If students would like to graduate in less time than normal, they can choose the accelerated degree program. Quinsigamond Community College accepts transfer credits. Additionally, Quinsigamond Community College has a summer session, so students can earn credits during the summer.

Quinsigamond Community College offers an orientation program before the start of fall classes to prepare new students for college life.

About Quinsigamond Community College

For over 60 years, Quinsigamond Community College in Worcester, MA has provided thousands of students opportunities for a first-rate education and personal growth, whether preparing them for immediate entry into the workforce, transfer to bachelor level programs in four-year colleges and universities, or for personal and cultural enrichment. Area and regional businesses and professionals such as Metso Automation, Saint Gobain, Partner’s Healthcare, and Karl Storz have benefited through regular and customized workforce training and education programming designed in partnership. In addition, the College works directly with K-12 school systems in a variety of collaborations and partnerships.

QCC was established in 1963 to provide access to higher education to residents of Central Massachusetts. Since the early 60s, enrollment has grown from 300 to over 13,000 full and part-time day and evening students served. Over 115 associate degree and certificate career options in Business, Hospitality Management, Engineering Technology, Education, Healthcare, Human Services, Liberal Arts, Mathematics & Sciences, Maintenance Technology, and General Studies. The College also offers a wide variety of non-credit courses, workshops, and seminars through its Center for Workforce Development and Continuing Education. In addition, over 300 noncredit and nearly 100 credit courses are offered online.

In addition to its main campus on West Boylston Street in Worcester, the College has program locations in downtown Worcester at its Healthcare and Workforce Development Center, at the Senior Center in Worcester (Hospitality & Recreation Management), and Burncoat High School in Worcester(Automotive Technology).

The College is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education, Inc. (NECHE) (formerly the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Inc.). Membership in the Association indicates that an institution has been stringently evaluated and found to meet high standards agreed upon by qualified educators.

Accessible. Affordable. Accelerated.

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Affordability and transferability matter to four-year college and university students.
Enroll at Queensborough this summer and:

Save money with our low tuition rates
Choose from more than 100 summer courses
Take online classes from the comfort of home
Maintain your academic momentum and accelerate towards your degree
Tutoring and other online students services available during all summer sessions
Boost your GPA
Use your existing federal financial aid ( Summer Pell)
Earn full course credit in as few as four weeks
Graduate sooner

Sessions start on May 27th, July 1st and July 6th. All courses are fully online. 324 sections in 119 courses this summer.

Ranked tops in the tri-state area by Wallethub.

*NYC & Nassau County residents. Excludes student fees. Visit How much does College Cost? for tuition and fees. Visit our Residency Requirements for more information.

Who is Eligible for Summer?

Current QCC students
Current CUNY students attending another CUNY College
Non-degree students
Visiting students who are current undergraduates at a non-CUNY college/university

How Do I Apply for Summer?

Note: The Visiting Student/Non-Degree applications do not include the STEM Waiver option. The application for the Summer STEM Waiver Program can be accessed further down the page.

Visiting students who are current undergraduates at a non-CUNY college/university should complete the visiting students PDF application.

Visiting Student Application

Non-degree students should complete the Non-degree PDF application.

Non-degree Application

Non-degree and visiting students, if you have any questions with applying for summer classes at Queensborough please contact our Admissions office at admissions@qcc.cuny.edu.

Current QCC and CUNY Students attending a CUNY College other than Queensborough should register via CUNYfirst. Advisement is not required.

When Do Summer 2021 Classes Begin?

Early Sessions (Summer 1)

4 Weeks (4W1) Starts: Thursday, May 27; Ends: Wednesday, June 23
5 Weeks (5W1) Starts: Thursday, May 27; Ends: Wednesday, June 30
7 Weeks (7W1) Starts: Thursday, May 27; Ends: Wednesday, July 14

Late Sessions (Summer 2)

4 Weeks (4W2) Starts: Tuesday, July 6; Ends: Thursday, July 29
5 Weeks (5W2) Including USIP Starts: Thursday, July 1; Ends: Wednesday, August 4

For detailed information, see the academic calendar online.

What courses are being offered?

Queensborough is offering over 300 sections in 119 courses this summer.

ANTH 101 – Anthropology
ARTH 100 – Introductory Survey of Art
ARTH 115 – Modern Art
ARTS 151 – Drawing I
ARTS 252 – Drawing II
BI 110 – Fundamentals of Life Science
BI 111 – Introduction to Human Biology
BI 140 – Principles of Biology
BI 150 – Org & Delivery of Health Care
BI 201 – General Biology I
BI 202 – General Biology II
BI 301 – Anatomy and Physiology I
BI 302 – Anatomy and Physiology II
BI 311 – Microbiology
BI 550 – Health Sciences Internship
BI 950 – Fld Exp Medical Asst
BI 951 – Field Exp in Med Assist
BU 101 – Principles of Accounting I
BU 102 – Principles of Accounting II
BU 201 – Business Org & Management
BU 203 – Principles of Statistics
BU 301 – Fundamentals of Business Law
BU 401 – Elements of Marketing
BU 701 – Principles of Finance
CH 120 – Fundamentals of Chemistry
CH 121 – Fundamentals of Chemistry Lab
CH 127 – Introductory General Chemistry
CH 128 – Introductory Organic Chemistry
CH 151 – General Chemistry I
CH 152 – General Chemistry II
CH 251 – Organic Chemistry I
CH 252 – Organic Chemistry II
CIS 101 – Intro Computer Apps
CIS 205 – Intro to Info Sys & Tech
CRIM 101 – Intro Amer Criminal Justice
CRIM 106 – Intro to Criminal Justice Res
CRIM 202 – Corrections and Sentencing
CRIM 203 – Criminal Law
CRIM 205 – Criminology
CS 100 – Intro Computers & Prog

CS 101 – Algorithmic Problem Solving I
DAN 111 – Intro to the Art Of Dance
ECON 101 – Introduction to Macroeconomics
ECON 102 – Introduction to Microeconomics
EE 101 – Engineering Design I
EE 103 – Comp Analysis for Electric Eng
ENGL 101 – English Composition I
ENGL 102 – English Composition II
ENGL 201 – Introduction To Literary Study
ENGL 220 – Introduct to Creative Writing
ENGL 231 – Special Topics
ET 570 – Creating Smartphone Apps
ET 575 – Introduction To C++ Program
ET 580 – Object-Oriented Program
ET 585 – Computer Architecture
ET 704 – Networking Fundamentals I
ET 841 – The Science Of Energy And Powe
ET 842 – Energy Production and Conserva
ET 991 – Co-op Ed Engi Tech
ET 992 – Coop Ed Eng Tech
GE 101 – Physical Geology
HE 101 – Personal Health and Wellness
HE 102 – Health, Behavior and Society
HE 103 – Fund Human Nutrition
HE 104 – Addictions and Dependencies
HE 105 – Human Sexuality
HE 107 – Mental Health
HE 110 – Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
HE 111 – Stress Management
HIST 110 – Intro to Ancient Civilization
HIST 111 – Intro Medieval and West Civil
HIST 112 – Intro Modern West Civilization
HIST 127 – Grow Amer Civ I
HIST 128 – Grow Amer Civ II
HIST 135 – History of New York State
HIST 222 – Europe & the World Since 1945
HIST 290 – The Holocaust
IS 151 – The Health of The Nation
LF 112 – Elementary French II
LS 111 – Elementary Spanish I

LS 112 – Elementary Spanish II
MA 119 – College Algebra
MA 121 – Elementary Trigonometry
MA 128 – Calculus For Technical Student
MA 321 – Math In Contemporary Society
MA 336 – Statistics
MA 440 – Pre-Calculus Mathematics
MA 441 – Analytic Geometry and Calculus
MA 442 – Analytic Geometry & CalculusII
MUS 101 – Introduction to Music
NU 204 – Nursing and Societal Forces
PE 401 – Basketball
PE 416 – Weight Training
PE 441 – Introduction to T’ai Chi
PE 514 – Jogging
PE 530 – Yoga
PE 540 – Introduction to Physical Fitn
PH 101 – Principles of Physics
PH 111 – Space, Astronomy, And Our Univ
PH 112 – Space, Astronomy, & Our Univ
PH 201 – General Physics I
PH 202 – General Physics II
PH 301 – College Physics I
PH 302 – College Physics II
PH 311 – College Physics I
PH 312 – College Physics II
PH 421 – General Calculus Physics A
PHIL 101 – Introduction to Philosophy
PHIL 140 – Medical Ethics
PLSC 101 – American Govt & Pol
PSYC 101 – Psychology
PSYC 220 – Human Growth and Development
PSYC 240 – Social Psychology
SOCY 101 – Sociology
SOCY 185 – Introduction to Social Work
SOCY 240 – Racial and Ethnic Relations
SP 211 – Speech Communication
UBST 101 – Urban Studies Internship
UBST 102 – Urb.Stud.Int.Pro.3

Tuition and Fees: Summer 2021

Tuition & Educational Service Fee (ESF)

The Tuition and Educational Service Fee cost for Massachusetts residents is $205 per credit ($24 tuition / $181 ESF). For all other students the cost is $411 per credit ($230 tuition / $181 ESF).

Credits	Tuition	ESF	Other	Total
3	$72	$543	$175	$790
4	$96	$724	$175	$995
5	$120	$905	$175	$1200
6	$144	$1086	$175	$1405
7	$168	$1267	$175	$1610
8	$192	$1448	$175	$1815
9	$216	$1629	$235	$2080
10	$240	$1810	$235	$2285
11	$264	$1991	$235	$2490
12	$288	$2172	$235	$2695
13	$312	$2353	$235	$2900
14	$336	$2534	$235	$3105
15	$360	$2715	$235	$3310

*See additional fees below

Tuition, ESF, and Other Fees:
In-State Tuition	$24 per credit per semester
Educational Service Fee	$181 per credit per semester
Student Support Fee	1-8 credits $175 per summer semester
Student Support Fee	9+ credits $235 per summer semester
*Additional Fees
Program Fees	**See below
Lab Fee	$65 per lab course

**Currently all programs have per semester Program Fees associated with the Program Major to help support the needs of the program.

PLEASE NOTE – all costs are subject to change without prior notification. Please refer to the semester Tuition & Fee Refund Policy for financial penalty when withdrawing from your classes.

Credit for Prior Learning: Challenge Exams, Portfolio Assessments, and Credentialing are all $75 per credit. Credit cost for QCC sponsored learning (direct study and tutorial study) is the same cost as credit courses. Please contact Career Placement Services for further information by phone at 508.854.4439 or email at careerservices@qc.mass.edu.

Payment

The Summer I 2021 semester begins May 24, 2021
Summer I bill is due on May 12, 2021.

The Summer II 2021 semester begins July 06, 2021.
Summer II bill is due on June 23, 2021

An Enrollment Notification is sent 2-3 days after registration to your student Qmail account and details payment options. The Course & Fee Statement on The Q is your bill. We do not mail paper bills. Please contact the Business Office by phone at 508.854.4560 or by email at businessoffice@qcc.mass.edu with any billing or payment questions you may have.

Students who have not paid or made arrangements to pay their tuition and fees by the bill due date may risk being dropped from their classes for non-payment. Students will be notified by email to their student Qmail account if they are dropped from their classes for non-payment. It is the student’s responsibility to notify the Registrar’s Office if the student will not attend any or all of their classes.

Summer 2021 Tuition & Fee Refund Policy

Refund Policy	Summer I	Summer II	% of Total Charges
Drop through:	05/26/21	07/08/21	100%
Withdrawal through:	06/03/21	07/14/21	50%
Withdrawal as of:	06/04/21	07/15/21	0%

Refund Limitations

Official withdrawal must be made in the Registrar’s Office, room 152 in the administration building.
Any waivers must be submitted to the Business Office prior to the semester deadline to be considered for a refund or adjustment.
Students will be refunded only that portion of the tuition and fees paid by them; financial aid and other contracted agency payments will be refunded directly to the paying party.

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