unitid 186034 · Paterson, NJ · public 2-year · suburb (large)
Passaic County Community College
- enrollment 2023
- 8,222
- predominant degree
- Associate's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 2-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
4,260
72nd pctl among public 2-years
Pell share
61%
undergrads on Pell grants
97th pctl among public 2-years
completion
19%
finish within 150% time
6th pctl among public 2-years
sticker cost / yr
$13,754
33rd pctl among public 2-years
avg net price / yr
$7,761
after aid, aided students
50th pctl among public 2-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$36,972
after entry, Title IV students
37th pctl among public 2-years
median grad debt
$7,536
15th pctl among public 2-years
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 $7,686 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
- 0-30k64%
- 30-48k20%
- 48-75k11%
- 75-110k3%
- 110k+2%
- Median family income
- $18,422
- First-generation students
- 61%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $6,300
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 4.9× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 210 | $41,104 | $8,625 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 126 | $43,179 | $10,625 |
| Business/Commerce, General. | 69 | $55,655 | $5,500 |
| Education, General. | 64 | $22,760 | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 64 | $90,103 | — |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 40 | $49,495 | $13,575 |
| Social Work. | 36 | $38,279 | — |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. | 27 | $47,510 | — |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 25 | $44,742 | — |
| Social Work. | 23 | $39,753 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 19 | — | — |
| Graphic Communications. | 18 | — | — |
— 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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Compare with peers
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.