List of New Jersey County Colleges

Quad at Ocean County College

The New Jersey County Colleges is a system of 18 public community colleges, encompassing more than 60 campuses in the U.S. state of New Jersey. ^{[1] [2]} As of 2019 ^[update] , there are 18 county colleges statewide; this reflects the fact that each college serves one of New Jersey's 21 counties, except for Atlantic Cape Community College, Raritan Valley Community College, and Rowan College of South Jersey, each of which serves two counties.

In 2003, former governor James McGreevey created the New Jersey Community Colleges Compact, with Executive Order No. 81, as a statewide partnership to enable cooperation between the colleges and various state departments. ^{[3] [4]} The compact is administered by the New Jersey Council of County Colleges, which makes recommendations on the deployment and use of county college resources. The council also provides educational and training materials to the college administrations to further their goals. ^[1] The council was founded in 1989 under statute 18A:64A-26 of the New Jersey legislature to promote the advancement of the county community colleges of New Jersey. ^{[4] [5]} In 2003, the state further established the Community College Consortium for Workforce and Economic Development as a single point of contact for employers looking for skilled workers in New Jersey. ^[1]

The county colleges of New Jersey represent 56% of all undergraduate students in the state and offer studies in 1,700 degree and certificate programs. ^[2] Reflecting long-term trends nationwide, the male-to-female ratio of students in the system is 41% male to 59% female, and 48% of students are over the age of 24. ^[2] Overall, the system enrolls more than 350,000 students each year on campuses that range in size from 1,300 students at Salem Community College to over 15,000 students at Bergen Community College.

Not all of the county colleges were founded by the State of New Jersey; the oldest county college in New Jersey, Union County College, was founded in 1933 by the Federal Emergency Relief Administration as Union County Junior College; it operated as a private college from 1936 to 1982, and merged with the publicly operated Union County Technical Institute in 1982 to become the current public institution. ^[6]

List

School name	County served	Campus locations	Founded	Enrollment	Male	Female	References	Main Campus view
Atlantic Cape Community College	Atlantic Cape May	Mays Landing and Cape May Court House	1964	6,922	38%	62%	[7] [8]
Bergen Community College	Bergen	Paramus, Hackensack and Lyndhurst	1965	15,057	47%	53%	[9] [10]
Brookdale Community College	Monmouth	Lincroft, Freehold Township, Wall Township, Neptune Township and Long Branch	1967	14,025	44%	56%	[11] [12]
Rowan College at Burlington County (formerly Burlington County College)	Burlington	Mount Laurel	1966	8,432	41%	59%	[13] [14]
Camden County College	Camden	Blackwood, Camden, and Cherry Hill	1967	14,741	38%	62%	[15] [16]
County College of Morris	Morris	Randolph	1968	14,741	38%	62%	[17] [18]
Essex County College	Essex	Newark and West Caldwell	1966	10,995	39%	61%	[19] [20]
Rowan College of South Jersey (formerly Gloucester County College, Rowan College at Gloucester County, and Cumberland County College)	Gloucester Cumberland	Sewell and Vineland	1966	9,782	43%	57%	[21] [22]
Hudson County Community College	Hudson	Jersey City and Union City	1974	9,414	37%	63%	[23] [24]
Mercer County Community College	Mercer	West Windsor and Trenton	1966	9,094	43%	57%	[25] [26]
Middlesex College	Middlesex	Edison, New Brunswick, and Perth Amboy	1964	12,097	46%	54%	[27] [28]
Ocean County College	Ocean	Toms River and Stafford Township	1964	9,351	42%	58%	[29] [30]
Passaic County Community College	Passaic	Passaic, Paterson, Wanaque, and Wayne	1971	7,493	37%	63%	[31] [32]
Raritan Valley Community College	Hunterdon Somerset	Branchburg	1965	6,629	44%	56%	[33] [34]
Salem Community College	Salem	Carneys Point Township	1958	1,303	32%	68%	[35] [36]
Sussex County Community College	Sussex	Newton	1981	3,732	44%	56%	[37] [38]
Union County College	Union	Cranford, Elizabeth, Scotch Plains and Plainfield	1933	12,774	36%	64%	[39] [40]
Warren County Community College	Warren	Washington	1981	1,742	39%	61%	[41] [42]

Selected statistics

Comparison of county/community colleges
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College	2007 Headcount	2007-2008 credit hours	County population 18 yrs+	Enrollment per 1000 adults	In-county tuition per credit hour (fall 2009)
Atlantic	6,929	143,971	282,593	25	$93
Bergen	15,057	314,497	698,248	22	$107
Brookdale	14,026	301,583	487,434	29	$115
Burlington	8,432	176,654	343,108	25	$97
Camden	14,357	306,397	385,340	38	$93
Cumberland	3,528	72,555	117,520	30	$94
Essex	10,995	264,838	577,744	19	$104
Gloucester	6,169	120,939	218,629	28	$81
Hudson	7,017	152,108	467,214	15	$96
Mercer	8,987	177,132	281,218	32	$119
Middlesex	12,131	2,723	607,262	20	$97
Morris	6,330	176,825	371,779	22	$105
Ocean	9,351	189,838	434,393	22	$94
Passaic	7,261	131,992	364,857	21	$95
Raritan	6,498	124,504	242,657	27	$96
Salem	1,270	29,165	50,889	26	$93
Sussex	3,732	71,325	114,750	33	$101
Union	11,279	229,044	383,898	30	$94
Warren	1,720	29,281	83,285	21	$91

Source: Hudson County Community College. ^[43] Its sources: New Jersey Council of County Colleges; Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau, August 2006.

See also

• New Jersey portal

• College admissions in the United States
• Lists of universities and colleges
• Post-secondary education in New Jersey
• Transfer admissions in the United States

References

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External links

• New Jersey Council of County Colleges