Hudson County Community College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

Hudson County Community College was founded in September of 1974. The college decided on its current name in the Spring of 1981. HCCC is situated in Hudson County, New Jersey. In addition, the college has an urban campus located in Jersey City. HCCC offers a number of academic degrees and certificate programs and is made up of the following academic units:

• Business & Science Division
• Culinary Arts Institute
• ESL/ Bilingual and Developmental Education
• Humanities and Social Sciences Division

HCCC has many on-campus student clubs, which are supported by the Student Activities Fee. Some of the organizations are Biology Club, Music Club, Psi Beta, House of Fashion, Science Engineering Club, Phi Theta Kappa, Theater Arts Club, Psychology Club and Spanish Club.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in liberal arts and cooking and culinary arts.
• Large number of students.

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.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 7,525 in 2009-2010 (5,735 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 62% 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)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (51 awarded)

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

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (10 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences

COOKING AND CULINARY ARTS (39 awarded)

• Baking and Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef
• Culinary Arts/Chef Training

ENGINEERING (3 awarded)

• Engineering Science

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (7 awarded)

• Computer Engineering Technology/Technician
• Electrical/Electronic/Communications Engr Technology/Technician

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (15 awarded)

• Child Care Provider/Assistant
• Social Work

FINE ARTS (7 awarded)

• Fine/Studio Arts

HOSPITALITY (12 awarded)

• Hospitality Administration/Management

LAW (2 awarded)

• Legal Assistant/Paralegal

LIBERAL ARTS (375 awarded)

• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (2 awarded)

• Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician
• Medical Transcription/Transcriptionist

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (10 awarded)

• Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
• Medical/Clinical Assistant
• Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (122 awarded)

• Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
• Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

SCIENCE (11 awarded)

• Biological and Physical Sciences

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (0 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Police Science