Gem City College

700 State St, Quincy, IL, 62301 - View a map of this school Map

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School Notes Overview:

Quincy Beauty Academy has been in continuous operation since 1945, training students in the skills of cosmetology. It became a Division of Gem City College on January 1, 1975....

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School Overview:

  • Gem City College
  • Community College Avg.
County Adams County, IL -
Title IV Eligible Yes Yes
Carnegie Classification Associate of Arts Colleges Associate of Arts Colleges
Institution Level Less than 2 yrs At least 2 yrs but < 4 yrs
Institution Control Private, for profit Public
Full-Time Undergraduate 71 students 1,029 students
Total Enrollment 71 students 2,225 students
% Students Receiving Some Financial Aid 78% 78%
% Students Receiving Federal Grants 38% 46%
Avg. Amount Of Federal Grants Received $2,172 $2,847
% Students Receiving Loans 40% 38%
Avg. Amount Of Loan Received $5,975 $3,143

School Notes:

  • Your training at Quincy Beauty Academy is merely the beginning to a whole lifetime of learning. This basic training can be expanded upon to allow you to have many different careers - all in the cosmetology profession.
  • Excellence - it's a well-known tradition at Gem City College School of Horology. Recommendations by master jewelers across the country attest to Gem City's reputation as one of the best training centers available for learning the fine art of watchmaking, clock repair, engraving and jewelry design and repair. We offer training that can give you immediate recognition as a qualified craftsman with skills that are in great demand!
  • Each lesson in the GCC home study program is made up on text material, a self-check test and a practical job assignment. When students have completed a job assignment, they return it to the school for correction, evaluation, and comments by the instructor. Thus, the instructor can spot both strengths and areas in which more work is needed while the student progresses through the training. Instructors will suggest ways for the students to overcome difficulties and answer any questions about the work. Students receive careful, personal attention from their instructor. The instructors engaged in the GCC Home Study Program are experts in their fields. The classroom teaching experience makes them well acquainted with the types of problems commonly encountered by beginning students. Also they have had experience working in their own jewelry and watch repair businesses, so they know the practical problems which face professional jewelers.
  • Specially constructed carousel stations provided attractive working space for the advanced students. Those in the beginning stages of study have access to the facilities. Instruction is implemented by audio-visual aids, and new techniques allow an up-to-date curriculum.
  • Profile last updated: 08/22/2008.

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    Keokuk Police Officer Mia Cooper is one of two new officers in the police department and the only female. Police Chief Tom Crew describes his new hire as a person who has worked hard in her pursuit of a career in law enforcement.

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