Essex County College offers 48 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 1 major programs - 1 Associate.

The 2024 tuition & fees is $9,318 for undergraduate programs. (Essex County College is a public school, but the online program tuition is same for all students.)

Total 277 students out of total 6,466 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 81 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

Essex County College is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NameEssex County College
Type2-4 Year, Public
Address303 University Ave, Newark, NJ
Online Students277 Enrolled Online Exclusively
998 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees$9,318
Essex County College is a public school, but tuition & fees for online program is same for all students.
Student to Faculty24:1 (4.17%)
Online Degree Programs
Total1 Programs
Associates1 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Essex County College. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. The tuition & fees is $9,318 for all students. Essex County College is a public school, but the online program tuition is same for all students.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $268 for undergraduate programs.

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate$8,790$8,790$8,966$9,141$9,318
Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate$253$253$258$263$268

Online Programs By Area of Study

Essex County College offers 48 degree programs through Certificate, Associates programs. Of that, 1 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 1 Associates.

The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
CertificateAssociatesBachelors MastersDoctorate Post-Graduate
Online ProgramsNOT OFFERED1NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Overall Programs1434NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED

Majors and number of completers

The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.

CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Social SciencesNOT OFFERED 81 NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Essex County College, there are 6,466 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 1,275 students were attending classes through distance learning (277 students are enrolled exclusively and 998 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment6,466
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses277
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses998
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses5,191

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 277 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 275 New Jersey Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 2 students living in the U.S. States other than New Jersey, and 0 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses277
New Jersey Resident275
Other State In U.S.2
Outside of U.S.0
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses277
Degree/Certificate Seeking264
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking13

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