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Middlesex County College

2600 Woodbridge Avenue, Edison, NJ, 08818-3050

Tel: (732)548-6000

Public | 12,741 students

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COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS:

Middlesex County College serves 12,741 students (54% of students are full-time).
The school's student:teacher ratio of 37:1 is higher than the college average of 21:1.
Minority enrollment is 63% of the student body.
Middlesex County College is one of 2 community colleges within Middlesex County, NJ.

The nearest community college is DeVry University-New Jersey (8.7 miles away).

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School Overview:	Middlesex County College	Community College Avg.
Carnegie Classification	Associate of Arts Colleges	Baccalaureate/Associates Colleges
Institution Level	At least 2 yrs but < 4 yrs	At least 2 but less than 4 years
Institution Control	Public	Public
Instructional Staff Total (research/public service staff included)	347 staff	63 staff
Student Body
Total Enrollment	12,741 students	1,418 students
Student / Staff Ratio	1:37	1:21
# Full-Time Students	6,881 students	1,262 students
# Part-Time Students	5,860 students	1,508 students

% American Indian/Alaskan	-	1%
% Asian	14%	2%
% Hawaiian	-	1%
% Hispanic	25%	6%
% Black	11%	15%
% White	37%	62%
% Two or more races	2%	2%

Finances and Admission
In-State Tuition Fees (2010-11)	$4,095	$4,485

Out-State Tuition Fees (2010-11)	$8,190	$8,679

School Notes:

Founded in 1964 by the Middlesex County Board of Freeholders, the College now enrolls approximately 13,000 students.
The campus population is diverse, with students from 64 different countries in attendance, 37% White, 25% Hispanic, 14% Asian/Pacific Islander, 11% Black.
Degrees conferred include the Associate in Arts, Associate in Fine Arts, Associate in Science and the Associate in Applied Science. The College offers more than 700 courses in 100 different degree and certificate programs with many specially designed transfer programs.
The College campus covers 200 acres with 25 buildings including state-of-the-art classrooms and laboratories, a fully-equipped Recreation Center and a 440-seat Performing Arts Center. The College has centers in New Brunswick and Perth Amboy.
60 percent of the College's graduates pursue additional higher education. Almost 100 percent of students transfer successfully. Articulation agreements with many different colleges and universities ease transfer.
The College is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and for specific programs: the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, the American Dental Association, the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology, the American Medical Association Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation, the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences, the National League for Nursing Accreditation and the Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education.
Sports Associations Memberships: National Athletic Association, National Junior College Athletic Association

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