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Union County College is a public institution situated in Cranford, New Jersey. Cranford is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

3,705 Full-Time Undergraduates
$9,500 Avg In-State Tuition

Where Is Union County College?

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Contact details for Union County College are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1033 Springfield Avenue, Cranford, NJ 07016-1528
Phone: 908-709-7000
Website: www.ucc.edu

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Can I Afford Union County College?

$9,500 In-State Tuition
4% Take Out Loans
During a recent academic cycle, part-time students at Union County College paid $385 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 $9,500 $9,500
Books and Supplies $1,440 $1,440

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Union County College, approximately 4% of students took out student loans averaging $4,956 a year. That adds up to $19,824 over four years for those students.

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Union County College Undergraduate Student Diversity

3,705 Full-Time Undergraduates
55% Women
76% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 8,298 undergraduate students at Union County College, with 3,705 being full-time and 4,593 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 3,705 full-time undergraduates at Union County College, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 113
Black or African American 994
Hispanic or Latino 1,611
White 618
International Students 70
Other Races/Ethnicities 299

Over 50 countries are represented at Union County College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Brazil, Colombia, and Venezuela.

Online Learning at Union County College

1,310 Took All Classes Online
3,881 Took At Least One Class Online
In 2022-2023, 3,881 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

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This school is the 3rd most popular in New Jersey for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Union County College majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 21%

Union County College Trade School Concentrations

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

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate TOTAL
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 0 110 0 110
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training 0 0 51 51
Physical Therapy Assistant 0 25 0 25
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) 0 12 0 12
Respiratory Care Therapy 0 12 0 12
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician 1 8 0 9
Radiologic Technology 0 7 0 7
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician 0 2 0 2
Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering Technology 0 1 0 1
Emergency Care Attendant (EMT Ambulance) 0 0 1 1
Solar Energy Technology/Technician 0 0 0 0
Other Engineering-Related Fields 0 0 0 0
Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology 0 0 0 0
Other Engineering Technologies & Engineering-Related Fields 0 0 0 0
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 1 177 52 230

Union County College Trades

In a recent academic period, Union County College awarded 463 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 1 25 0
Allied Health Professions 1 0 39 0
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 0 0 1 0
Health Sciences & Services 0 0 110 0
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 0 51 0 0
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair 0 0 2 0
Total 2 104 357 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.

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