Community Colleges in New Jersey
Community college pricing in New Jersey is remarkably uniform. The 18 colleges we rank charge between $4,320 and $6,990 a year, only $2,670 apart.
The median college charges $5,438, $892 (20%) above the national community college median of $4,546. The median net price is $7,810, above the median tuition, because net price also counts books, transportation and living costs that tuition leaves out. That is why a community college can show a net price higher than its sticker price.
Camden County College ranks first at $4,320, ahead of Middlesex College ($4,764) and Ocean County College ($4,906).
How this list is built
A college appears here only if it meets every condition below.
- Colleges considered
- Public community colleges and state colleges whose main award is the associate degree
- Ranked by in-state tuition & fees, lowest first. Ties are broken by larger undergraduate enrollment, then by name.
- Main campuses only, with at least 60% of core data fields reported
- Main campus located in New Jersey
- At least 500 undergraduate students enrolled (fall 2024)
- A reported in-state tuition & fees value (schools without one are not ranked)
- Schools that report no tuition or a $0 price are not ranked
- State colleges that also grant a few bachelor's degrees but mostly award associate degrees are included and marked in the table
- This page is published only when at least 10 schools qualify; New Jersey has 18
- Data period
- In-state tuition and fees: full-time undergraduate sticker price, academic year 2024-25. Some community colleges report the in-district rate.
- Out-of-state tuition and fees: academic year 2024-25. Shown for public colleges only, because private colleges charge everyone the same price.
- Net price: average for students receiving aid, academic year 2023-24.
- Graduation rate: first-time, full-time students who started in fall 2018 (4-year) or fall 2021 (2-year), finishing within 150% of normal time.
- Enrollment: undergraduate students, fall 2024.
- Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, June 2026 release.
Showing all 18 qualifying schools. Select a column heading to re-sort the table.
| 1 | Camden County College Blackwood, NJ Public · 2-year | $4,320 | $4,416 | $5,996 | 32% | 6,636 |
| 2 | Middlesex College Edison, NJ Public · 2-year | $4,764 | $7,356 | $2,288 | 34% | 8,469 |
| 3 | Ocean County College Toms River, NJ Public · 2-year | $4,906 | $6,970 | $11,411 | 40% | 5,424 |
| 4 | Bergen Community College Paramus, NJ Public · 2-year | $4,913 | $9,294 | $10,345 | 22% | 10,557 |
| 5 | Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus Sewell, NJ Public · 2-year | $5,160 | $6,000 | $12,378 | 36% | 4,234 |
| 6 | UCNJ Union College of Union County New Jersey Cranford, NJ Public · 2-year | $5,280 | $9,500 | $8,257 | 35% | 7,939 |
| 7 | Mercer County Community College West Windsor, NJ Public · 2-year | $5,310 | $9,174 | $5,279 | 23% | 5,404 |
| 8 | Hudson County Community College Jersey City, NJ Public · 2-year | $5,384 | $9,248 | $7,307 | 24% | 6,626 |
| 9 | Essex County College Newark, NJ Public · 2-year | $5,415 | $9,523 | $4,436 | 20% | 5,855 |
| 10 | Warren County Community College Washington, NJ Public · 2-year | $5,460 | $6,360 | $5,726 | 43% | 836 |
| 11 | Sussex County Community College Newton, NJ Public · 2-year | $5,544 | $9,024 | $7,859 | 40% | 2,086 |
| 12 | Raritan Valley Community College Branchburg, NJ Public · 2-year | $5,664 | $7,584 | $6,778 | 33% | 5,416 |
| 13 | Atlantic Cape Community College Mays Landing, NJ Public · 2-year | $6,068 | $9,068 | $8,392 | 27% | 3,755 |
| 14 | County College of Morris Randolph, NJ Public · 2-year | $6,210 | $14,310 | $8,895 | 35% | 5,360 |
| 15 | Brookdale Community College Lincroft, NJ Public · 2-year | $6,270 | $10,140 | $11,231 | 29% | 7,901 |
| 16 | Passaic County Community College Paterson, NJ Public · 2-year | $6,300 | $10,560 | $7,761 | 17% | 4,260 |
| 17 | Salem Community College Carneys Point, NJ Public · 2-year | $6,360 | $10,260 | $10,816 | 39% | 910 |
| 18 | Rowan College at Burlington County Mount Laurel, NJ Public · 2-year | $6,990 | $9,510 | $5,344 | 37% | 6,267 |
How to compare these colleges
Community college tuition is often quoted at the in-district or in-state rate, and the out-of-state column shows what a nonresident would pay. Colleges marked as also granting some bachelor's degrees are state colleges that mostly award associate degrees. If you plan to transfer, check the receiving university's transfer agreements before choosing on price alone.
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