New Jersey Community Colleges

There are 26 community colleges located throughout New Jersey (21 public colleges and 5 private colleges), serving 168,473 students.

For New Jersey community colleges, the average tuition is approximately $6,250 per year for in-state students and $7,839 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 0.69, which is higher than the national average of 0.67 (view national diversity statistics).

Minority enrollment is 51% (majority Hispanic and Black) and the student:teacher ratio is 34:1.