Top New Jersey Community Colleges

For the 2018-19 school year, there are 26 top community colleges located throughout New Jersey (21 public colleges and 5 private colleges), serving 166,702 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.