Essex County College Trade Programs

Essex County College is a public institution located in Newark, New Jersey. The location of Essex is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

Where Is Essex County College?

Contact details for Essex are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	303 University Ave, Newark, NJ 07102
Phone:	973-877-3000
Website:	www.essex.edu

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Can I Afford Essex?

During a recent academic cycle, part-time students at Essex paid $268 per credit hour, whether they were in-state or out-of-state. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$8,054	$8,054
Fees	$1,264	$1,264
Books and Supplies	$2,400	$2,400

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Essex County College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 6,360 undergraduate students at Essex, with 2,859 being full-time and 3,501 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,859 full-time undergraduates at Essex, 38% are male and 62% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Essex County College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	74
Black or African American	1,269
Hispanic or Latino	859
White	212
International Students	255
Other Races/Ethnicities	190

Over 65 countries are represented at Essex. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Jamaica, Nigeria, and Brazil.

Online Learning at Essex County College

In 2022-2023, 1,275 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Essex has changed over the last few years.

Essex County College Trade School Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	TOTAL
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	0	23	23
Physical Therapy Assistant	21	0	21
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy	17	0	17
Architectural Engineering Technology	13	0	13
Opticianry/Ophthalmic Dispensing Optician	12	0	12
Civil Engineering Technology	9	0	9
Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology	8	0	8
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	5	0	5
Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage	0	2	2
Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology	1	0	1
Other Engineering Technologies & Engineering-Related Fields	1	0	1
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician	1	0	1
General Drafting & Design Technology	0	0	0
TOTAL	88	25	113

Essex County College Trades

In a recent academic period, Essex County College awarded 258 undergraduate degrees. The table below shows the number of awards by award type for each trade program. Basic certificates are awards that are completed in less than a year, and undergraduate certificates are those awards that take between one and four years.

Major	Basic Certificates	Undergrad Certificates	Associate’s	Bachelor’s
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	0	0	21	0
Allied Health Professions	0	0	17	0
Architectural Engineering Technology	0	0	13	0
Civil Engineering Technology	0	0	9	0
Electronics Engineering Technology	0	0	1	0
Engineering Technology (Other)	0	0	1	0
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	0	1	0
Health Sciences & Services	0	0	5	0
Mechanical Engineering Technology	0	0	8	0
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services	0	0	12	0
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants	0	23	0	0
Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services	0	2	0	0
Total	0	50	208	0

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.