Similar Schools to Union County College
Below schools are offering similar vocational programs that Union County College has. Compare those schools to with tuition, financial aid, offered vocational programs, and online availability.
2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Union County College is $9,500 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.
Union County College offers the alternative tuition plans .
72% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $5,902 (exclude student loans).
| Tuition & Fees | $9,500 |
|---|---|
| Average Financial Amount | $5,902 |
Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers
Union County College offers 18 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, 1,760 students have completed their career programs.
| Award Level | Total Number of Programs | Available Online Class | Number of Completers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Less than 1 Year Certificate | 8 | 3 | 10 |
| 2 Years Certificate | 10 | 1 | 98 |
| Total | 18 | 4 | 1,760 |
Programs by Award Level
The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.
- 10 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
- 98 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
- 1,652 students have earned/completed Associate's program.
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering Technology [+] | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
| Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] | ✕ | 2 completers | - |
| American Sign Language, Other | ✕ | 2 | - |
| Legal Studies [+] | ✕ | 4 completers | $22,900 |
| Legal Assistant/Paralegal | ✕ | 4 | - |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] | ✔ (1 completers) | 0 completers | - |
| Homeland Security (other) | ✔ | 0 | - |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] | ✕ | 3 completers | - |
| Emergency Care Attendant (EMT Ambulance) | ✕ | 3 | - |
| Business [+] | ✔ | 1 completers | - |
| Business Administration and Management | ✔ | 0 | - |
| Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management | ✔ | 1 | - |
| Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Total | 10 |
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Communication and Journalism [+] | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
| Mass Communication/Media Studies | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Communications Technologies [+] | ✕ | 5 completers | - |
| Recording Arts Technology/Technician | ✕ | 5 | - |
| Engineering Technology [+] | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
| Engineering-Related Fields (other) | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Solar Energy Technology/Technician | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] | ✕ | 3 completers | - |
| Language Interpretation and Translation | ✕ | 2 | - |
| American Sign Language (ASL) | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] | ✕ | 3 completers | $21,700 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | ✕ | 3 | $21,700 |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] | ✔ (1 completers) | 0 completers | $25,600 |
| Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration | ✔ | 0 | - |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] | ✕ | 87 completers | - |
| Emergency Care Attendant (EMT Ambulance) | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training | ✕ | 86 | - |
| Total | 98 |
Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation
Total 7,796 students are attending at Union County College. There are 89 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 508 part-time faculty teaching for the school.
The students to faculty ratio is 22 to 1 (4.55%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 362 (full-time) and 605 (part-time).
The graduation rate of Union County College is 35% and transfer-out rate is 7%. The retention rate is 67% at the school.
| Student Population | 7,796 |
|---|---|
| Graduation Rate | 35% |
| Number of Faculty | 597 |
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 22 to 1 |
Student Population at Union County
For the academic year 2021-2022, total 7,930 students enrolled into Union County College. By gender, 2,943 male and 4,987 female students are attending the school.
The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Union County College.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 7,930 | 2,943 | 4,987 |
| Full-time | 3,486 | 1,585 | 1,901 |
| Part-tme | 4,444 | 1,358 | 3,086 |
There are 1,258 White (15.86%), 2,372 Black/African American (29.91%), 3,277 Hispanic (41.32%), 334 Asian (4.21%), and 3,947 students with other races attending Union County College. 62 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 7,930 | 2,943 | 4,987 |
| American Indian/Native American | 20 | 8 | 12 |
| Asian | 334 | 138 | 196 |
| Black/African American | 2,372 | 761 | 1,611 |
| Hispanic | 3,277 | 1,248 | 2,029 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 19 | 5 | 14 |
| White | 1,258 | 536 | 722 |
| Two More | 212 | 78 | 134 |
| Un-Known | 376 | 151 | 225 |
| Non-resident Alien | 62 | 18 | 44 |
Union County College offers the distance learning opportunities (online classes) for career programs.
2,644 students (33.34% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 3,137 students (39.56% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following table summarizes the online student population for Union County College.
| Number of Students | |
|---|---|
| Total | 7,930 |
| Enrolled Online Exclusively | 2,644 |
| Enrolled Some Online Courses | 3,137 |
| Not in Online Courses | 2,149 |
By age range, at Union County College, 2,769 students are aged 20 to 24 (34.92% of total students), 2,051 students are aged below 20 (25.86%), 197 students are aged above 50 (4.51%).
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 7,930 | 2,943 | 4,987 |
| Under 18 | 84 | 43 | 41 |
| Age 18-19 | 1,967 | 966 | 1,001 |
| Age 20-21 | 1,549 | 735 | 814 |
| Age 22-24 | 1,220 | 476 | 744 |
| Age 25-29 | 1,176 | 341 | 835 |
| Age 30-34 | 785 | 171 | 614 |
| Age 35-39 | 435 | 83 | 352 |
| Age 40-49 | 517 | 93 | 424 |
| Age 50-64 | 179 | 30 | 149 |
| Over 64 | 18 | 5 | 13 |
Directory and Accreditation Information
Union County College is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education (1/1/1957 - Current).
The following list shows the contact and directory information of Union County College.
1033 Springfield Avenue, Cranford, NJ
908-709-7000