Until recently there were few public higher education institutions in ethiopia. within arnvery short period of' time. several public as well as private universities have emerged.rnThis unplanned expension of higher education is potentially dangerous for the quality ofrneducation. Previous researches with regard to the quality of higher education in Ethiopiarnstresses that the quality of higher education has been on declining in general, and a robustrnsystem of quality assurance has been lack in g. Issues of quality and relevance of higherrneducation need not be viewed in isolation from its expansion.rnThis particular study is. so designed. as to identify whether appropriate and effectivernteaching. support. assessment and learning opportunities arc provided for students inrnSaint Mary's university College and check how well the issue of quality assurancernsystem is addressed by it. Data collected through primary data collection techniquesrnconcerning the issue of quality assurance system of the University College havernthoroughly been analyzed to yield a reliable conclusion on the subject of the study.rnPromising trends concerning the quality assurance system of St. Mary's UniversityrnCollege are high level of in structures' awareness of the mission. vision, direction and thernexistence of quality assurance endeavor. and high enthusiasm. given the above facts. onernmay not hesitate to confirm that there is good prospect of quality assurance in thernuniversity college under consideration. However. there still arc several shortcomingsrnwith regard to scarcity of highly qualified academic staff. high level of academic staffrnturnover. large class management . students' level of access to computer. and academicrnstaff turnover.