unitid 184481 · Newark, NJ · public 2-year · city (large)
Essex County College
- enrollment 2023
- 9,206
- predominant degree
- Associate's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 2-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
5,855
81st pctl among public 2-years
Pell share
47%
undergrads on Pell grants
90th pctl among public 2-years
completion
20%
finish within 150% time
6th pctl among public 2-years
sticker cost / yr
$12,506
20th pctl among public 2-years
avg net price / yr
$4,436
after aid, aided students
16th pctl among public 2-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$37,230
after entry, Title IV students
41st pctl among public 2-years
median grad debt
not reported
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $3,792 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 2-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k68%
- 30-48k21%
- 48-75k10%
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $15,823
- First-generation students
- 57%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $5,415
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs. | 202 | $44,612 | $9,499 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 182 | $32,934 | $7,302 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 140 | $52,619 | $6,625 |
| Social Sciences, General. | 81 | $36,237 | $5,851 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 50 | $44,582 | — |
| Biology, General. | 42 | $42,017 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 38 | $33,841 | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 35 | $98,404 | $20,430 |
| Computer Programming. | 30 | $68,836 | — |
| Accounting and Related Services. | 29 | $44,577 | — |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other. | 26 | — | — |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. | 23 | $61,219 | $25,125 |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
no years reported
Price per year
- sticker
- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.