Pillar College
Tel:
(973)803-5000
School Highlights
- Pillar College serves 478 students (88% of students are full-time).
- The college's student:teacher ratio of 14:1 is lower than the state community college average of 34:1.
- Minority enrollment is 90% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the state average of 51%.
- Pillar College is one of 3 community colleges within Essex County, NJ.
- The nearest community college is DeVry University-New Jersey (7.70 miles away).
School Overview
- The teacher population of 34 teachers has grown by 183% over five years.
| Pillar College | (NJ) Community College Avg. | |
| Institution Level | Four or more years | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Institution Control | Private, non-profit | Public |
| Total Faculty | 34 staff | 234 staff |
| Total Enrollment | 478 students | 7,040 students |
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| Student : Teacher Ratio | 14:1 | 34:1 |
| # Full-Time Students | 419 students | 3,412 students |
| # Part-Time Students | 59 students | 3,628 students |
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| % Asian | 3% | 5% |
| % Hispanic | 18% | 19% |
| % Black | 65% | 14% |
| % White | 10% | 49% |
| % Two or more races | 3% | 1% |
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| Diversity ScoreThe chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body. | 0.53 | 0.69 |
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Source: 2016 (or latest year available) IPEDS
Nearby Schools
- College Location Mi. Students
- DeVry University-New JerseyPrivate, for profit1,546 students | 7.70 Mi630 US Hwy. One
North Brunswick, NJ 08902
(732)729-3960 7.701,546 - 8,214 students | 8.40 Mi118 Lamington Road
Somerville, NJ 08876
(908)526-1200 8.408,214 - 11,673 students | 10.90 Mi2600 Woodbridge Avenue
Edison, NJ 08818
(732)548-6000 10.9011,673 - 39 students | 15.30 Mi200A Morris Avenue
Denville, NJ 07834
(973)957-0188 15.3039 - Union County CollegePublic11,781 students | 16.00 Mi1033 Springfield Ave
Cranford, NJ 07016
(908)709-7000 16.0011,781
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