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Mercer County Community College

West Windsor, New Jersey Public 2-year Rural area

Overview

Located in West Windsor, New Jersey, Mercer County Community College is a public two-year institution. Its campus is in a rural area. Fall 2024 enrollment was 6,394 students.

Mercer County Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 60 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Registered Nursing, and Business Administration and Management. It awarded 835 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 67% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
6,394
Students enrolled
67%
First-year retention
835
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
60
Programs and majors
16:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 60

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

Health Professions 7
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Business, Management and Marketing 11
Visual and Performing Arts 6
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 5
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 2
Computer and Information Sciences 4
Transportation and Materials Moving 3
Engineering Technologies 9
Engineering 2
Legal Professions and Studies 1
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 1
Communications Technologies 2
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 2
Architecture 1
Public Administration and Social Services 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 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
67%
First-year retention, part-time students
48%
Student-to-faculty ratio
16:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
782
Certificates under 1 year
5
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
48

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
6,394
Undergraduates, fall 2024
6,394
Full-time, fall 2024
33%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
9,159
Full-time, 2024-25
33%
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
53%
Men
47%
White
27%
Hispanic or Latino
27%
Black or African American
19%
Asian
8%
Two or more races
3%
International (U.S. nonresident)
7%
Race or ethnicity unknown
8%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs with a fully online option
3
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
15%
Students taking some online courses
35%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Rural area
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Traditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
Dr. Deborah Preston
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, 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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