Hudson County Community College

Jersey City, New Jersey

  • Two-year college
  • Public
  • City
  • 6,626 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 · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,897
  • Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 44 finishedGraduates here earned $25,377 a year after finishingNationally: $41,647

Carpentry and construction

  • CarpentersAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $39,626
  • Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionCertificate · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,572
  • Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionAssociate degree · 14 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $52,746

Child care and early education

  • Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $28,174
  • Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $29,763

Computers and IT

  • Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 82 finishedGraduates here earned $43,012 a year after finishingNationally: $43,763
  • Computer Software and Media ApplicationsCertificate · 25 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,694
  • Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementAssociate degree · 27 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,417

Culinary arts

  • Culinary Arts and Related ServicesCertificate · 63 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,130
  • Culinary Arts and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 41 finishedGraduates here earned $31,788 a year after finishingNationally: $34,674

EMT, surgical tech and imaging

  • Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,124
  • Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree · 32 finishedGraduates here earned $78,352 a year after finishingNationally: $61,169

Engineering technology

  • Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $49,355
  • Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 9 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $57,072
  • Computer Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $45,794
  • Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, OtherAssociate degree · 22 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $62,755

Medical assisting and pharmacy tech

  • Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,268
  • Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate degree · 16 finishedGraduates here earned $38,935 a year after finishingNationally: $40,233

Medical billing and office

  • Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,067
  • Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,452

Paralegal

  • Legal Support ServicesAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,377

Police, fire and corrections

  • Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,215
  • Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate degree · 48 finishedGraduates here earned $37,110 a year after finishingNationally: $40,997

Practical nursing and nursing assistant

  • Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $50,533

Registered nursing

  • Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate degree · 64 finishedGraduates here earned $95,890 a year after finishingNationally: $75,149
Other programs (27)
  • Biological and Physical SciencesAssociate degree · 70 finishedGraduates here earned $32,374 a year afterNationally: $33,713
  • Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $44,510
  • Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate degree · 138 finishedGraduates here earned $37,963 a year afterNationally: $41,208
  • Communication and Media StudiesAssociate degree · 3 finishedNationally: $33,346
  • Engineering ScienceAssociate degree · 25 finishedNationally: $50,259
  • English Language and Literature, GeneralAssociate degree · 11 finishedNationally: $27,003
  • Fine and Studio ArtsAssociate degree · 38 finishedGraduates here earned $26,425 a year afterNationally: $24,176
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 39 finishedGraduates here earned $34,796 a year afterNationally: $38,650
  • Health/Medical Preparatory ProgramsAssociate degree · 106 finishedNationally: $36,179
  • Homeland SecurityAssociate degree · 6 finishedNationally: $45,677
  • Hospitality Administration/ManagementCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $41,933
  • Hospitality Administration/ManagementAssociate degree · 6 finishedNationally: $37,255
  • Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity StudiesCertificate · 0 finished
  • Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity StudiesAssociate degree · 0 finished
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate degree · 234 finishedGraduates here earned $29,518 a year afterNationally: $34,134
  • Manufacturing EngineeringAssociate degree · 0 finished
  • Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificate · 6 finishedNationally: $41,294
  • Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate degree · 4 finishedNationally: $38,048
  • Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchAssociate degree · 9 finishedNationally: $36,701
  • Public HealthCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $42,865
  • Public HealthAssociate degree · 2 finishedNationally: $36,417
  • Second Language LearningCertificate · 124 finished
  • Social WorkCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $38,578
  • Social WorkAssociate degree · 24 finishedGraduates here earned $41,591 a year afterNationally: $34,827
  • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessCertificate · 3 finishedNationally: $28,258
  • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessAssociate degree · 10 finishedNationally: $32,424
  • Transportation and Materials Moving, OtherCertificate · 1 finished
Source: College Scorecard

What it really costs

Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships.

Average net price per year, by family income
$0–30k$6,560$30–48k$6,078$48–75k$7,886$75–110k$10,398Over $110k$16,321Source: College Scorecard
Average net price
$6,999per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
Total cost of attendance
$16,420sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
Tuition, in-state
$5,854Source: College Scorecard
Students with federal loans
4%Source: College Scorecard

How students do

Finish their program
24%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
Median earnings
$36,0206 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
Median earnings, later
$41,40710 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
Median debt at completion
$6,750federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard

Where these numbers come from

Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Hudson County Community 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 5, 2026.

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