Plaza College
118-33 Queens Boulevard
Forest Hills, New York 11375
Phone: (718) 779-1430
Fax: (718) 779-7423
Email: info@plazacollege.edu
Plaza College is an accredited institution and a member of the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) www.msche.org, 1007 North Orange Street, 4th Floor, MB #166, Wilmington, DE 19801. Plaza College’s accreditation status is Accreditation Reaffirmed. The Commission’s most recent action on the institution’s accreditation status in 2017 was to reaffirm accreditation. MSCHE is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).
The Associate of Applied Science Degree in Medical Assisting is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org) upon the recommendation of the Medical Assisting Education Review Board (MAERB). Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs, 25400 US Highway 19 N, Suite 158, Clearwater, FL 33763, 727-210-2350, www. caahep.org.
The Associate in Applied Science degree in Health Information Technology is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM).
The Associate of Applied Science degree in Dental Hygiene is accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation. The Commission is a specialized accrediting body recognized by the United States Department of Education. The Commission on Dental Accreditation can be contacted at (312) 440-4653 or at 211 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611-2678. The Commission’s web address is: www.ada.org/en/coda
The Court Reporting program is approved by the National Court Reporters Association (NCRA), 12030 Sunrise Valley Drive, Suite 400, Reston, Virginia 20191. www.ncra.org.
Plaza College participates in SARA, an agreement that establishes national distance education standards and consumer protections. Distance education students who reside outside of New York and who have a consumer-protection complaint that has not been otherwise resolved through Plaza College’s formal complaint policy may seek an appeal from the SARA state portal entity in New York. Appeals must be made within two years of the incident and should be directed to
Emily J. Sutherland
Supervisor, Higher Education Programs
New York State Education Department
80 Washington Avenue
Albany, NY 12234
(518) 474-1551
IHEauthorize@nysed.gov
Population (2018-2019) | 902 |
Student to Faculty Ratio | 28:1 |
% Male/Female Students | 20/80% |
% Student Ethnicity | 30% Hispanic 29% Black 11% Asian 10% Other 9% Unkown 12% White |
2017-2018 Estimated Tuition (Per-Semester) | $5,500 plus applicable fees and books |
% Students Receiving Grants and/or Scholarships | 92% |
% Students Receiving Federal Student Loans | 89% |
% of Applicants Admitted (2017) | 30% |
% of Admitted Enrolled (2017) | 54% |
% of Students Graduated “On-Time” | 62% |
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