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Plaza College

Forest Hills, New York Private for-profit 4-year Large city

Overview

Plaza College is a private for-profit four-year institution in Forest Hills, New York. The campus sits in a large city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 1,002, made up of 989 undergraduates and 13 graduate students.

Plaza College offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 13 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Dental Hygiene/Hygienist, Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, and Registered Nursing. It awarded 374 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 10 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The student-to-faculty ratio is 28 to 1.

Key figures

1,002
Students enrolled
374
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
13
Programs and majors
28:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 13

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Health Professions 7
Business, Management and Marketing 4
Legal Professions and Studies 2

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

Student-to-faculty ratio
28:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
120
Associate degrees
229
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
25

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,002
Undergraduates, fall 2024
989
Graduate students, fall 2024
13
Full-time, fall 2024
98%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,484
Undergraduates, 2024-25
1,461
Graduate students, 2024-25
23
Full-time, 2024-25
98%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
86%
Men
14%
White
11%
Hispanic or Latino
35%
Black or African American
35%
Asian
9%
Two or more races
8%
Race or ethnicity unknown
1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
10
Programs with a fully online option
1
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
62%
Students taking some online courses
38%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate/Associate's Colleges: Mixed Baccalaureate/Associate's
President
Charles Callahan
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Student veteran organization

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