Top New Jersey Community Colleges
- For the 2019-20 school year, there are 26 top community colleges located throughout New Jersey (21 public colleges and 5 private colleges), serving 165,841 students.
- For New Jersey community colleges, the average tuition is approximately $6,125 per year for in-state students and $7,667 for out-of-state students. For private community colleges, the average yearly tuition is approximately $19,721 per year (view national tuition costs).
- New Jersey community colleges have a diversity score of 0.70, which is higher than the national average of 0.65 (view national diversity statistics).
- Minority enrollment is 52% (majority Hispanic and Black) and the student:teacher ratio is 34:1.
Student by Ethnicity
(NJ) School Average
Asian
5%
Hispanic
19%
Black
14%
White
48%
Two or more races
1%
Non Resident
4%
Unknown
9%
Top New Jersey Community Colleges by Town (2019-20)
- College Location Students
- 5100 Black Horse Pike
Mays Landing, NJ 08330
(609)625-1111 6,845 students - Berkeley College-Woodland ParkPrivate, for profit44 Rifle Camp Rd
Little Falls, NJ 07424
(973)278-5400 3,659 students - 765 Newman Springs Rd
Lincroft, NJ 07738
(732)224-2345 14,144 students - DeVry University-New JerseyPrivate, for profit630 US Hwy. One
North Brunswick, NJ 08902
(732)729-3960 1,546 students - Eastern International College- Belleville CampusPrivate, for profit251 Washington Ave.
Belleville, NJ 07109
(973)751-9051n/astudents - Eastern International College-Jersey CityPrivate, for profit684 Newark Ave
Jersey City, NJ 07306
(201)216-9901n/astudents - 70 Sip Avenue
Jersey City, NJ 07306
(201)714-7100 8,342 students - 1200 Old Trenton Rd
Princeton Junction, NJ 08550
(609)586-4800 7,839 students - 2600 Woodbridge Avenue
Edison, NJ 08818
(732)548-6000 11,673 students - One College Blvd
Paterson, NJ 07505
(973)684-6800 8,968 students - Pillar CollegePrivate, non-profit60 Park Place, Suite 701
Newark, NJ 07102
(973)803-5000 478 students - 118 Lamington Road
Somerville, NJ 08876
(908)526-1200 8,214 students - 900 College Circle
Mount Laurel, NJ 08054
(856)222-9311 8,586 students - 1400 Tanyard Road
Sewell, NJ 08080
(856)468-5000 6,720 students - Salem Community CollegePublic460 Hollywood Avenue
Penns Grove, NJ 08069
(856)299-2100 1,173 students - One College Hill Road
Newton, NJ 07860
(973)300-2100 3,064 students - 475 Route 57 W
Washington, NJ 07882
(908)835-9222 2,573 students
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