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Education & Early Childhood community-college programs in New Jersey

13 community colleges in New Jersey report awarding credentials in Education & Early Childhood. Early childhood and paraeducator pathways, plus transfer routes into four-year teaching degrees. The list below ranks them by share of total credentials awarded in this field — a directional measure of program scale and focus.

If you are choosing a Education & Early Childhood program in New Jersey, weigh program-specific accreditation, clinical or apprenticeship placement, and the institution's articulation agreements with New Jersey public universities (for transfer-bound students) or its local employer relationships (for occupational tracks). Within New Jersey published tuition tends to fall in a tight range, so the program-quality questions usually matter more than cost. The ranked list below is a useful starting point but should not substitute for a campus visit and a conversation with the program advisor.

Each college below links to a full profile with cost, enrollment, completion, and transfer numbers from the College Scorecard. Use the cost-and-aid guide for New Jersey and the state's transfer-outcomes guide for additional context.

  1. Passaic County Community CollegePaterson11%
  2. Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester CampusSewell7%
  3. Essex County CollegeNewark6%
  4. Brookdale Community CollegeLincroft5%
  5. County College of MorrisRandolph5%
  6. Salem Community CollegeCarneys Point5%
  7. Raritan Valley Community CollegeBranchburg4%
  8. Camden County CollegeBlackwood3%
  9. Middlesex CollegeEdison3%
  10. Warren County Community CollegeWashington2%
  11. Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland CampusVineland1%
  12. Atlantic Cape Community CollegeMays Landing1%
  13. Sussex County Community CollegeNewton0%

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