Essex County College offers 65 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 1 major programs - 1 Associate.
The 2025 tuition & fees is $9,523 for undergraduate programs. (Essex County College is a public school, but the online program tuition is same for all students.)
Total 706 students out of total 7,026 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 81 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.
Essex County College is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education.
Online Degrees / Programs Overview
| School Name | Essex County College |
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| Type | 2-4 Year, Public |
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| Address | 303 University Ave, Newark, NJ |
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| Online Students | 706 Enrolled Online Exclusively
2,173 Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
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| Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | $9,523
Essex County College is a public school, but tuition & fees for online program is same for all students. |
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| Student to Faculty | 26:1 (3.85%) |
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| Online Degree Programs |
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| Total | 1 Programs |
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| Associates | 1 Programs |
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2025 Tuition & Fees
The following table and chart describe 2024-2025 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Essex County College. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. The tuition & fees is $9,523 for all students. Essex County College is a public school, but the online program tuition is same for all students.
The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $274 for undergraduate programs.
Online Programs By Area of Study
Essex County College offers 65 degree programs through Certificate, Associates programs. Of that, 1 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 1 Associates.
The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.
Total Number of Online Degree Programs
| Certificate | Associates | Bachelors |
Masters | Doctorate |
Post-Graduate |
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| Online Programs | NOT OFFERED | 1 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
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| Overall Programs | 28 | 37 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
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Majors and number of completers
The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's |
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| Social Sciences | NOT OFFERED |
81 |
NOT OFFERED |
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Distance Learning Program Student Population
At Essex County College, there are 7,026 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 2,879 students were attending classes through distance learning (706 students are enrolled exclusively and 2,173 are enrolled in some online courses).
Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 7,026 | |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 706 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 2,173 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 4,147 |
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By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 706 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 705 New Jersey Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 1 students living in the U.S. States other than New Jersey, and 0 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.
Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 706 | |
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| New Jersey Resident | 705 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 1 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 0 |
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Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
| Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses | 706 | |
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| Degree/Certificate Seeking | 654 |
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| Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking | 52 |
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