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Sussex County Community College

Newton, New Jersey Public 2-year Rural area

Overview

Located in Newton, New Jersey, Sussex County Community College is a public two-year institution. The campus sits in a rural area. It enrolled 2,247 students in fall 2024.

Sussex County Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 53 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Business Administration and Management, and Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other. It awarded 502 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 58% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1.

Mission

Sussex County Community College provides a dynamic college experience to a diverse community of students that supports the economic prosperity of the region through lifelong learning, and high-quality academic and occupational programs, in an accessible and supportive environment to ensure student success.

Mission statement as reported by Sussex County Community College

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
2,247
Students enrolled
58%
First-year retention
502
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
53
Programs and majors
16:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 53

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

Liberal Arts and General Studies 2
Business, Management and Marketing 6
Engineering Technologies 6
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 3
Health Professions 6
Visual and Performing Arts 5
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 2
Computer and Information Sciences 4
Construction Trades 1
Education 1
Precision Production 2
Public Administration and Social Services 2
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 4
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 2
Legal Professions and Studies 1
Natural Resources and Conservation 1
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 1
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 1
Communication and Journalism 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
58%
First-year retention, part-time students
38%
Student-to-faculty ratio
16:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
419
Certificates under 1 year
8
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
75

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
2,247
Undergraduates, fall 2024
2,247
Full-time, fall 2024
62%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
3,533
Full-time, 2024-25
43%
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
49%
Men
51%
White
65%
Hispanic or Latino
19%
Black or African American
7%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
5%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs with a fully online option
2
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
20%
Students taking some online courses
40%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Rural area
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
Cory Homer
Services and opportunities
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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