Essex County College
- Essex County College, an open access community college, serves the dynamic needs of diverse constituencies through comprehensive educational programs and services.
School Highlights
Essex County College serves 7,514 students (48% of students are full-time).
The college's student:teacher ratio of 21:1 is lower than the state community college average of 29:1.
Minority enrollment is 90% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the state average of 58%.
Top Rankings
Essex County College ranks among the top 20% of community colleges in New Jersey for:
- Category Attribute
- Diversity Average community college minority breakdown
School Overview
The teacher population of 352 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.
| Essex County College | (NJ) Community College Avg. | |
| Carnegie Classification | Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Vocational & Technical-High Traditional | Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Vocational & Technical-High Traditional |
| Institution Level | At least 2 but less than 4 years | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Institution Control | Public | Public |
| Total Faculty | 352 staff | 234 staff |
Source: 2019 (or latest year available) IPEDS
School Notes
- ECC was established in 1966 as the public, two-year, open access community college of Essex County, admitted its first students in temporary quarters in downtown Newark in 1968, and moved to its current permanent site in the heart of the University Heights district of the city in 1976. Newark is New Jersey s largest city, 10 miles west of New York City. Approximately 25,000 people enroll each year in ECC s various degree and non-degree programs, including students from more than 40 foreign countries. The curriculum features close to 70 majors and 564 courses as part of a wide range of transfer and career programs. The 22-acre main campus in Newark features a multilevel megastructure covering three city blocks, a two-level multipurpose Physical Education Building/ Child Development Center complex, the Center for Technology, and the Clara E. Dasher Student Center. Among the resources of the 502,000 square foot megastructure are state-of-the-art laboratories, high tech classrooms with advanced teaching modalities, the Mary B. Burch Theater for the Performing Arts, and a newly renovated library equipped with online public access catalog stations, a computer lab offering instruction in information literacy, and extensive resource materials. At ECC, students can earn Associate in Arts ( A. A. ) and Associate in Science ( A. S. ) degrees for transfer to four-year colleges, or they can pursue Associate in Applied Science ( A. A. S. ) degrees and certificates to prepare for immediate employment. Some A. A. S. programs also transfer; academic advisors can provide additional information on the transfer process. Transfer/ articulation agreements exist with many institutions. Community and continuing education programs include intensive basic skills training, multilingual outreach programs, customized corporate training programs, career advancement and personal enrichment courses, youth programs, seminars, workshops, and public forums on diverse topics of interest to local residents. Essex County College is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.
Nearby Schools
The nearest community college to Essex County College is Pillar College (0.4 miles away).
- College Location Mi. Students
- Pillar CollegePrivate not-for-profit584 students | 0.40 Mi60 Park Place, Suite 701
Newark, NJ 07102
(973) 803-5000 0.40584 - 295 students | 3.80 Mi684 Newark Ave
Jersey City, NJ 07306
(201) 216-9901 3.80295 - Eastwick College-NutleyPrivate for-profit487 students | 5.40 Mi103 Park Ave
Nutley, NJ 07110
(973) 661-0600 5.40487 - 7,039 students | 6.00 Mi70 Sip Avenue
Jersey City, NJ 07306
(201) 714-7100 6.007,039 - 257 students | 6.10 Mi251 Washington Ave
Belleville, NJ 07109
(973) 751-9051 6.10257
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