Essex County College

Scholarship and fellowships - the College participates in federal and state funded programs. Approximately 61% of the unduplicated student enrollment received student aid assistance during fiscal year 2023. Federal and state grants expended for student financial aid in 2023 amounted to $16,243,818 and $6,430,444 respectively.

Student services - the College provides services to students which include admission, registration, financial aid, and counseling. Enrollment services provided at the College are admissions, transcript evaluations, international student admission, registration, add/drop, class withdrawal, grades posting, transcripts issuance, County chargebacks issuance, enrollment and degree verification, veterans certifications, student record changes, degree audits, graduation certifications, commencement information, and diploma issuance.

Instruction - the College believes in creating a learning environment that fosters high expectations for achievement. The College is committed to rigorous academic standards, faculty excellence, and responsive support services that enable students to reach their full academic, professional and personal potential. The College provides excellent programs that utilize technology, demonstrate innovation, and undergo evaluation to ensure consistent and outstanding performance. The College offers a wide range of associate degree programs, academic certificate programs, and certificates of completion. During fiscal year 2023, the College offered 77 degrees and certifications which included over 442 courses.the number of students who attended during fiscal year 2023 equated to 9,206 students enrolled for credit (3,580 full-time students and 5,626 part-time students) which included 7,555 degree seeking students and 1,651 non-matriculated students.

Academic support - for over 45 years, the College has been educating and enriching the lives of our students. Our academic programs consider the needs of our local community, but our quality attracts applicants from all over the world. During fiscal year 2023, the College has 83 full time faculty devoted to the academic programs.public service- in a typical year, the College's community continuing education, and workforce development programs serve even more students than their traditional degree programs. That,s because their educational offering are diverse, and geared to all different types of people from all walks of life. The College partners with their community, local businesses organizations to provide classes geared towards providing practical real-world skills that can be put to use immediately. Youth programs, high school initiatives worforce development, and adult literacy courses are among the dozens of educational programs the College offers throughout the year. During fiscal year 2023, the College had 2,267 non-credit enrollment, 580 students in customized training, and 97 total faculty designated to continuing education.institutional support - the College initiated special support programs that included mentorship, mental health services and food pantry. These were created to ensure student retention and graduation. Over $300,000 was budgeted for fiscal year 2023 and the result yielded positive outcomes in both student retention and graduation.