New Jersey Community Colleges Average Statistics

There are 42 community colleges (2-4 years colleges, offer Associate degree/program dominantly) located in New Jersey - 19 schools are public and 23 private. 32 community colleges in New Jersey have the open admission policy with some application requirements such as high school diploma and certificate of attendance. The average acceptance rate of schools without open admission policies is 66.79% and the yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 71.50%.
Total 125,481 students are attending New Jersey community colleges and, among them, 22,564 students enrolled online exclusively. 20 schools offer online degree/programs out of New Jersey community colleges. The following table summarizes the average statistics for key academic facts for the academic year 2023-2024.
New Jersey Community Colleges Average Statistics (2023-2024)
Number of Schools42 community colleges (19 public, 23 private)
Open Admission Policy32 out of 42 schools
Acceptance Rate66.79%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)71.50%
Tuition & Fees$7,188 New Jersey Residents
$15,695 out-of-state Students
Financial Aid Amounts$4,680
Student PopulationTotal 125,481 (3,217 on average)
Online Student PopulationTotal 22,564 (1,128 on average) in 20 schools offering online classes)
Graduation Rate46.53%
Transfer-out Rate11.57%
Student to Faculty Ratio18.41 to 1
Salary After 10 Years of Graduation$39,493

New Jersey Community Colleges Comparison - Ranking and Key Facts

Raritan Valley Community College is ranked first among New Jersey community colleges and Bergen Community College and County College of Morris are second and third position in the ranking. The average tuition & fees of the schools are $7,188 for New Jersey residents and $15,695 for out-of-state students. The following table compares the New Jersey community colleges with average key statistics by ranking.
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2024 Tuition & Academic Comparison Between Community Colleges in New Jersey
NJ RankNameTuition & FeesAverage Financial AidAverage Earning after 10 Years of GraduationStudent PopulationGraduation RateStudent to Faculty Ratio
New Jersey ResidentsOut-of-State
1 Raritan Valley Community CollegeBranchburg, NJ
$7,440$7,440 $4,694 $45,000 6,321 32% 19 to 1
2 Bergen Community CollegeParamus, NJ
$8,613$9,005 $3,142 $42,500 11,192 25% 19 to 1
3 County College of MorrisRandolph, NJ
$10,530$14,310 $6,177 $43,200 5,838 32% 17 to 1
4 Middlesex CollegeEdison, NJ
$7,068$7,068 $4,717 $42,600 9,736 26% 19 to 1
5 Ocean County CollegeToms River, NJ
$5,122$6,850 $4,319 $39,600 7,186 39% 18 to 1
6 Brookdale Community CollegeLincroft, NJ
$9,056$9,806 $3,093 $39,700 9,896 28% 18 to 1
7 Mercer County Community CollegeWest Windsor, NJ
$6,433$8,942 $4,305 $38,500 5,821 17% 16 to 1
8 Essex County CollegeNewark, NJ
$9,318$9,318 $5,426 $34,300 6,466 16% 24 to 1
9 Union County CollegeCranford, NJ
$9,500$9,500 $5,902 $37,100 7,796 35% 22 to 1
10 Camden County CollegeBlackwood, NJ
$4,056$4,056 $3,856 $37,000 7,770 21% 23 to 1
11 Rowan College at Burlington CountyMount Laurel, NJ
$5,376$6,936 $4,492 $39,700 6,180 29% 18 to 1
12 Eastwick College-NutleyNutley, NJ$14,846 $7,346 $34,100 415 56% 13 to 1
13 Warren County Community CollegeWashington, NJ
$5,610$5,910 $4,766 $36,500 3,386 30% 18 to 1
14 Sussex County Community CollegeNewton, NJ
$7,272$9,024 $4,439 $37,700 2,181 32% 17 to 1
15 Eastwick College-HackensackHackensack, NJ$16,913 $5,236 $30,200 562 55% 23 to 1
16 Passaic County Community CollegePaterson, NJ
$7,590$9,690 $4,552 $32,200 5,119 13% 15 to 1
17 Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland CampusVineland, NJ
$5,820$5,820 $4,228 $35,100 2,426 29% 23 to 1
18 Atlantic Cape Community CollegeMays Landing, NJ
$6,063$7,263 $2,828 $32,100 4,278 23% 14 to 1
19 Hudson County Community CollegeJersey City, NJ
$8,740$12,280 $5,920 $34,500 6,683 17% 22 to 1
20 Salem Community CollegeCarneys Point, NJ
$7,140$9,900 $4,654 $34,500 1,111 40% 15 to 1
21 Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester CampusSewell, NJ
$5,820$5,820 $3,635 $38,900 5,441 31% 24 to 1
22 Assumption College for SistersDenville, NJ
$5,773 $5,688 - 33 100% 5 to 1
- Jersey College - EwingEwing, NJ$36,635 - $0 - - -
- American InstituteClifton, NJ$14,020 - $0 - - -
- Bard College - BHSEC NewarkNewark, NJ- - $0 - - -
- Medical Career InstituteOcean, NJ
$33,500 $5,244 - 142 100% 12 to 1
- Seminary Bnos ChaimLakewood, NJ
$12,600 $5,683 - 200 96% 25 to 1
- Capital Health School of Radiologic TechnologyTrenton, NJ
$9,752 $6,495 - 16 - 5 to 1
- American Institute-CliftonCLIFTON, NJ$19,495 $4,106 $27,800 760 48% 24 to 1
- Aviation Institute of Maintenance-TeterboroTeterboro, NJ
$16,757 $5,579 $58,300 368 89% 20 to 1
- Holy Name Medical Center-Sister Claire Tynan School of NursingEnglewood Cliffs, NJ
$23,489 $1,678 $66,800 191 - 9 to 1
- Lincoln Technical Institute-MahwahMahwah, NJ$28,425 $4,217 $38,200 861 71% 23 to 1
- Jersey CollegeTeterboro, NJ
$36,635 $4,306 - 3,379 29% 23 to 1
- JFK Muhlenberg Harold B. and Dorothy A. Snyder SchoolsPlainfield, NJ$31,336 $3,226 $72,200 582 66% 10 to 1
- Best Care CollegeEast Orange, NJ$1,087 $5,886 - 25 50% 30 to 1
- American Institute-Toms RiverToms River, NJ$19,495 $4,049 $27,800 397 51% 24 to 1
- Pennco Tech-BlackwoodBlackwood, NJ$18,750 $4,366 $36,000 886 61% 19 to 1
- Universal Technical Institute-BloomfieldBloomfield, NJ$41,450 $4,317 - 1,125 40% 42 to 1
- Capital Health School of NursingTrenton, NJ
$17,115 - - 53 - 9 to 1
- Lincoln Technical Institute-South PlainfieldSouth Plainfield, NJ$34,442 $4,797 $38,200 339 73% 15 to 1
- Healthcare Training InstituteUnion, NJ
$16,500 $6,487 $34,500 69 100% 11 to 1
- American Institute of Medical Sciences & EducationPiscataway, NJ$35,525 $3,999 - 251 75% 15 to 1
Average$7,188$15,695 $4,680$39,4933,217 46.53%18.41 to 1
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