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Our Students

 

Attendance
The College enrolls over 1,000 students in its credit-bearing/career programs. Over 9,700 students are enrolled in non-credit bearing continuing education, workforce training and personal achievement programs.

Profile

Full-time 58% Part-time 42%
Female 51% Male 49%

Diversity

  • The College’s students represent over 140 countries of citizenship.
  • The College enrolls students from every continent except Antarctica with approximately 75% from the regions of North and Central America. Ten percent are from Asia and 8%are from South America and the Caribbean.
  • While the majority of students are of U.S. citizenship, among the other nations with high numbers are Korea (719), Poland (430), Colombia (389), Peru (221) and India (192).
  • While Bergen County residents make up the bulk of enrollment (75%), the College has students from throughout the region.

Enrollment by Ethnicity


Enrollment by Age


Alumni

  • Approximately 39,000 students have graduated from the College.
  • Students have transferred to the nation’s most prominent four-year institutions including Harvard, Yale and Columbia.
  • Alumni utilize the College’s 130 articulation agreements, including transfer programs with 40 four-year colleges and universities.