Essex County College
Newark, New Jersey
- Two-year college
- Public
- City
- 5,855 students
What you can study
Programs this school reported awarding, with how many students finished one in the latest year. Where the federal data has it, we show what this school's graduates earned a year after finishing (for graduates from a few years back, so a program can show earnings even if few finished recently). The national figure is for everyone who finished that kind of program anywhere.
Bookkeeping and accounting
- Accounting and Related ServicesCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,897
- Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 33 finishedGraduates here earned $31,000 a year after finishingNationally: $41,647
Carpentry and construction
- Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,572
Child care and early education
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsCertificate · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,866
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssociate degree · 38 finishedGraduates here earned $33,377 a year after finishingNationally: $30,190
Computers and IT
- Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,763
- Computer ProgrammingCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,650
- Computer ProgrammingAssociate degree · 39 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $45,248
- Data ProcessingCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,489
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $47,595
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementAssociate degree · 22 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,417
EMT, surgical tech and imaging
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree · 12 finishedGraduates here earned $69,428 a year after finishingNationally: $61,169
Engineering technology
- Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $49,355
- Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 11 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $57,072
- Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $56,437
- Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $45,790
- Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, OtherAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $62,755
Massage therapy
- Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic ServicesCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $27,959
Medical assisting and pharmacy tech
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate degree · 15 finishedGraduates here earned $62,924 a year after finishingNationally: $40,233
Medical billing and office
- Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,452
Paralegal
- Legal Support ServicesCertificate · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,000
- Legal Support ServicesAssociate degree · 14 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,377
Plumbing and pipefitting
- Plumbing and Related Water Supply ServicesCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,980
Police, fire and corrections
- Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate degree · 56 finishedGraduates here earned $38,187 a year after finishingNationally: $40,997
- Fire ProtectionCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $52,514
Practical nursing and nursing assistant
- Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate · 38 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $50,533
- Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $58,618
Registered nursing
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $74,894
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate degree · 42 finishedGraduates here earned $91,233 a year after finishingNationally: $75,149
Other programs (28)
- Architectural Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 11 finishedNationally: $44,791
- Biology, GeneralAssociate degree · 23 finishedNationally: $33,380
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $44,510
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate degree · 123 finishedGraduates here earned $36,401 a year afterNationally: $41,208
- Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, OtherCertificate · 39 finishedNationally: $58,916
- ChemistryAssociate degree · 2 finishedNationally: $36,707
- Civil Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 3 finishedNationally: $54,362
- Educational/Instructional Media DesignAssociate degree · 22 finishedNationally: $21,826
- Engineering, GeneralCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $73,676
- Engineering, GeneralAssociate degree · 18 finishedNationally: $47,691
- Finance and Financial Management ServicesAssociate degree · 13 finishedNationally: $42,478
- Fine and Studio ArtsCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $32,800
- Fine and Studio ArtsAssociate degree · 17 finishedNationally: $24,176
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 4 finishedNationally: $38,650
- Health/Medical Preparatory ProgramsAssociate degree · 181 finishedGraduates here earned $34,552 a year afterNationally: $36,179
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $35,042
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate degree · 197 finishedGraduates here earned $24,028 a year afterNationally: $34,134
- MathematicsAssociate degree · 1 finishedNationally: $36,826
- Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation EngineeringCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $55,804
- MusicAssociate degree · 2 finishedNationally: $26,345
- Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchAssociate degree · 2 finishedNationally: $36,701
- Ophthalmic and Optometric Support Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificate · 10 finishedNationally: $35,580
- Ophthalmic and Optometric Support Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate degree · 10 finishedNationally: $44,660
- PhysicsAssociate degree · 1 finishedNationally: $35,965
- Social Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 92 finishedGraduates here earned $33,051 a year afterNationally: $33,090
- Social WorkCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $38,578
- Social WorkAssociate degree · 30 finishedNationally: $34,827
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasAssociate degree · 3 finishedNationally: $22,303
What it really costs
Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $6,242per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $14,939sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $5,631Source: College Scorecard
- Students with federal loans
- 1%Source: College Scorecard
How students do
- Finish their program
- 18%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $36,5626 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings, later
- $43,36510 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at completion
- Not reportedfederal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
- Earned a degree or certificate here
- 22%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
- Left for another college before finishing
- 37%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
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Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Essex County College, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. Program earnings cover graduates who received federal student aid. We last pulled the data on November 6, 2026.
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