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Plaza College is a for-profit located in Forest Hills, New York. Plaza College is selective in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Plaza College is in the bottom 10% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $29,986 10 years after enrolling, 127th in New York, and in the bottom 5% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Plaza College bachelor students earn 5% less than the national average.
Plaza College’s median net annual cost of $16,091 and average years to graduate of 3.3 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 2 programs at Plaza College sorted by number of graduates - Business Administration, Health Administrative Services - are shown below.
Annual net cost
$16,091
Average years to graduate
3.3
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 3.3 years. 63% of all students graduate within 8 years. The graduation rate at Plaza College is 4% lower than the state average, and 19% above the average for all community college - baccalaureates in the country.
At Plaza College, Pell Grant recipients represent 85% of the measured graduating class, 50% higher than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Plaza College graduates within 4 years.
Plaza College is in the top 5% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Plaza College’s economic mobility score of 5.79 is calculated by adjusting the 13.83 economic score of lower-income students by the 85% pell grant recipients within the student body. Plaza College’s EMS of 5.79 ranks in the bottom 10% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 10%
The average Title IV recipient at Plaza College pays $16,091 a year, $-941 less than the $15,150 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $16,091
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Plaza College, 90% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $16,091 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 92% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $5,537. This is 38% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,537
Pell grants
$6,060
State grants
$1,320
Institutional grants
$2,500
Plaza College's selective admissions are indicated by their 30% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 1,370 applicants, of which 411 were admitted and 226 enrolled. Plaza College doesn't have a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed after a hard admissions deadline.
Plaza College does not consider standardized testing in their admissions process.
Full time
100%
83%
Female
83%
59%
First time
34%
59%
In-state
100%
68%
1st generation
48%
35%
White
11%
52%
Black
33%
14%
Hispanic
32%
15%
Asian
14%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
10%
12%