Premised on the view that a tertiary education policy has to take account of education policy at primary and secondary levels as well, this paper notes the link between the extent of tertiary education and economic growth, as well as the fact that Jamaica has, ahead of time, achieved the CARICOM target of 15% of all eligible applicants accessing tertiary education. It then raises the issue of quality versus quantity, arguing that their dialectical relationship as well as the historical juncture of the country’s social evolution demand that the medium-term strategic goal of the tertiary sector focus on quality, without eroding the gains in quantity. The paper discusses the principles and procedures that should underpin the drive for and maintenance of quality.