Mercer County Community College is a public community college located in West Windsor, NJ. It offers 92 programs for degree/certificate.

It is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education.

The 2025 tuition & fees of Mercer County Community College is $7,806 for New Jersey residents and $9,174 for out-of-state students. Its tuition & fees is cheaper than that of New Jersey public community colleges' average ($8,609).

The school has 6,394 students, which is higher than New Jersey community collleges' average (3,562). In addition, 655 students have enrolled online exclusively. The students to faculty ratio is 16 to 1, which is lower than the average ratio (18 to 1) of New Jersey community colleges.

2025 Tuition & Fees

The following table shows the 2024-2025 tuition & fees, books & supplies, and living costs at Mercer County Community College. Then, we compare its costs to New Jersey community colleges and all U.S. community colleges.

In addition, the chart shows tuition trends over the last 5 years. You can check more comprehensive tuition information on the cost of attendance page.

2025 Cost Of Attendance - Mercer County CC
New Jersey ResidentsOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$7,806$9,174
Books & Supplies$1,400
Off-Campus Living Costs$14,550
Average Financial Aid$4,967
Cost of Attendance$23,756$25,124
After Financial Aid$18,789$20,157
Mercer County CC Tuition Comparison to National and State Average
New Jersey ResidentsOut-of-State Students
Mercer County Community College$7,806$9,174
Public Community Colleges in New Jersey$7,618$8,609
Public Community Colleges in U.S.$5,207$8,749

Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study

Mercer County Community College offers Certificate and Associate's programs. The following table summarizes the number of offered programs by degree types.

Offered Programs and Online Availability
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Online ProgramsNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Total Programs4448NOT OFFERED

The following tables list each major program along with offered degrees and online availability. The number in each column indicates the number of awarded degrees and/or certificates of the program.

What is Architecture program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Ornamental Horticulture2 completers
 6 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Plant SciencesNOT OFFERED 2 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Communications Technologies program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Architecture and Related Services (other)NOT OFFERED 4 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Personal and Culinary Services program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Computer and Information Sciences3 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Computer Programming/ProgrammerNOT OFFERED 20 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information AssuranceNOT OFFERED 13 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Engineering program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science19 completers
 17 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Baking and Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef2 completers
 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Culinary Arts/Chef TrainingNOT OFFERED 10 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Food Preparation/Professional Cooking/Kitchen Assistant1 completers
 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Engineering Technology program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Engineering Science 13 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Manufacturing EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Legal Assistant/Paralegal7 completers
 6 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesNOT OFFERED 184 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceNOT OFFERED 12 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Human Services program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Criminal Justice/Police ScienceNOT OFFERED 39 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED 4 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Visual and Performing Arts program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight CrewNOT OFFERED 34 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Aviation/Airway Management and OperationsNOT OFFERED 1 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Airline Flight AttendantNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Visual and Performing Arts 13 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Design and Visual CommunicationsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Commercial and Advertising Art1 completers
 31 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Fashion/Apparel DesignNOT OFFERED 4 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Game and Interactive Media DesignNOT OFFERED 5 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Visual and Performing Arts (other)NOT OFFERED 3 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary8 completers
 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physical Therapy Technician/AssistantNOT OFFERED 21 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation TherapistNOT OFFERED 19 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Clinical/Medical Laboratory TechnicianNOT OFFERED 40 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Public HealthNOT OFFERED 6 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFERED 105 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)NOT OFFERED 9 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Business/Commerce 23 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED 103 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Accounting Technology/Technician and BookkeepingNOT OFFERED 1 completers
 NOT OFFERED
AuditingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science2 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Tourism and Travel Services Management NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Hotel/Motel Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED 1 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Management Information Systems1 completers
 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Management Information Systems and Services (other)2 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Fashion MerchandisingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

Student Population

There are 6,394 students at Mercer County Community College including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 2,866 male students and 3,353 female students are attending the school.

The following table shows the total number of students by gender and attending status at the school. You can check more enrollment information of the school.

Student Population
TotalFull-TimePart-time
Total6,2192,0294,190
Male Students2,8661,0751,791
Female Students3,3539542,399

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Enrollment

Of the 6,394 total students, 2,301 students enrolled through distance learning (655 students enrolled exclusively and 1,646 enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment6,394
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses655
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses1,646
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses4,093

School Profile and Academic Overview

The following table shows directory information and summarizes important academic and admission characteristics for Mercer County Community College.

Directory Information and Key Academic Statistics
Type2-4 year, public
Address1200 Old Trenton Rd, West Windsor, NJ
Phone609-586-4800
Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) »In-State$7,806
Out-of-State$9,174
Student Population »6,394 Total Enrollment
Graduation Rate »25%
Transfer-out Rate17%
Retention Rate67% (Full-time)
48% (Part-time)
Average Financial Aid »$4,967
Students to Faculty16:1 (6.25%)