Essex County College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

Essex County College, also known as ECC, is an accredited, coeducational, two-year, public, community college located in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. Its main campus is located in Newark. ECC’s other facilities include the West Essex Campus, in West Caldwell, and other satellite centers around Essex County.

The college was established in 1966 as the public, two-year, open access Community College of Essex County. The college offers Associate in Arts, Associate in Science, and Associate in Applied Science degree programs and certificate programs. It enrolls more than 20,000 students each year.

The sports teams of ECC are nicknamed the Wolverines. They are members of the Garden State Athletic Conference (GSAC) and region 19 of the National Junior College Athletic Association. The sports teams participate in various sports including basketball, soccer, and indoor and outdoor track.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in education and teaching, business and management, medicine, and nursing and emergency medicine.
• Large number of students.
• High faculty salary.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High female/male ratio.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Associates Colleges.

Features of note:

• Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 12,318 in 2009-2010 (9,309 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 58% of the student body. About 13% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Associate.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (10 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (193 awarded)

• Accounting
• Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
• Business Administration and Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (20 awarded)

• Computer Programming, Specific Applications
• Computer Programming/Programmer
• Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
• Computer and Information Sciences

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (120 awarded)

• Educational/Instructional Media Design
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Teacher Education, Multiple Levels

ENGINEERING (7 awarded)

• Engineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (29 awarded)

• Architectural Engineering Technology/Technician
• Civil Engineering Technology/Technician
• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician
• Electrical/Electronic/Communications Engr Technology/Technician
• Energy Management and Systems Technology/Technician
• Engineering Technologies/Technicians
• Manufacturing Technology/Technician

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (45 awarded)

• Social Work

LAW (17 awarded)

• Legal Assistant/Paralegal

LIBERAL ARTS (203 awarded)

• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Social Sciences

MATHEMATICS (8 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (48 awarded)

• Dental Assisting/Assistant
• Dental Hygiene/Hygienist
• Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
• Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist
• Opticianry/Ophthalmic Dispensing Optician

MEDICINE (35 awarded)

• Health/Medical Preparatory Programs

MUSIC (3 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (126 awarded)

• Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

SCIENCE (44 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry

SCIENCE AND LABORATORY TECHNICIAN (2 awarded)

• Chemical Technology/Technician

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (34 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Police Science

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (19 awarded)

• Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage
• Physical Therapist Assistant