by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Plaza College was awarded 87 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is health information/medical records technology/technician.
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According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, Plaza College is ranked #998 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Plaza College held the #1,189 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 142 colleges in New York, Plaza College is ranked at #65.
The acceptance rate at Plaza College is a competitive 30%, so make sure you take your application seriously when putting it together. Even leaving out a minor detail could be a reason to move you to the rejection pile.
The student to faculty ratio is often used as a measure to gauge how much access students will have to their professors - the lower the number, the better. At Plaza College, this rate is 28 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Plaza College is 30%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 914 undergraduates at Plaza College with 869 being full-time and 45 being part-time.
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Plaza College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Plaza College, approximately 92% of students took out student loans averaging $5,537 a year. That adds up to $22,148 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Plaza College is 1.3%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
Get more details about the location of Plaza College.
Contact details for Plaza College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 118-33 Queens Boulevard, Forest Hills, NY 11375 |
| Phone: | 718-779-1430 |
| Website: | www.plazacollege.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 41 | $36,048 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 16 | $38,043 |
| Dental Support Services | 8 | NA |
| Accounting | 0 | NA |
| Business Support & Assistant Services | 0 | NA |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 0 | NA |
| Legal Support Services | 0 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 896 students took at least one online class at Plaza College. This is a decrease from the 914 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 896 | 0 |
| 2019-2020 | 914 | 914 |
| 2018-2019 | 86 | 0 |
| 2017-2018 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-2017 | 0 | 0 |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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