As of 2014[update], the State of New Jersey recognizes and licenses 66 institutions of higher education (post-secondary) through its Commission on Higher Education. These institutions include four public research universities, seven state colleges and universities, fourteen private colleges and universities (two of which are classified as research universities), eighteen county colleges, fourteen religious institutions, and eight for-profit proprietary schools.[1]
As of July 2020, The U.S. Department of Education listed 166 colleges and universities in its database. This includes technical and vocational schools that offer only certificates or job training as well as degree-granting colleges and universities.[2]
New Jersey was the only British colony to permit the establishment of two colleges in the colonial period. Princeton University, chartered in 1746 as the College of New Jersey, and Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, chartered on November 10, 1766, as Queen's College, were two of nine colleges founded before the American Revolution.[3][4][5]: passim. In the 1860s, these two colleges competed to become the state's land grant college under the terms of the Morrill Act of 1862 which provided land and funding to expand development of engineering, scientific, agricultural, and military education at one school in each state. Rutgers received the designation in 1864 began to expand instruction in these areas and taking on a hybrid private-public role that paved the way for its transformation into a state university in 1945. Today, Rutgers is a large publicresearch university serving over 65,000 students. Princeton remained a private college and developed into a research university that is one of the nation's eight prestigious Ivy League schools.
On August 22, 2012, then New Jersey governor Chris Christie signed into law the New Jersey Medical and Health Science Education Restructuring Act which divided the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) between Rutgers and Rowan University, creating two public medical schools.[6][7] According to The Star-Ledger, the law gave Rutgers "nearly all of UMDNJ—including its medical schools in Newark and Piscataway—in one of the greatest expansions in the state university's history" and southern New Jersey's Rowan University would "take over UMDNJ's osteopathic medical school in Stratford."[8]
New Jersey has a system of 18 publiccommunity colleges at the county level statewide. This reflects the fact that each college serves one of New Jersey's 21 counties, except for Atlantic Cape Community College, Rowan College of South Jersey, and Raritan Valley Community College, each of which serves two counties. In 1989, the New Jersey Council of County Colleges was created to promote the advancement of the state's county community colleges. In 2003, governorJames McGreevey created the New Jersey Community Colleges Compact, through Executive Order No. 81, as a statewide partnership to enable cooperation between the colleges and various state departments. The county colleges of New Jersey represent 56% of all undergraduate students in the state and offer studies in associate degree and certificate programs. Reflecting long-term trends nationwide, the male-to-female ratio of students in the system is 41% male to 59% female, and 48% of students are over the age of 24. Overall, the system enrolls more than 350,000 students each year on campuses that range in size from 1,300 students at Salem Community College to over 15,000 students at Bergen Community College.
Not all of the county colleges were founded by the State of New Jersey; the oldest county college in New Jersey, Union County College, was founded in 1933 by the Federal Emergency Relief Administration as Union County Junior College; it operated as a private college from 1936 to 1982, and merged with the publicly operated Union County Technical Institute in 1982 to become the current public institution.[15]
Oldest seminary in the United States; founded as Dutch Reformed seminary in New York City, moved to New Brunswick in 1810, run jointly and shared facilities with Queen's College, later Rutgers College, until 1856
Second-oldest seminary in the United States and second largest theological library collection in the world behind only the Vatican Apostolic Library in Vatican City
^as a for-profit institution without a traditional academic residency or campus, DeVry offers courses nationwide through online instruction and distance learning. This number does not reflect students in residence on a campus or enrolled for classes in New Jersey.
^formerly The Center for Allied Health and Nursing Education
^Number derived from addition of campus enrollment numbers. Edison: 843;[17] Mahwah: 743;[18] Moorestown: 919;[19] Paramus: 1012;[20] South Plainfield: 269;[21] Union: 1209[19]
^as a for-profit institution without a traditional academic residency or campus, Strayer, based in Washington DC, offers courses nationwide through online instruction and distance learning. This number does not reflect students in residence on a campus or enrolled for classes in New Jersey.[22]
Citationsedit
^New Jersey Commission on Higher Education. New Jersey College & University Directory by Sector (updated April 1, 2014). Retrieved April 8, 2014.
^Stoeckel, Althea. "Presidents, professors, and politics: the colonial colleges and the American revolution", Conspectus of History (1976) 1(3):45–56.
^Chapter XXIII. Education. § 13. Colonial Colleges in The Cambridge History of English and American Literature. (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1907–1921; online edition, 2000).
^McCormick, Richard P., Rutgers: A Bicentennial History (New Brunswick, New Jersey: Rutgers University Press, 1966).
^State of New Jersey, New Jersey State Legislature, A.3102/S.2063: "New Jersey Medical and Health Sciences Education Restructuring Act" (second reprint), later codified as P.L. 2012, c.45. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
^State of New Jersey, Office of the Governor. "Governor Christie Signs Historic Legislation to Reorganize and Secure Future of New Jersey's Higher Education System" (press release), August 22, 2012. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
^Heyboer, Kelly, and DeMarco, Megan, "Gov. Christie signs N.J. higher education merger bill", The Star-Ledger, August 22, 2012. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
^American Bar Association. "ABA-Approved Law Schools by Year". Retrieved April 8, 2014.
^ abcdefghCarnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education: Institution Lookup Archived May 11, 2014, at Archive-It. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
^"College Navigator - Montclair State University".
^Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, "Our Campuses". Retrieved April 6, 2014.
^"College Navigator - Thomas Edison State University".
^Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Institution Profile: Caldwell College, Caldwell, New Jersey, Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
^Union County College, "About UCC - History". Retrieved 5 March 2014. October 11, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
^Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Institution Profile: Berkeley College-Woodland Park, Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
^Lincoln Technical Institute at Edison. [1], Lincoln Technical Institute at Edison. Retrieved August 5, 2014.
^Lincoln Technical Institute at Mahwah. Lincoln Technical Institute at Mahwah. Retrieved 05 August 2014.
^ abLincoln Technical Institute at Moorestown. Lincoln Technical Institute at Mooreswtown. Retrieved 05 August 2014.
^Lincoln Technical Institute at Paramus. Lincoln Technical Institute at Paramus. Retrieved 05 August 2014.
^Lincoln Technical Institute at South Plainfield. Lincoln Technical Institute at South Plainfield. Retrieved 05 August 2014.
^Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Institution Profile: Strayer University, Washington, DC, Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
^Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Institution Profile: Assumption College for Sisters, Mendham, New Jersey, Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
^Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Institution Profile: Pillar College (Somerset Christian College, Zarephath, New Jersey), Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
College & University Directory by Sector from New Jersey Commission on Higher Education
January 01, 1970
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As of 2014 update the State of New Jersey recognizes and licenses 66 institutions of higher education post secondary through its Commission on Higher Education These institutions include four public research universities seven state colleges and universities fourteen private colleges and universities two of which are classified as research universities eighteen county colleges fourteen religious institutions and eight for profit proprietary schools 1 Old Queens the oldest building at Rutgers UniversityMead Hall at Drew UniversityGraduate College at Princeton University As of July 2020 The U S Department of Education listed 166 colleges and universities in its database This includes technical and vocational schools that offer only certificates or job training as well as degree granting colleges and universities 2 New Jersey was the only British colony to permit the establishment of two colleges in the colonial period Princeton University chartered in 1746 as the College of New Jersey and Rutgers The State University of New Jersey chartered on November 10 1766 as Queen s College were two of nine colleges founded before the American Revolution 3 4 5 passim In the 1860s these two colleges competed to become the state s land grant college under the terms of the Morrill Act of 1862 which provided land and funding to expand development of engineering scientific agricultural and military education at one school in each state Rutgers received the designation in 1864 began to expand instruction in these areas and taking on a hybrid private public role that paved the way for its transformation into a state university in 1945 Today Rutgers is a large public research university serving over 65 000 students Princeton remained a private college and developed into a research university that is one of the nation s eight prestigious Ivy League schools On August 22 2012 then New Jersey governor Chris Christie signed into law the New Jersey Medical and Health Science Education Restructuring Act which divided the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey UMDNJ between Rutgers and Rowan University creating two public medical schools 6 7 According to The Star Ledger the law gave Rutgers nearly all of UMDNJ including its medical schools in Newark and Piscataway in one of the greatest expansions in the state university s history and southern New Jersey s Rowan University would take over UMDNJ s osteopathic medical school in Stratford 8 There are three law schools in the state accredited by the American Bar Association two at Rutgers at the university s Rutgers Newark and Rutgers Camden campuses respectively and the other at Seton Hall University s campus in Newark 9 Contents 1 Colleges and universities 1 1 Public colleges and universities 1 2 Private colleges and universities 1 3 County community colleges 1 4 For profit institutions 2 Independent religious schools 2 1 Religious colleges 2 2 Christian theological seminaries 2 3 Talmudic schools 3 Defunct institutions 4 See also 5 References 5 1 Notes 5 2 Citations 6 External linksColleges and universities editKey Abbreviation Accrediting or approving agency AARTS Association of Advanced Rabbinical and Talmudic Schools ATS Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada MSCHE Middle States Commission on Higher Education NJCHE New Jersey Commission on Higher Education Public colleges and universities edit School Location Founded Control 10 Type 10 Enrollment Accrediting or approving agency The College of New Jersey Ewing Township 1855 Public Master s 6 964 MSCHE Kean University Union and Hillside 1855 Public Doctoral Professional Universities 16 000 MSCHE Montclair State University Montclair Little Falls and Bloomfield 1908 Public Research university 21 115 11 MSCHE New Jersey City University Jersey City 1927 Public Master s 8 550 MSCHE New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark 1881 Public Research university 11 652 MSCHE Ramapo College Mahwah 1969 Public Master s 5 200 MSCHE Rowan University Glassboro Camden and Stratford 1923 Public Research university 18 484 MSCHE Rutgers University a New Brunswick Piscataway Camden and Newark 1766 Public Research university 65 000 MSCHE Stockton University Galloway and Atlantic City 1969 Public Master s 8 111 MSCHE Thomas Edison State University Trenton 1972 Public Master s 8 248 13 MSCHE William Paterson University Wayne 1855 Public Master s 10 250 MSCHE Private colleges and universities edit School Location Founded Control 10 Type 10 Enrollment Accrediting or approving agency Caldwell University Caldwell 1939 Private Master s 2 284 14 MSCHE Centenary University Hackettstown Long Valley Parsippany and Edison 1867 Private Master s 3 000 MSCHE Drew University Madison 1867 Private Master s 2 369 MSCHE Fairleigh Dickinson University Madison Florham Park Teaneck and Hackensack 1942 Private Master s 12 000 MSCHE Felician University Lodi and Rutherford 1942 Private Master s 2 040 MSCHE Georgian Court University Lakewood 1908 Private Master s 1 772 MSCHE Monmouth University West Long Branch 1933 Private Master s 6 494 MSCHE Princeton University Princeton 1746 Private Research university 8 010 MSCHE Rider University Lawrence 1865 Private Master s 5 790 MSCHE Saint Elizabeth University Morris Twp and Florham Park 1899 Private Master s 2 044 MSCHE St Peter s University Jersey City 1872 Private Master s 2 987 MSCHE Seton Hall University South Orange Newark and Nutley 1856 Private Research university 9 745 MSCHE Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken 1870 Private Research university 5 260 MSCHE County community colleges edit nbsp Sussex County s freeholders purchased Don Bosco College a Roman Catholic seminary for its community college campus in 1989 Main article List of New Jersey County Colleges New Jersey has a system of 18 public community colleges at the county level statewide This reflects the fact that each college serves one of New Jersey s 21 counties except for Atlantic Cape Community College Rowan College of South Jersey and Raritan Valley Community College each of which serves two counties In 1989 the New Jersey Council of County Colleges was created to promote the advancement of the state s county community colleges In 2003 governor James McGreevey created the New Jersey Community Colleges Compact through Executive Order No 81 as a statewide partnership to enable cooperation between the colleges and various state departments The county colleges of New Jersey represent 56 of all undergraduate students in the state and offer studies in associate degree and certificate programs Reflecting long term trends nationwide the male to female ratio of students in the system is 41 male to 59 female and 48 of students are over the age of 24 Overall the system enrolls more than 350 000 students each year on campuses that range in size from 1 300 students at Salem Community College to over 15 000 students at Bergen Community College Not all of the county colleges were founded by the State of New Jersey the oldest county college in New Jersey Union County College was founded in 1933 by the Federal Emergency Relief Administration as Union County Junior College it operated as a private college from 1936 to 1982 and merged with the publicly operated Union County Technical Institute in 1982 to become the current public institution 15 For profit institutions edit School Location Founded Control 10 Type 10 Enrollment Accrediting or approving agency Berkeley College Newark Woodland Park Woodbridge and New York City 1931 Proprietary for profit Special focus institution 2 625 16 MSCHE DeVry University North Brunswick 1931 Proprietary for profit BaccalaureateAssociate s 90 000 b Divers Academy International Erial 1977 Private Certifications 268 Eastern International College Jersey City and Belleville Proprietary for profit Not classified ACCSCT Eastwick College Ramsey Hackensack Paterson and Nutley 1985 Proprietary for profit Not classified ACICS Jersey College c Teterboro Ewing Tampa Jacksonville and Fort Lauderdale Proprietary for profit College of nursing COE Lincoln Technical Institute Edison Mahwah Moorestown Paramus South Plainfield Union New Britain Shelton Columbia Brockton Lowell Somerville New York City Allentown Philadelphia 3 locations and Lincoln 1947 Proprietary for profit BaccalaureateAssociate s 3 995 d ACICS Strayer University Cherry Hill 1892 Proprietary for profit Master s 54 325 e MSCHE University of Phoenix Jersey City Proprietary for profit Special focus institution HLCIndependent religious schools editReligious colleges edit School Location Founded Control 10 Type 10 Enrollment Accrediting or approving agency Assumption College for Sisters Denville 1953 Private Associates 40 23 MSCHE NJCHE Pillar College Zarephath Franklin Twp and Newark 1908 Private Special focus institution 241 24 MSCHE Christian theological seminaries edit Theological schools are typically classified as Special Topic Institutions by the Carnegie Foundation School Location Founded Affiliation Accrediting or approving agency Notes Drew Theological School Madison 1867 United Methodist Church ATS MSCHE Founded as Methodist seminary expanded into Drew University when liberal arts education added in 1928 New Brunswick Theological Seminary New Brunswick 1784 Reformed Church in America ATS MSCHE Oldest seminary in the United States founded as Dutch Reformed seminary in New York City moved to New Brunswick in 1810 run jointly and shared facilities with Queen s College later Rutgers College until 1856 Princeton Theological Seminary Princeton 1812 Presbyterian Church U S A ATS MSCHE Second oldest seminary in the United States and second largest theological library collection in the world behind only the Vatican Apostolic Library in Vatican City Talmudic schools edit School Location Founded Affiliation Accrediting or approving agency Notes Bais Medrash Toras Chesed Lakewood AARTS Beth Medrash Govoha Lakewood 1943 Haredi Orthodox Judaism AARTS Mesivta Keser Torah Belmar AARTS Rabbi Jacob Joseph School Edison and New York City AARTS Rabbinical College of America Morristown 1973 Jewish Chabad Lubavitch Chasidic AARTS Rabbinical college also offers orthodox day school for boys and girls and summer programs Talmudical Academy of Central New Jersey Howell 1972 Orthodox Jewish AARTS Includes an orthodox yeshiva high school and rabbinical college Yeshivas Be er Yitzchok Elizabeth AARTS Yeshiva Gedola Zichron Leyma Linden pending Yeshiva Toras Chaim Lakewood AARTS Yeshivat Yesodei HaTorah Lakewood AARTS Defunct institutions editList of defunct institutions in New Jersey School Location Control Founded Closed Notes Alma White College Zarephath Franklin Twp 1921 1978 Alphonsus College 1974 Bayonne Junior College Bayonne 1951 Junior College of Bergen County Teaneck 1933 1954 Teaneck Merged with Fairleigh Dickinson University College of South Jersey Camden 1926 1950 Merged with Rutgers The State University of New Jersey to become Rutgers University Camden Don Bosco College Newton 1928 1990 Campus sold to County of Sussex to house Sussex County Community College Englewood Cliffs College Englewood Cliffs 1962 1974 Essex Junior College 1937 Evelyn College for Women Princeton 1887 1897 Gibbs College Livingston Boston Norwalk Tysons Corner and Cranston 1911 1997 Immaculate Conception Seminary South Orange 1861 1986 Now Immaculate Conception Seminary School of Theology affiliated with Seton Hall University ITT Technical Institute 2016 Jersey City Junior College Jersey City 1929 1959 Students transferred to Jersey City State College now New Jersey City University John Marshall College 1950 Merged into Seton Hall University as their law school Law School of South Jersey Camden 1920 1949 Became part of Rutgers The State University of New Jersey Luther College of Bible Teaneck Private Lutheran affiliated 1978 Maryknoll Junior College 1954 Mother Savior Seminary 1961 Mount Saint Mary College 1970 Northeastern Bible College Essex Fells 1950 1990 Panzer College of Physical Education Montclair 1958 Merged with Montclair State College now Montclair State University Saint Gabriel s College 1968 Saint Joseph s College 1970 Saint Michael s Monastery Union City 1869 1984 Salesian College 1973 Shelton College Cape May 1907 1971 Tombrock College 1956 1976 Touro University College of Medicine Hackensack 2007 2009 Trenton Junior College amp School of Industrial Arts 1898 1967 Merged with Mercer County Community College Union College 1933 1983 Merged with Union County Technical Institute to become Union County College University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey UMDNJ New Brunswick Newark Camden Stratford Piscataway and Scotch Plains Public 1954 2013 Most of UMDNJ merged with Rutgers University in 2012 13 the School of Osteopathic Medicine 2013 merged with Rowan University of Newark 1947 Merged with Rutgers The State University of New Jersey Upsala College East Orange and Wantage Private Lutheran affiliated 1893 1995 Financial issues Villa Walsh Academy Morristown 1971 Westminster Choir College Princeton 1926 1992 After financial problems merged with Rider University maintains nameSee also edit nbsp New Jersey portal New Jersey County Colleges Higher education in New Jersey Higher education in the United States List of American institutions of higher education List of college athletic programs in New Jersey List of recognized higher education accreditation organizations List of colleges and universities List of colleges and universities by country New Jersey student loan program 25 References editNotes edit Rutgers includes four campuses the three traditional campuses of Rutgers New Brunswick Rutgers Camden and Rutgers Newark and a fourth campus Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences a division oversees medical and health education at several locations statewide subsequent to the 2012 2013 merger between Rutgers and the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey UMDNJ Rutgers is a multi campus university and not a university system 12 as a for profit institution without a traditional academic residency or campus DeVry offers courses nationwide through online instruction and distance learning This number does not reflect students in residence on a campus or enrolled for classes in New Jersey formerly The Center for Allied Health and Nursing Education Number derived from addition of campus enrollment numbers Edison 843 17 Mahwah 743 18 Moorestown 919 19 Paramus 1012 20 South Plainfield 269 21 Union 1209 19 as a for profit institution without a traditional academic residency or campus Strayer based in Washington DC offers courses nationwide through online instruction and distance learning This number does not reflect students in residence on a campus or enrolled for classes in New Jersey 22 Citations edit New Jersey Commission on Higher Education New Jersey College amp University Directory by Sector updated April 1 2014 Retrieved April 8 2014 College Navigator National Center for Education Statistics July 14 2020 Retrieved July 14 2020 Stoeckel Althea Presidents professors and politics the colonial colleges and the American revolution Conspectus of History 1976 1 3 45 56 Chapter XXIII Education 13 Colonial Colleges in The Cambridge History of English and American Literature Cambridge Cambridge University Press 1907 1921 online edition 2000 McCormick Richard P Rutgers A Bicentennial History New Brunswick New Jersey Rutgers University Press 1966 State of New Jersey New Jersey State Legislature A 3102 S 2063 New Jersey Medical and Health Sciences Education Restructuring Act second reprint later codified as P L 2012 c 45 Retrieved April 8 2014 State of New Jersey Office of the Governor Governor Christie Signs Historic Legislation to Reorganize and Secure Future of New Jersey s Higher Education System press release August 22 2012 Retrieved April 8 2014 Heyboer Kelly and DeMarco Megan Gov Christie signs N J higher education merger bill The Star Ledger August 22 2012 Retrieved April 8 2014 American Bar Association ABA Approved Law Schools by Year Retrieved April 8 2014 a b c d e f g h Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education Institution Lookup Archived May 11 2014 at Archive It Retrieved March 26 2014 College Navigator Montclair State University Rutgers the State University of New Jersey Our Campuses Retrieved April 6 2014 College Navigator Thomas Edison State University Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching Institution Profile Caldwell College Caldwell New Jersey Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education Retrieved April 8 2014 Union County College About UCC History Retrieved 5 March 2014 Archived October 11 2009 at the Wayback Machine Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching Institution Profile Berkeley College Woodland Park Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education Retrieved August 31 2023 Lincoln Technical Institute at Edison 1 Lincoln Technical Institute at Edison Retrieved August 5 2014 Lincoln Technical Institute at Mahwah Lincoln Technical Institute at Mahwah Retrieved 05 August 2014 a b Lincoln Technical Institute at Moorestown Lincoln Technical Institute at Mooreswtown Retrieved 05 August 2014 Lincoln Technical Institute at Paramus Lincoln Technical Institute at Paramus Retrieved 05 August 2014 Lincoln Technical Institute at South Plainfield Lincoln Technical Institute at South Plainfield Retrieved 05 August 2014 Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching Institution Profile Strayer University Washington DC Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education Retrieved April 8 2014 Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching Institution Profile Assumption College for Sisters Mendham New Jersey Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education Retrieved April 8 2014 Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching Institution Profile Pillar College Somerset Christian College Zarephath New Jersey Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education Retrieved April 8 2014 New Jersey State Loans Retrieved 2016 07 03External links editCollege amp University Directory by Sector from New Jersey Commission on Higher Education Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of colleges and universities in New Jersey amp oldid 1210925811, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
