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Liberal Arts & Humanities community-college programs in New Jersey

20 community colleges in New Jersey report awarding credentials in Liberal Arts & Humanities. Broad transfer-oriented general education preparing students for a four-year degree. 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 Liberal Arts & Humanities 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. Bergen Community CollegeParamus75%
  2. Rowan College at Burlington CountyMount Laurel65%
  3. Assumption College for SistersDenville58%
  4. Ocean County CollegeToms River57%
  5. Warren County Community CollegeWashington42%
  6. Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland CampusVineland35%
  7. Sussex County Community CollegeNewton30%
  8. Middlesex CollegeEdison29%
  9. Atlantic Cape Community CollegeMays Landing26%
  10. Camden County CollegeBlackwood26%
  11. Passaic County Community CollegePaterson25%
  12. UCNJ Union College of Union County New JerseyCranford23%
  13. Raritan Valley Community CollegeBranchburg22%
  14. Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester CampusSewell22%
  15. Mercer County Community CollegeWest Windsor21%
  16. County College of MorrisRandolph18%
  17. Essex County CollegeNewark17%
  18. Hudson County Community CollegeJersey City17%
  19. Brookdale Community CollegeLincroft12%
  20. Salem Community CollegeCarneys Point11%

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