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Brookdale Community College

Lincroft, New Jersey Public 2-year Large suburb

Overview

Brookdale Community College is a public two-year institution in Lincroft, New Jersey. The campus sits in a large suburban area. It enrolled 9,900 students in fall 2024.

Brookdale Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 46 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Social Sciences, General, Business Administration and Management, and Liberal Arts and Sciences. It awarded 1,544 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 2 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 70% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 19 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
9,900
Students enrolled
70%
First-year retention
1,544
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
46
Programs and majors
19:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 46

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Business, Management and Marketing 6
Social Sciences 1
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Health Professions 5
Education 3
Computer and Information Sciences 3
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 3
Visual and Performing Arts 6
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1
Engineering Technologies 3
Communications Technologies 2
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 2
Engineering 1
Public Administration and Social Services 1
Architecture 1
Legal Professions and Studies 1
Natural Resources and Conservation 1
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 2
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 1
Communication and Journalism 1
Construction Trades 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
70%
First-year retention, part-time students
58%
Student-to-faculty ratio
19:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Associate degrees
1,511
Certificates under 1 year
15
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
18

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
9,900
Undergraduates, fall 2024
9,900
Full-time, fall 2024
42%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
14,638
Full-time, 2024-25
40%
Size category
5,000 to 9,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
55%
Men
45%
White
53%
Hispanic or Latino
21%
Black or African American
8%
Asian
5%
Two or more races
3%
International (U.S. nonresident)
4%
Race or ethnicity unknown
6%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
2
Programs with a fully online option
2
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
17%
Students taking some online courses
37%

Campus and services

Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Traditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
Dr. David Stout
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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