state
- $6,262
- Tuition out-of-state
- $11,206
- Cost of attendance
- $15,921
- Students with a need-based grant
- 38%
- Students with federal loans
- 30%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $8,148
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $8,315
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $8,169
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $8,743
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $11,361
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 $5,302 in 2015-16 to $6,262 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
- 6,447
- Part-time students
- 70%
- Women
- 62%
- Students per teacher
- 16
- Completion rate
- 22%
- Retention rate
- 62%
- Highest degree
- Associate's degree
- Programs
- 87
- Endowment
- $5.93M
- Other
- 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 1,889 of 5,094 US colleges and 77 of 106 in Massachusetts (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | MA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $9,090 | $24,402 | $7,702 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $6,262 | $34,256 | $4,656 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 71% | 79% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 22% | 69% | 38% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 62% | 79% | 64% | 75% |
| Median debt | $16,575 | $21,882 | $10,417 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $38,351 | $46,320 | $33,563 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $45,949 | $53,104 | $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. 52% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 61% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
87 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's | Associate's | 141 | $20,479 | $74,992 | $89,801 | $80,813 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 85 | $13,708 | $33,524 | $47,092 | $44,125 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 76 | $14,415 | $42,028 | $57,791 | $48,733 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate | Certificate | 67 | $14,353 | $54,629 | $71,218 | $56,073 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's | Associate's | 47 | $15,298 | $40,039 | $49,474 | $46,706 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 41 | $14,904 | $42,618 | $59,139 | $49,927 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssociate's | Associate's | 37 | $16,492 | $31,901 | $34,222 | $37,656 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 35 | $21,000 | $69,051 | $82,986 | $65,389 |
| Human Services, GeneralCertificate | Certificate | 31 | $16,762 | Withheld | $32,510 | $36,390 |
| Human Services, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 30 | $20,000 | $36,101 | $41,092 | $39,422 |
| Psychology, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 28 | $12,000 | Withheld | $28,251 | $39,288 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 27 | Withheld | Withheld | $88,026 | $57,584 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 23 | Withheld | Withheld | $42,540 | $38,675 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementAssociate's | Associate's | 21 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $54,726 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 17 | $21,250 | $66,252 | $80,448 | $61,982 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsCertificate | Certificate | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | $39,368 | $34,631 |
| Engineering, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 15 | $11,834 | Withheld | $72,003 | $72,916 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 15 | $17,285 | Withheld | Withheld | $57,702 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 15 | $18,588 | Withheld | Withheld | $60,097 |
| Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $73,046 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | $51,564 | $44,589 |
| Computer Software and Media ApplicationsAssociate's | Associate's | 13 | $19,235 | $21,803 | $37,814 | $41,737 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | $42,068 | $51,180 |
| Computer Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,195 |
| Biology, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 12 | $12,400 | Withheld | Withheld | $44,758 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Quinsigamond Community College cost?
$9,090 a year is the average net price at Quinsigamond Community College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $6,262 for in-state students and $11,206 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $15,921. Families earning under $30,000 pay $8,148 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Quinsigamond Community College?
Quinsigamond Community College has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Quinsigamond Community College graduates earn?
$45,949 a year is the median pay of former Quinsigamond Community College students who work, 10 years after they started ($38,351 after 6 years). That ranks 1,889 of 5,094 US colleges and 77 of 106 in Massachusetts. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's) at $74,992.
How much student debt do Quinsigamond Community College graduates have?
$16,575 is the median federal student loan debt of Quinsigamond Community College graduates, about $176 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 30% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Quinsigamond Community College?
22% of first-time, full-time students at Quinsigamond Community College finish within 3 years. 62% 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 Quinsigamond Community College?
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (141 associate's graduates), Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (85 associate's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (76 associate's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 87 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.