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Jersey College

Jersey College

Teterboro, NJ · Suburb · 4,478 students
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$52,558
Average net priceYour net price
2023-24
<30
30–48
48–75
75–110
110+
By household income — tap a bar
39%
Graduation rate
Entered fall 2017 & 2018
58% typical
$66,087
Earnings 10 years on
Measured 2020 & 2021
$41,472 typical
68%
Acceptance rate
Applied for fall 2024
84% typical · not scored
Accredited by Council on Occupational Education
About

Jersey College in Teterboro, NJ, is best known for its specialized, career-focused healthcare education, offering premier Practical Nursing (LPN) and Professional Nursing (RN) programs designed to prepare students for rapid entry into the workforce. The campus culture is collaborative and deeply supportive, fostering a close-knit, diverse community where students receive personalized mentorship from experienced nursing faculty. What sets the college apart is its state-of-the-art clinical simulation laboratories and robust partnerships with prominent local healthcare providers, which grant students invaluable hands-on clinical experience before graduation. Furthermore, the college integrates its unique "PRIDE" model (Professionalism, Respect, Integrity, Dedication, and Excellence) into the curriculum, ensuring graduates possess both the clinical competence and the strong ethical foundation needed to excel in modern healthcare.


Wikipedia:Jersey College is a private college specializing in nursing education with its main campus in Teterboro, New Jersey. The college was established in 2003 and started its first class in 2004. Jersey College has eighteen other locations in Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Indiana, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee.

Location
Teterboro, NJ, 07608 · Suburb campus
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Nearest airport from college
LGA · New York LaGuardia
11 mi away
Cost & aid
Cost of attendance
These figures are federal data and may be out of date.
YoursEveryone
Average net price$52,558
Same price for all students
Average net price$52,558
Net price by family income · 2023-24
$0–30k
$51,753
$30–48k
$52,244
$48–75k
$53,601
$75–110k
$54,951
$110k+
$55,644
Outcomes
Completion
Within 6 yrs
39%
Entered 2017–18
8 yrs after starting · first-time, full-time students
43% graduated · 2% transferred · 55% left or unknown · none still enrolled
Earnings · measured 2020 & 2021
6 yrs after entry$65,122
10 yrs after entry$66,087
Debt
Median at graduation$21,000
Monthly payment$223
Middle 50% owe$6.3k–$21k
90th percentile$26,250
Green marks a figure above the typical Special focus — health professions: $41,472 earned 10 yrs after entry.
Admissions
Getting in · applied for fall 2024
Admit rate
68%
Test policy
Test optional
Per College Scorecard
SAT average
1058
R 513–600 · M 473–705
SAT middle 50%: 986–1305
40080012001600

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Student Body
Gender
Men 10%Women 90%
Who enrolls
Faculty ratio
16 : 1
Pell grant
58%
First-gen
52%
Family income
$29,454
Independent
89%
Veterans
1%
Age at entry
33.0
Part-time
31%
Race & ethnicity
White
26%
Hispanic
6%
Black
55%
Asian
3%
Two or more
5%
NH/PI
1%
Unknown
4%
Varsity sports

No data. This school isn't in the U.S. Department of Education's athletics (EADA) file, so we can't list its teams. That doesn't mean it has none.

Institutional
Resources
Full-time faculty
34%
Faculty salary
$7,179/mo
Teaching spend
$7,648
per student
Federal loans
77%
Classification
Carnegie type
Special focus — health professions
Undergraduate profile
Two-year, mostly full-time

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