Passaic County Community College
Paterson, New Jersey
- Two-year college
- Public
- Suburb
- 4,260 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.
Auto, diesel and aircraft mechanic
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,278
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,683
Bookkeeping and accounting
- Accounting and Related ServicesCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,897
- Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,647
Child care and early education
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsCertificate · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,866
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssociate degree · 16 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,190
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $28,174
Clinical lab technician
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCertificate · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,692
Computers and IT
- Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $44,167
- Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 55 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,763
- Computer Software and Media ApplicationsCertificate · 16 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,694
- Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsCertificate · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,930
Culinary arts
- Culinary Arts and Related ServicesCertificate · 15 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,130
- Culinary Arts and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,674
EMT, surgical tech and imaging
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree · 15 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $61,169
Engineering technology
- Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $57,072
- Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,608
- Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, OtherAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $62,755
Graphic and applied design
- Design and Applied ArtsCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,047
Medical assisting and pharmacy tech
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,268
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate degree · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,233
Medical billing and office
- Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,067
- Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,452
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 CorrectionsCertificate · 87 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,215
- Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate degree · 48 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,997
- Fire ProtectionCertificate · 11 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $52,514
- Fire ProtectionAssociate degree · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $62,186
Registered nursing
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate degree · 37 finishedGraduates here earned $98,683 a year after finishingNationally: $75,149
Welding and machining
- Precision Metal WorkingCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,421
Other programs (36)
- American Sign LanguageCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $38,250
- American Sign LanguageAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $32,528
- Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 27 finishedNationally: $27,737
- Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 10 finishedNationally: $29,515
- BiotechnologyCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $56,608
- BiotechnologyAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $44,861
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $44,510
- Business/Commerce, GeneralAssociate degree · 81 finishedGraduates here earned $42,608 a year afterNationally: $40,381
- Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services, OtherCertificateNationally: $32,936
- Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services, OtherAssociate degree
- Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition ServicesAssociate degreeNationally: $38,618
- Education, GeneralCertificate · 76 finishedNationally: $53,127
- Education, OtherCertificate · 1 finishedNationally: $52,848
- Engineering ScienceAssociate degree · 8 finishedNationally: $50,259
- English Language and Literature, GeneralAssociate degree · 11 finishedNationally: $27,003
- English Language and Literature/Letters, OtherCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $34,363
- Fine and Studio ArtsAssociate degree · 12 finishedNationally: $24,176
- Graphic CommunicationsAssociate degree · 13 finishedNationally: $27,878
- Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, OtherCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $34,705
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 2 finishedNationally: $38,650
- Homeland SecurityCertificate · 2 finishedNationally: $51,940
- Homeland SecurityAssociate degree · 6 finishedNationally: $45,677
- Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, OtherCertificate · 2 finishedNationally: $40,754
- Hospitality Administration/ManagementCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $41,933
- Hospitality Administration/ManagementAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $37,255
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCertificate · 1 finishedNationally: $35,042
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate degree · 222 finishedGraduates here earned $30,487 a year afterNationally: $34,134
- Management Information Systems and ServicesAssociate degree · 2 finishedNationally: $44,556
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificate · 10 finishedNationally: $41,294
- MusicAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $26,345
- Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchAssociate degree · 2 finishedNationally: $36,701
- Public HealthCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $42,865
- Public HealthAssociate degree · 4 finishedNationally: $36,417
- Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $37,810
- Social WorkCertificate · 11 finishedNationally: $38,578
- Social WorkAssociate degree · 23 finishedNationally: $34,827
What it really costs
Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $2,835per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $11,520sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $6,660Source: College Scorecard
- Students with federal loans
- 9%Source: College Scorecard
How students do
- Finish their program
- 17%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $37,7286 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings, later
- $42,49710 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at completion
- $7,750federal 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 Passaic 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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