Passaic County Community College is a public community college located in Paterson, NJ. It offers 76 programs for degree/certificate. (Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 1 programs).
It is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education.
The 2025 tuition & fees of Passaic County Community College is $8,400 for New Jersey residents and $10,560 for out-of-state students. Its tuition & fees is more expensive than that of New Jersey public community colleges' average ($8,609).
The school has 4,782 students, which is higher than New Jersey community collleges' average (3,562). In addition, 382 students have enrolled online exclusively. The students to faculty ratio is 14 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 Passaic 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.
Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study
Passaic 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
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's |
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| Online Programs | NOT OFFERED | 1 | NOT OFFERED |
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| Total Programs | 41 | 35 | NOT OFFERED |
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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. It includes completers through on-campus classes, partially online classes, and only online classes.
| Certificate | Associate | Bachelor |
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| Biotechnology | NOT OFFERED |
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NOT OFFERED |
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| Certificate | Associate | Bachelor |
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| Social Work | 10 completers
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31 completers
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NOT OFFERED |
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Student Population
There are 4,782 students at Passaic County Community College including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 2,025 male students and 3,140 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
| Total | Full-Time | Part-time |
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| Total | 5,165 | 2,120 | 3,045 |
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| Male Students | 2,025 | 949 | 1,076 |
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| Female Students | 3,140 | 1,171 | 1,969 |
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Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Enrollment
Of the 4,782 total students, 1,922 students enrolled through distance learning (382 students enrolled exclusively and 1,540 enrolled in some online courses).
Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 4,782 | |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 382 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 1,540 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 2,860 |
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School Profile and Academic Overview
The following table shows directory information and summarizes important academic and admission characteristics for Passaic County Community College.