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Quinsigamond Community College

Worcester, Massachusetts Public 2-year Midsize city

Overview

Quinsigamond Community College is a public two-year institution based in Worcester, Massachusetts. The campus sits in a midsize city. It enrolled 7,811 students in fall 2024. It is part of Massachusetts Community Colleges.

Quinsigamond Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 85 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Registered Nursing, Business Administration and Management, and Human Services. It awarded 1,130 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 2 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 62% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
7,811
Students enrolled
62%
First-year retention
1,130
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
85
Programs and majors
16:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 85

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

Health Professions 22
Business, Management and Marketing 10
Computer and Information Sciences 12
Liberal Arts and General Studies 2
Public Administration and Social Services 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 3
Education 4
Psychology 1
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 3
Engineering Technologies 10
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 2
Engineering 1
Visual and Performing Arts 3
English Language and Literature 1
History 1
Communication and Journalism 1
Natural Resources and Conservation 1
Social Sciences 1
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 1
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 1
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Precision Production 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1
Physical Sciences 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

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

First-year retention, full-time students
62%
First-year retention, part-time students
50%
Student-to-faculty ratio
16:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
725
Certificates under 1 year
265
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
140

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
7,811
Undergraduates, fall 2024
7,811
Full-time, fall 2024
26%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
10,279
Full-time, 2024-25
27%
Size category
5,000 to 9,999 students

Student body

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

Women
63%
Men
37%
White
41%
Hispanic or Latino
25%
Black or African American
17%
Asian
6%
Two or more races
3%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
7%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
2
Programs with a fully online option
1
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
24%
Students taking some online courses
36%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Midsize city
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
Massachusetts Community Colleges
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Traditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
Luis Pedraja
Services and opportunities
Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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