For those pursuing higher education, a myriad of continuing education opportunities can be found in and around the Quincy area. Quincy University, a private, co-educational institution rooted in the Catholic tradition, offers degree, professional and continuing education programs based on the liberal arts and humanities to undergraduates and graduates. Quincy University offers 36 majors and six pre-professional programs, including Chemistry, English, Nursing, Pre-Medicine, Accounting and Sports Management. Founded in 1860, Quincy University is located in a residential section of the city and encompasses 75 acres.

John Wood Community College is a two-year college, with open learning centers at several locations. John Wood Community College offers a number of degree and certificate options to meet the diverse needs of Quincy residents. Associate degrees in the arts and sciences are offered for students planning on transferring to a four-year college or university, and certificates are available in highly specialized and structured occupational courses of study. Plans for two new buildings-which will house classrooms, a library, a cafeteria, and a bookstore-are underway.

The Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing, located in historical Quincy on a bluff overlooking the Mississippi River, has been providing quality nursing education for 100 years. It has the distinction of being the only program in the country to jointly confer a degree with two liberal arts colleges, so that each student experiences a liberal arts education through life on a college campus, and nursing education on the campus of the regional medical center in adjacent Blessing Hospital.

Vatterott College, Gem City College, and The Travel School round out the range of programs available in Quincy. Local students also commute to Western Illinois University in Macomb, Illinois, and to Culver-Stockton College in Canton, Missouri.

UNIVERSITIES:

Quincy University
1800 College Ave., Quincy, IL 62301 • 222-8020

Western Illinois University
One University Circle, Macomb, IL 61455 • (309) 295-1414

COLLEGES:

John Wood Community College
150 S. 48th, Quincy, IL 62301 • 224-6500

Gem City College
700 State, Quincy, IL 62301 • 222-0391

Culver-Stockton College
1 College Hill, Canton, MO 63435 • (314) 288-5221

Blessing-Reiman College of Nursing
11th & Broadway, Quincy, IL 62301 • 228-5520

OTHER INSTITUTIONS:

Vatterott College
501 N. 3rd, Quincy, IL 62301 • 224-0600

The Travel School
822 State, Quincy, IL 62301 • 222-4912

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