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Health Sciences & Nursing community-college programs in New Jersey

23 community colleges in New Jersey report awarding credentials in Health Sciences & Nursing. Two-year nursing, allied health, and medical assisting programs that lead directly to in-demand clinical careers. 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 Health Sciences & Nursing 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. Eastwick College-RamseyRamsey100%
  2. Jersey CollegeTeterboro100%
  3. Eastwick College-NutleyNutley66%
  4. Eastwick College-HackensackHackensack57%
  5. Salem Community CollegeCarneys Point51%
  6. UCNJ Union College of Union County New JerseyCranford38%
  7. Essex County CollegeNewark27%
  8. Atlantic Cape Community CollegeMays Landing27%
  9. Mercer County Community CollegeWest Windsor25%
  10. Camden County CollegeBlackwood20%
  11. Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester CampusSewell20%
  12. Hudson County Community CollegeJersey City20%
  13. Rowan College at Burlington CountyMount Laurel16%
  14. Middlesex CollegeEdison16%
  15. Raritan Valley Community CollegeBranchburg14%
  16. Bergen Community CollegeParamus14%
  17. County College of MorrisRandolph13%
  18. Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland CampusVineland13%
  19. Brookdale Community CollegeLincroft12%
  20. Ocean County CollegeToms River12%
  21. Warren County Community CollegeWashington10%
  22. Passaic County Community CollegePaterson10%
  23. Sussex County Community CollegeNewton3%

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