by our College Data Analytics Team
In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Sussex County Community College was awarded 12 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is liberal arts general studies.
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According to College Factual's 2025 analysis, Sussex County Community College is ranked #1,660 out of 2,152 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Sussex County Community College held the #1,932 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Sussex County Community College is also ranked #41 out of 45 schools in New Jersey.
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As long as you meet basic requirements, you should not have any trouble getting into Sussex County Community College since the school has an open admissions policy. Still, be sure to submit any requested materials and that your application is completed in full.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Sussex County Community College, this ratio is 17 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Sussex County Community College is 7%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Sussex County Community College this rate is 61%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,190 undergraduates at Sussex County Community College with 1,256 being full-time and 934 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $9,596 | $10,960 | $11,835 | $12,739 | $13,341 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Sussex County Community College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Sussex County Community College, approximately 18% of students took out student loans averaging $4,523 a year. That adds up to $18,092 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Sussex County Community College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | One College Hill Road, Newton, NJ 07860 |
| Phone: | 973-300-2100 |
| Website: | www.sussex.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural Economics & Business | 147 | NA |
| Health Sciences & Services | 147 | NA |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 147 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 49 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 31 | NA |
| Engineering Technology (Other) | 29 | NA |
| Biological & Physical Science | 27 | NA |
| Health & Physical Education | 21 | NA |
| Accounting | 16 | NA |
| Design & Applied Arts | 14 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 1,261 students took at least one online class at Sussex County Community College. This is a decrease from the 1,921 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 1,261 | 362 |
| 2021-2022 | 1,921 | 1,174 |
| 2020-2021 | 1,889 | 577 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,265 | 376 |
Learn more about online learning at Sussex County Community College.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
References
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