Brookdale Community College

Quick Facts

Location: Mid-Atlantic
Setting: Large Town Setting
Type: Public
Size: Very Large (+10,000 Undergrad)
School Description
Provided by Brookdale Community College

Brookdale Community College is a comprehensive, public community college providing affordable, open access for all individuals to a wide variety of high-quality associate degree and certificate programs, and coursework, for both transfer and vocational entry opportunities.

The College also provides personal and economic growth through life-long learning, personal enrichment, and business and community development activities, in both credit and noncredit formats, at a wide variety of locations.

Through partnerships with other educational providers, Brookdale affords expanded access to post-associate degree learning at the baccalaureate and graduate levels, through joint admission and detailed course and program articulation.

As a learning-centered environment, characterized by teaching excellence, Brookdale provides assessment of student academic capabilities and offers basic skills development with access to a wide range of appropriate student and academic support systems, enabling the individual to have the full opportunity to succeed in post secondary learning environments.

Brookdale Community College is committed to opportunity with excellence, opportunity with accessibility, and opportunity with appropriate support, to enable success.

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Brookdale Community College From Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

Brookdale Community College is an accredited, coeducational, public community college in Lincroft, Monmouth County, New Jersey. Since its inception in 1967, Brookdale Community College has offered access to quality education throughout Monmouth County. It has secondary campuses in Neptune, Freehold Township, Hazlet, Long Branch, Sandy Hook and Wall Township. The College operates through the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders through an appointed Board of Trustees that sets policies, tuition and fees and monitors education programs.

Lincroft campus

The Lincroft campus comprises 22 buildings totaling 731,353 square feet, including the Center for the Visual Arts, the Bankier Library, the Center for World War II Studies and the Donald D. Warner Student Life Center.

High Technology High School, a magnet school for students from Monmouth County, is located near the eastern edge of the Lincroft Campus . It is operated by the Monmouth County Vocational School District.

The Lincroft campus is also home to the Monmouth Museum, the 360-seat Brookdale Performing Arts Center and Brookdale Public Radio, "90.5 The Night" (WBJB-FM). Both the Performing Arts Center and 90.5 The Night serve the Brookdale and Monmouth County community with shows, performances, National Public Radio, and rock music.

Curriculum

The college offers over 60 different two-year degree programs and a variety of degree certificates. Additionally, the college through its Business and Community Development and SCOPE initiative offers non-credit classes and IT Certificate training. In 2003, Brookdale launched the NJ Coastal Communiversity program to offer bachelor and masters degrees to students. The courses are offered in partnership with Georgian Court College, Kean University, Montclair State University, New Jersey City University, New Jersey Institute of Technology and Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.

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Students & Campus Life
Full Time Students: 69%
Athletic Programs: Unavailable
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Expenses
Average Tuition: $ 5,862
Students Receiving Aid: 41%
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Students

General
Full-Time vs. Part-Time
Full-Time 69%
Part-Time 31%
Race/Ethnicity
Caucasian 74%
African-American 10%
Other 6%
Hispanic 6%
Asian 4%
Geography
In State vs. Out-of-State
In-State 99%
Out-of-State 1%
Top States for Incoming Freshman
New Jersey 99%
Virginia 0%
New York 0%
Percent of Students International: 0%
Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) In-District In-State Out-of-State
Published Tuition and Fees:
$ 2,664 $ 4,866 $ 5,862
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads:
$ 2,752 $ 5,505 $ 6,750
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads:
$ 577 $ 577 $ 577
Financial Aid Avg. Amount Received % of Students Receiving Aid  
Federal Grants:
$ 3,138 27%  
State and Local Grants:
$ 1,764 23%  
Institutional Grants:
$ 153 11%  
Student Loans:
$ 2,591 19%  
Any Aid:
  41%  

Degree Programs at Brookdale Community College

Associate's Level Majors

Certificate Programs at Brookdale Community College

Career Education Majors

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