10-yr median earnings
$19,219
Federal aid recipients only
Private For-Profit · Quincy, Illinois
Gem City College
Gem City College is a private for-profit institution in Quincy, Illinois. as a private for-profit, published Scorecard outcomes are Title-IV-recipient medians — program mix and repayment risk deserve a closer look than a single headline number.
- 86.5%
- 150%-time completion
- $11,843
- Avg net price / yr
- $19,219
- 10-yr median earnings
The verdict
Gem City College posts modest former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 3rd pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 86.5%
- 150%-time completion
- +4%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
Town: Remote
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Gem City College profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class, and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
C
College Value Score
57/100
Gem City College
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings F
$19,219
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price B
$11,843
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate A+
86.5%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt B
$9,833
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment N/A
N/A
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$11,843
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
86.5%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 86.5%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Gem City College vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Gem City College ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Gem City College: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$19,219 3rd percentile higher than 3% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Gem City College | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $19,219 | #4969 of 5103 | 3rd |
| Average net price | $11,843 | #1467 of 5020 | 71st (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 86.5% | #380 of 4858 | 92nd |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 41 | #5043 of 5462 | 8th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
41
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
86.5%
150%-time completion
$19,219
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Gem City College ranks in Illinois
State rank among 189 reporting Illinois colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Gem City College | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $19,219 | #187 of 189 | 1st |
| Average net price | $11,843 | #61 of 179 | 66th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 86.5% | #10 of 171 | 94th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 41 | #182 of 201 | 9th |
Highest former-student earnings in Illinois
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chamberlain University-Illinois | $92,405 | $31,837 |
| 2 | University of Chicago | $91,885 | $14,860 |
| 3 | Northwestern University | $89,363 | $29,167 |
| 4 | St. John's College | $86,331 | - |
| 5 | Lakeview College of Nursing | $84,522 | - |
| 6 | Illinois Institute of Technology | $82,592 | $18,425 |
| 7 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | $81,054 | $14,355 |
| 8 | Saint Anthony College of Nursing | $77,709 | - |
| 9 | Rush University | $75,194 | - |
| 10 | Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing | $72,850 | - |
| 11 | Blessing Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences | $72,430 | - |
| 12 | Loyola University Chicago | $71,530 | $36,079 |
| 187 | Gem City CollegeThis school | $19,219 | $11,843 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Gem City College
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$9,735 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$14,255 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$16,347 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Gem City College - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| Average Net Price | $11,843 |
42.9%
Pell Grant Rate
57.1%
Federal Loan Rate
$9,833
Median Debt
$104/mo
Monthly Payment
2013–2023: what Gem City College costs has stayed close to flat
Average net price moved +19.7% over 10 years, from $11,226 to $13,443 in nominal dollars. The median college measured over the same span moved +14.6%.
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $11,2262023 · $13,443
Over the same years, enrollment went -4.5% (44 → 42 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
68.3%
Female
Outcomes
$18,527
Median Earnings (6yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 86.5% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $18,527 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $19,219 |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $9,833 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $104/mo |
Programs & Earnings
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precision Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | Certificate | 12 | - | - |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Gem City College? ▼
Gem City College is a private for-profit institution in Quincy, Illinois. Undergraduate enrollment is 41 students.
How much do Gem City College former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Gem City College who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $19,219 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $18,527.
How much does Gem City College cost? ▼
The average net price at Gem City College is $11,843.. Median student debt at graduation is $9,833.
What is the graduation rate at Gem City College? ▼
Gem City College has a 86.5% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Gem City College worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Gem City College is $9,833, while former students earn a median of $19,219 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 51% of those annual earnings. Estimated monthly loan payment is $104.
Sources & methodology
Private for-profit profiles foreground Scorecard debt, repayment, and program-level earnings where reported. Marketing claims from the school are not inputs to this page.
Every figure is the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrieval. For-profit program mixes can shift year to year — treat institution medians as a starting map, then check Field-of-Study rows below. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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