Gloucester County College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

Gloucester County College was established in 1966 by the New Jersey Department of Education. It began accepting students in 1968. Apart from its main campus, the college also has a Business and Industry Training Center in West Deptford Township. Gloucester County College offers programs in the following academic divisions:

• Allied Health & Nursing
• Arts & Sciences
• Business & Technology
• Health / PE / Recreation
• Public Safety & Security

Gloucester College’s athletics team are known as the Roadrunners. It has 14 National Junior College Athletic Association national championships to its credit.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in education and teaching, computer science and engineering, and business and management.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Large number of students.
• High faculty salary.
• Large number of programs of study offered.

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.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 6,135 in 2009-2010 (4,544 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 72% of the student body. About 9% 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)

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (1 awarded)

• Food Science

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (112 awarded)

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

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (41 awarded)

• Computer Graphics
• Computer Programming/Programmer
• Computer Science
• Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
• Computer and Information Sciences
• Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration
• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (130 awarded)

• Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Special Education and Teaching

ENGINEERING (5 awarded)

• Engineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (9 awarded)

• Automotive Engineering Technology/Technician
• Civil Engineering Technology/Technician
• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician
• Engineering Technologies/Technicians

LAW (13 awarded)

• Legal Assistant/Paralegal

LIBERAL ARTS (233 awarded)

• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (24 awarded)

• Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer & Ultrasound Technician
• Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
• Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist
• Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (69 awarded)

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (11 awarded)

• Kinesiology and Exercise Science

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (5 awarded)

• Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science

SCIENCE (22 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (54 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Police Science