Queensborough among the best in U.S.
Report rates community college in Bayside among the most affordable with highest quality
BY CARLOTTA MOHAMED
Queensborough Community
College in Bayside is
among the best in the nation,
according to a new ranking
released by WalletHub, a
financial website.
On Sept. 4, WalletHub released
its report on 2019’s
Best and Worst Community
Colleges, coupled with its
state-by-state ranking of the
Best and Worst Community-
College Systems.
To determine where students
can receive the best education
at the cheapest rates,
WalletHub compared 710 community
colleges across 19 key
indicators of cost and quality.
The data set ranges from the
cost of in-state tuition and
fees to student-faculty ratio to
graduation rate.
Rated 13 out of 710 community
colleges nationwide,
Queensborough, located at 222-
05 56th Ave., is the only college
in the tri-state/metropolitan
area named a top community
college, placing it among the
top 2 percent in America, according
to WalletHub. This is
the third year in a row that the
college has been listed highly
by WalletHub.
“A Queensborough education
is transformative. Our
faculty, staff and students are
really the ones who are among
the best,” said Queensborough
Interim President Dr. Timothy
G. Lynch.
WalletHub’s rankings
are based on three key dimensions:
Cost and financing,
education outcomes and
career outcomes.
“The experts measure factors
central to every college
student’s experience. We’re
very pleased to have been recognized
for our performance
as a top institution of higher
learning,” Lynch said.
According to WalletHub
analyst, Jill Gonzalez,
students have a high
median salary after
attending Queensborough.
“Some other reasons
Queensborough Community
College ranked highly are the
availability of employment
services for students, and
the large average amount of
grants or scholarships aid received,”
Gonzalez said.
Michelle James, 44, officially becomes a 2019 Queensborough Community College graduate with a degree in office administration and
technology as she moves her tassel to the left at the end of the commencement ceremony. File photo/Ken Maldonado
With nearly 16,000 students,
Queensborough is a
leading destination for learners
throughout the area, especially
in Queens and Nassau
County. Queensborough’s
education outcomes were also
especially high, according
to WalletHub.
“The advantages of
Queensborough are the
presence of special learning
opportunities such as accelerated
programs, work-study
programs, dual enrollment,
and evening/weekend classes,”
Gonzalez said.
Celebrating its 60th anniversary,
the City University
of New York (CUNY) two-year
college offers a depth and
breadth of courses and degree
programs considered among
the best in the state. Accreditors
have also commended the
Bayside college for its genuine
care for student success, small
college feel, and the quality of
its support programs.
“One of the best aspects
of completing your degree
at Queensborough is that it
opens doors to the most prestigious
universities and colleges
in the country,” said Queensborough
Vice President
Stephen Di Dio.
Cornell University’s Julio
Salas could not agree more.
The recent Queensborough
graduate is conducting research
on brain development
and studying pre-med this fall
at the Ivy League’s sprawling
Ithaca campus.
“I took Psychology 101
at Queensborough and that
opened my eyes and got me
more interested in child development,”
said the 21-year-old,
who wants to open a medical
practice for first-generation
Americans near his home in
Corona, one of the most diverse
counties in the country.
Offering 40-plus undergraduate
programs, Queensborough
has as an excellent,
long-established reputation
for learning support, career
guidance and generous financial
aid. About 90 percent of
students complete their courses
without having federal loan
student debt and because it is
part of CUNY, a quality education
is guaranteed.
Most notable, however,
is its reputation for helping
people start, complete and advance
to higher degrees – especially
for students who are
the first in their families to go
to college.
Student Kaylynn Pubill
finished a summer session
course in chemistry in preparation
for her first semester
at Hunter College this fall.
The Queensborough graduate
earned an associate’s degree
in health sciences and decided
to apply and transfer within
CUNY to pursue a bachelor’s
degree in biology.
“My family is so proud of
me. They’re supportive and
know how much I love science,
health, the body and taking
care of people,” Pubill said.
Queensborough rising
sophomore Sue Singh, 31, from
Jamaica Estates, returned
to college in the fall to continue
her associate’s degree
in psychology.
“College is not just for me.
I’m doing it for my daughter
and her future,” said Singh,
a participant in Accelerated
Study in Associate Programs
(ASAP), CUNY’s acclaimed
comprehensive program of academic,
financial and careerrelated
services.
Queensborough Community
College is highly regarded
for its accredited nursing and
psychology programs, engineering
science and art education
that places it in the same
class as Cooper Union, Pratt
and FIT (Fashion Institute
of Technology).
The CUNY college also
provides financial, academic
and career-based advantages
to consider.
Approximately 2,315 students
earned their associate
degrees from Queensborough
in the 2017-2018 academic year
– its largest graduating class.
Reach reporter Carlotta
Mohamed by email at cmohamed@
schnepsmedia.com or
by phone at (718) 260–4526.
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