Quincy, IL · Private for-profit · College Scorecard data · Updated September 10, 2026
Gem City College is a private for-profit institution in Quincy, IL, where the highest award offered is a certificate. It enrolls about 41 undergraduate students, with a student-faculty ratio of 10:1. The school is listed in the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, which is the source for every figure on this page.
Official website: www.gemcitycollege.com
The published tuition for the largest program at Gem City College is $22,425 per year. This is the figure the Department of Education collects for schools whose students are concentrated in a single program, rather than a school-wide in-state rate.
For context, the average in-state tuition at the 131 Illinois colleges that do report one is $18,678.
| College | Type | Undergraduates | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Wood Community College | Public | 1,371 | $5,700 |
| Quincy University | Private nonprofit | 1,010 | $37,140 |
| Blessing Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences | Private nonprofit | 176 | — |
Tuition is in-state tuition for schools that report one, otherwise the published tuition for the largest program. Source: College Scorecard.
| Median earnings 10 years after enrolling | $19,219 |
| Graduation rate (within 150% of normal time) | 87% |
| Median debt among graduates who borrowed | $9,833 |
| Undergraduates receiving Pell grants | 43% |
| Undergraduates aged 25 and over | 29% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. Earnings and debt figures cover students who received federal financial aid.
The published tuition for Gem City College's largest program is $22,425 per year, according to College Scorecard. Program-level tuition is reported instead of a school-wide rate when a school's enrollment is concentrated in one program.
Gem City College enrolls about 41 undergraduate students. The student-faculty ratio is 10:1.
Gem City College is a private for-profit institution in Quincy, IL. Its highest award is a certificate, according to College Scorecard.
College Scorecard reports in-state tuition for first-time, full-time undergraduates. Gem City College does not report such a cohort to the federal survey, so no school-wide rate is published — typically because the school serves transfer, returning or part-time students, or reports tuition by program instead.
Median earnings ten years after enrolling at Gem City College are $19,219 a year, according to College Scorecard.
The median debt among Gem City College graduates who borrowed is $9,833, according to College Scorecard.