Atlantic Cape Community College

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Atlantic Cape Community College

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Atlantic Cape Community College (ACCC) is an accredited, co-educational, two-year, public, community college located in both Atlantic County and Cape May County in New Jersey. ACCC enrolls more than 6,000 students. Its main campuses are in Mays Landing, Atlantic City and Cape May Court House.

Situated on 541 acres in the New Jersey Pine Barrens, ACCC's Mays Landing Campus is 15 miles west of Atlantic City's boardwalk, 45 miles from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and 115 miles from New York City. The college offers more than 40 transfer and career degree programs as well as continuing education professional development and training services. It awards Associate in Arts, Associate in Science and Associate in Applied Science degrees. The college operates nationally recognized casino career and culinary arts programs. The college operates an extension center in Atlantic City and a full-service location in Cape May County.

Originally named Atlantic Community College, it was the second county college organized in the state of New Jersey when it was established in 1964. On January 1, 1999, Atlantic Community College officially became a joint college with Cape May County, and in February of that same year was renamed Atlantic Cape Community College. ACCC opened a full-service Cape May County Campus in August 2005 in Cape May Court House, Middle Township.

Atlantic Cape Community College is accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. The school was first accredited in 1971 and most recently reaccredited in 2008.

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Quick Facts

Location:
Mid-Atlantic
Setting:
Small Town Setting
Type:
Public
Size:
Large (5,000 to 10,000 Undergrad)

Students & Campus Life

Full Time Students:
63%
Athletic Programs:
Unavailable
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Expenses

Average Tuition:
$ 8,100
Students Receiving Aid:
43%
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Students

General
Full-Time vs. Part-Time
Full-Time 63%
Part-Time 37%
Race/Ethnicity
Caucasian 56%
Other 15%
African-American 13%
Hispanic 9%
Asian 7%
Geography
In State vs. Out-of-State
In-State 99%
Out-of-State 1%
Top States for Incoming Freshman
New Jersey 99%
Florida 0%
Pennsylvania 0%
Louisiana 0%
Percent of Students International: 0%
Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) In-District In-State Out-of-State
Published Tuition and Fees:
$ 2,615 $ 4,809 $ 8,100
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads:
$ 2,195 $ 4,389 $ 7,680
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads:
$ 420 $ 420 $ 420
Financial Aid Avg. Amount Received % of Students Receiving Aid  
Federal Grants:
$ 2,836 32%  
State and Local Grants:
$ 1,579 23%  
Institutional Grants:
$ 1,102 3%  
Student Loans:
$ 3,075 14%  
Any Aid:
  43%  

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