SUSSEX COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE C-9

1 College Hill
Newton, NJ 07860
Tel: (973)300-2100; Admissions: (973)300-2219; E-mail: hdamodo@sussex.cc.nj.us; Web Site: http://www.sussex.edu/

Description: State and locally supported, 2-year, coed. Part of New Jersey Commission on Higher Education. Awards certificates, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1981. Setting: 160-acre small town campus with easy access to New York City. Endowment: $349,969. Educational spending 2002-03: $3518 per student. Total enrollment: 2,924. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 21:1. 467 applied, 100% were admitted. Full-time: 1,331 students, 53% women, 47% men. Part-time: 1,593 students, 68% women, 32% men. Students come from 3 states and territories, 11% from out-of-state, 0.05% Native American, 4% Hispanic, 2% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 1% international, 41% 25 or older, 6% transferred in. Retention: 62% of 2003 full-time freshmen returned. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, internships.

Entrance Requirements: Open admission. Required: high school transcript. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year: Application fee: $15. Area resident tuition: $2100 full-time, $70 per credit part-time. State resident tuition: $4200 full-time, $140 per credit part-time. Nonresident tuition: $140 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $474 full-time, $9 per credit part-time, $15 per term part-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load and degree level.

Collegiate Environment: Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 23 open to all. Most popular organizations: Student Government Association, 'The College Hill' (newspaper), Human Services Club, Arts Club, Returning Adult Support Group. Major annual events: Fall Festival, Talent Show, International Festival. Student services: personal-psychological counseling, women's center. Campus security: late night transport-escort service, trained security personnel. College housing not available. Sussex County Community College Library with 34,346 books, 173 microform titles, 266 serials, 602 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. 302 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed. Staffed computer lab on campus.