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Mercer County Community College

Mercer County Community College is a Public, 2-4 years school located in West Windsor, NJ. The 2023 average tuition & fees is $8,942 over its programs in average.
The school has a total enrollment of 5,821 and it offers 38 programs.
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2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Mercer County Community College is $8,942 for academic year 2022-2023. The amount is the average costs over all degree programs and the vocational program tuition may be lower than the average cost.
Mercer County Community College offers the alternative tuition plans .
39% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $4,305 (exclude student loans).
Mercer County CC 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees$8,942
Average Financial Amount$4,305

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

Mercer County Community College offers 38 vocational programs for Less than 1-Year Certificate and 1-2 Years Certificate programs. The following table lists number of programs by offered type and online availability along with number of completers.
Last year, 851 students have completed their career programs.
Offered Career Programs at Mercer County Community College
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Less than 1 Year Certificate14067
2 Years Certificate2400
Total380851

Programs by Award Level

The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.
  • 67 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
  • 784 students have earned/completed Associate's program.
Less than 1 Year Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Ornamental Horticulture✕0-
Personal and Culinary Services [+] ✕ 34 completers-
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science✕33-
Baking and Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef✕0-
Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager✕0-
Food Preparation/Professional Cooking/Kitchen Assistant✕1-
Engineering [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Manufacturing Engineering✕1-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Architectural Engineering Technology/Technician✕1-
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician✕2-
Legal Studies [+] ✕ 7 completers$22,900
Legal Assistant/Paralegal✕7-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Visual and Performing Arts✕0-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 18 completers-
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary✕18-
Business [+] ✕ 4 completers-
Auditing✕1-
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies✕1-
Management Information Systems and Services (other)✕2-
Total67
1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Ornamental Horticulture✕0-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Computer and Information Sciences✕0-
Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications✕0-
Personal and Culinary Services [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science✕0-
Baking and Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef✕0-
Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager✕0-
Food Preparation/Professional Cooking/Kitchen Assistant✕0-
Engineering [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Engineering Science✕0-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Architectural Engineering Technology/Technician✕0-
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician✕0-
Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering Technology/Technician✕0-
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician✕0-
Solar Energy Technology/Technician✕0-
Legal Studies [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Legal Assistant/Paralegal✕0-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)✕0-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Visual and Performing Arts✕0-
Commercial and Advertising Art✕0-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary✕0-
Business [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Business/Commerce✕0-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science✕0-
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies✕0-
Tourism and Travel Services Management✕0-
Management Information Systems✕0-
Management Information Systems and Services (other)✕0-
Total0
Associate's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Ornamental Horticulture✕2-
Plant Sciences✕3-
Architecture [+] ✕ 4 completers-
Architecture and Related Services (other)✕4-
Communications Technologies [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant✕5-
Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician✕0-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 32 completers-
Computer and Information Sciences✕0-
Computer Programming/Programmer✕23-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance✕9-
Personal and Culinary Services [+] ✕ 23 completers-
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science✕18-
Culinary Arts/Chef Training✕5-
Engineering [+] ✕ 16 completers-
Engineering Science✕16-
Manufacturing Engineering✕0-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 28 completers-
Architectural Engineering Technology/Technician✕0-
Civil Engineering Technology/Technician✕8-
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician✕11-
Telecommunications Technology/Technician✕0-
Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering Technology/Technician✕1-
Automotive Engineering Technology/Technician✕8-
Engineering Technologies and Engineering-Related Fields (other)✕0-
Legal Studies [+] ✕ 8 completers-
Legal Assistant/Paralegal✕8-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 232 completers-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✕232-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 7 completers-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science✕7-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 61 completers-
Criminal Justice/Police Science✕59-
Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician✕2-
Mechanics and Repairers [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Security System Installation, Repair, and Inspection Technology/Technician✕1-
Transportation and Materials Moving [+] ✕ 13 completers-
Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew✕13-
Aviation/Airway Management and Operations✕0-
Airline Flight Attendant✕0-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 45 completers-
Visual and Performing Arts✕19-
Design and Visual Communications✕0-
Commercial and Advertising Art✕19-
Fashion/Apparel Design✕0-
Game and Interactive Media Design✕5-
Visual and Performing Arts (other)✕2-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 166 completers-
Physical Therapy Technician/Assistant✕17-
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist✕18-
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician✕22-
Public Health✕6-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✕95-
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)✕8-
Business [+] ✕ 138 completers-
Business/Commerce✕33-
Business Administration and Management✕93-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping✕1-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science✕1-
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management✕7-
Fashion Merchandising✕3-
Total784

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Total 5,821 students are attending at Mercer County Community College. There are 101 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 303 part-time faculty teaching for the school.
The students to faculty ratio is 16 to 1 (6.25%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 344 (full-time) and 480 (part-time).
The graduation rate of Mercer County Community College is 17% and transfer-out rate is 17%. The retention rate is 66% at the school.
Mercer County CC 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population5,821
Graduation Rate17%
Number of Faculty404
Student to Faculty Ratio16 to 1

Student Population at Mercer County CC

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 6,205 students enrolled into Mercer County Community College. By gender, 2,728 male and 3,477 female students are attending the school.
The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Mercer County Community College.
Student Population By Gender
Mercer County Community College
TotalMaleFemale
Total6,2052,7283,477
Full-time1,866977889
Part-tme4,3391,7512,588
There are 2,144 White (34.55%), 1,262 Black/African American (20.34%), 1,401 Hispanic (22.58%), 466 Asian (7.51%), and 2,325 students with other races attending Mercer County Community College. 311 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Mercer County Community College
TotalMaleFemale
Total6,2052,7283,477
American Indian/Native American1486
Asian466222244
Black/African American1,262484778
Hispanic1,401561840
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander826
White2,1441,0411,103
Two More20589116
Un-Known394182212
Non-resident Alien311139172
Mercer County Community College offers the distance learning opportunities (online classes) for career programs.
1,383 students (22.29% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 2,365 students (38.11% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following table summarizes the online student population for Mercer County Community College.
Distance Learning Student Population at Mercer County Community College
Number of Students
Total6,205
Enrolled Online Exclusively1,383
Enrolled Some Online Courses2,365
Not in Online Courses2,457
By age range, at Mercer County Community College, 2,245 students are aged 20 to 24 (36.18% of total students), 1,909 students are aged below 20 (30.77%), 186 students are aged above 50 (4.71%).
Graduate Student Population By Age at Mercer County Community College
TotalMaleFemale
Total6,2052,7283,477
Under 18372158214
Age 18-191,537774763
Age 20-211,331698633
Age 22-24914419495
Age 25-29790318472
Age 30-34482153329
Age 35-3927886192
Age 40-4931571244
Age 50-6414639107
Over 64401228

Directory and Accreditation Information

Mercer County Community College is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education (1/1/1967 - Current).
The following list shows the contact and directory information of Mercer County Community College.
1200 Old Trenton Rd, West Windsor, NJ
609-586-4800
School Website
Admission Page
Financial Aid Information

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