Sussex County Community College

Newton, New Jersey

  • Two-year college
  • Public
  • Rural
  • 2,086 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.

Agriculture and horticulture

  • Agricultural Business and ManagementAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,343
  • Plant SciencesAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $45,993

Bookkeeping and accounting

  • Accounting and Related ServicesCertificate · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,897
  • Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 11 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,647

Child care and early education

  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,190
  • Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $28,174

Computers and IT

  • Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $44,167
  • Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,763
  • Computer Software and Media ApplicationsAssociate degree · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,720
  • Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $47,595

Culinary arts

  • Culinary Arts and Related ServicesCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,130
  • Culinary Arts and Related ServicesAssociate degreeEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,674

Electrician

  • Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCertificate · 13 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $44,469

EMT, surgical tech and imaging

  • Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $61,169

Engineering technology

  • Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $49,355
  • Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $56,893
  • Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $63,717
  • Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $52,323
  • Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $56,437
  • Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, OtherCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $36,889
  • Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, OtherAssociate degree · 19 finishedGraduates here earned $37,318 a year after finishingNationally: $62,755

Graphic and applied design

  • Design and Applied ArtsCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,047
  • Design and Applied ArtsAssociate degree · 22 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $31,578

Medical assisting and pharmacy tech

  • Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,268
  • Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,233

Paralegal

  • Legal Support ServicesCertificate · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,000
  • Legal Support ServicesAssociate degree · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,377

Police, fire and corrections

  • Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate degree · 28 finishedGraduates here earned $34,854 a year after finishingNationally: $40,997
  • Fire ProtectionCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $52,514
  • Fire ProtectionAssociate degree · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $62,186

Welding and machining

  • Precision Metal WorkingCertificate · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,421
Other programs (20)
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, OtherCertificate · 0 finished
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, OtherAssociate degree
  • Biological and Physical SciencesAssociate degree · 48 finishedNationally: $33,713
  • Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $44,510
  • Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate degree · 57 finishedNationally: $41,208
  • Film/Video and Photographic ArtsCertificate · 1 finishedNationally: $29,024
  • Fine and Studio ArtsAssociate degree · 18 finishedNationally: $24,176
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 5 finishedNationally: $38,650
  • Human Services, GeneralAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $32,008
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $35,042
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate degree · 134 finishedGraduates here earned $32,418 a year afterNationally: $34,134
  • MarketingCertificate · 2 finishedNationally: $43,966
  • Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchAssociate degree · 5 finishedNationally: $36,701
  • PublishingCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $41,704
  • Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $38,181
  • Security Science and TechnologyCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $45,055
  • Security Science and TechnologyAssociate degreeNationally: $39,731
  • Social WorkAssociate degree · 5 finishedNationally: $34,827
  • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $28,258
  • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessAssociate degree · 14 finishedNationally: $32,424
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$10,531$30–48k$9,338$48–75k$11,724$75–110k$10,768Over $110kNot reportedSource: College Scorecard
Average net price
$10,517per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
Total cost of attendance
$14,382sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
Tuition, in-state
$5,544Source: College Scorecard
Students with federal loans
16%Source: College Scorecard

How students do

Finish their program
30%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
Median earnings
$42,1716 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
Median earnings, later
$49,73110 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
Median debt at completion
$9,250federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Earned a degree or certificate here
30%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
Left for another college before finishing
7%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 Sussex 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 6, 2026.

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