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Salem Community College

Carneys Point, New Jersey Public 2-year Large suburb

Overview

Salem Community College is a public two-year institution in Carneys Point, New Jersey. The campus sits in a large suburban area. Fall 2024 enrollment was 1,135 students.

Salem Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 41 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Registered Nursing, Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training, and Liberal Arts and Sciences. It awarded 269 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 66% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1.

Mission

Your SCC is the education epicenter providing personalized, affordable, quality, and empowering education for transfer and workforce.

Mission statement as reported by Salem Community College

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
1,135
Students enrolled
66%
First-year retention
269
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
41
Programs and majors
17:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 41

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

Health Professions 8
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Business, Management and Marketing 5
Precision Production 1
Psychology 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 3
Education 1
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
Visual and Performing Arts 4
Computer and Information Sciences 2
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 1
Social Sciences 2
Science Technologies 1
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 3
Communication and Journalism 1
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 1
Engineering 1
Engineering Technologies 1
Legal Professions and Studies 1
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Transportation and Materials Moving 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
66%
First-year retention, part-time students
55%
Student-to-faculty ratio
17:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
225
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
44

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,135
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,135
Full-time, fall 2024
44%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
2,140
Full-time, 2024-25
38%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

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

Women
67%
Men
33%
White
50%
Hispanic or Latino
14%
Black or African American
24%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
4%
Race or ethnicity unknown
6%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs with a fully online option
2
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
10%
Students taking some online courses
38%

Campus and services

Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Nontraditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
Michael R. Gorman EdD
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, 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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