Essex County College is a higher education institution located in Essex County, NJ. In 2024, the most popular Associates Degree concentrations at Essex County College were Liberal Arts & Sciences (197 degrees awarded), Other Health Preparatory Programs (181 degrees), and General Business Administration & Management (115 degrees).
After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $4,971.
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In 2024 Essex County College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $4,971. Between 2023 and 2024, the average net price of Essex County College grew by 1.27%.
This chart compares the average net price of Essex County College (in red) with that of other similar universities.
Average net price is calculated from full-time beginning undergraduate students who were awarded a grant or scholarship from federal, state or local governments, or the institution.
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This chart compares the average award discount at Essex County College (in red) with that of other similar universities.
The average award discount is the ratio between the average grant or scholarship value, and the cost, which is the sum of out-of-state tuition, room, board, book, supplies, and other expenses.
The most common Associates Degree concentration at Essex County College is Liberal Arts & Sciences (197 degrees awarded), followed by Other Health Preparatory Programs (181 degrees) and General Business Administration & Management (115 degrees).
The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Essex County College are Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (366,344 people), Other managers (352,061 people), Social workers, all other (223,064 people), Elementary & middle school teachers (198,791 people), and Police officers (179,650 people).
The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Essex County College are Surgeons, Cardiovascular technologists and technicians, Correspondence clerks & order clerks, Physicians, and Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents
The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Essex County College are Elementary & secondary schools (518,204 people), Justice, public order, & safety activities (503,169 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (309,118 people), Legal services (308,346 people), and Computer Systems Design (262,412 people).
As of 2024, Essex County College received $3.72M in grants and contracts from the federal government, $2.1M from state grants and contracts, and $995k from local grants and contracts.
In 2024, Essex County College paid a median of $33.5M in salaries, a 13.3% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 14.5% decline between 2022 and 2023, and a 15.7% growth between 2021 and 2022.
