Best New Jersey Community Colleges (2023)

For the 2023 school year, there are 28 community colleges serving 126,681 students in New Jersey (19 public colleges and 9 private colleges).

For New Jersey community colleges, the average tuition is approximately $5,641 per year for in-state students and $7,756 for out-of-state students. For private community colleges, the average yearly tuition is approximately $16,268 per year (view national tuition costs).

The best top ranked community colleges in California include DeVry University-New Jersey, Eastern International College-Jersey City and Eastwick College-Nutley.

New Jersey community colleges have a diversity score of 0.72, which is higher than the national average of 0.70 (view national diversity statistics).

Minority enrollment is 56% (majority Hispanic) and the student:teacher ratio is 13:1.