About Us
Welcome to Middlesex College! We’re the perfect choice if you’re looking to explore different fields of study, jump-start your career, or design your own path toward a bachelor’s degree and beyond.
Middlesex College partners with students to make their college experience exciting and rewarding. We offer small classes, leading-edge studies, valuable resources such as our numerous computer labs, a wide variety student activities, and dedicated faculty who are there when you need them to open new worlds.
Facts & Figures
President: Dr. Mark McCormick
Founded: 1964
Campus Location: 2600 Woodbridge Avenue, Edison, NJ 08837
Centers in: New Brunswick and Perth Amboy
Website: www.middlesexcc.edu
Colors: Blue and White
Mascot: Blue Colt
Accredited by: Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Slogan: SUCCESS STARTS HERE
Mission: The mission of Middlesex College is to provide access to a quality, affordable education for a diverse population, to support student success for lifelong learning, and to strengthen the economic, social and cultural life of the community.
Donations: Middlesex County College Foundation, Inc., a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. $737,177 in scholarships were awarded to 412 students.
Our Students
Enrollment
Headcount: 10,085 (credit, fall 2020)
Full Time: 44%
Part Time: 56%
Vets and Military Students: 206
Student to Faculty Ratio: 22 to 1
Career Degree Programs: 17%
Transfer Degree Programs: 70%
Undeclared: 13%
18% of Middlesex County high school graduates enroll at Middlesex College.
Noncredit Enrollments FY20: 6,951
Average Age
22.6
Gender
Female Pct: 56%
Male Pct: 44%
Ethnicity
Hispanic Pct: 32%
White Pct: 27%
Asian Pct: 16%
Black Pct: 12%
Unknown Pct: 6%
Two or more Pct: 3%
Nonresident Alien: 3%
American Indian: 0%
Native Hawaiian: 0%
Finances
Pct. of student w/ need-based aid: 46%
Pct. of full-time student with household income less than $30k: 26%
Residence
| Woodbridge Twp. | 12% |
| Edison Twp. | 11% |
| East Brunswick | 8% |
| Perth Amboy | 8% |
| Piscataway | 6% |
| North Brunswick | 6% |
| New Brunswick | 6% |
| Sayreville | 5% |
| South Brunswick | 4% |
| Carteret | 4% |
| Old Bridge | 3% |
| South Plainfield | 3% |
| Monroe | 3% |
| South Amboy | 2% |
| South River | 2% |
| Metuchen | 2% |
| Highland Park | 2% |
| Spotswood | 1% |
| Middlesex Boro | 1% |
| Milltown | 1% |
| Dunellen | 1% |
| Helmetta | 0% |
222 international students representing 38 countries.
Graduates
Number of alumni: 60,157
Popular transfer colleges and universities (FY19: graduated and transferred)
- Rutgers University – New Brunswick: 304
- Kean University: 167
- Rutgers University – Newark: 97
- New Jersey Institute of Technology: 50
- New Jersey City University: 46
- Montclair State University: 35
- Felician University: 22
- Chamberlain University: 17
- Rutgers University – Camden: 10
- Rowan University: 10
Graduation and Transfer rate (Cohort 2016): 40%
Retention Rate (Cohort 2019 Fall to Fall): 64%
Local Impact
Economic: $528 million annually
Grants Received: Over $5 million
36 buildings on nearly 200 acres
Academic Programs/Services
Degree & Certificate Programs
74 Associate Degree Programs
16 Certificate Programs
Selected Majors
18% STEM
18% Liberal Arts
17% Business, Accounting, and Legal Studies
16% Health
4% Education
7% Protective Services
20% Other
