by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
Hudson County Community College was awarded 201 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is accounting technology/technician and bookkeeping.
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HCCC is ranked #1,919 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when HCCC held the #1,939 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 44 colleges in New Jersey, HCCC is ranked at #40.
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Returning adults and other non-traditional students may appreciate the fact that Hudson County Community College has an open admissions policy. This means that you'll only have to submit basic materials, which may include proof that you completed high school or an equivalent program.
The student to faculty ratio is often used as a measure to gauge how much access students will have to their professors - the lower the number, the better. At Hudson County Community College, this rate is 23 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Hudson County Community College is 100%. This is higher 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 Hudson County Community College this rate is 62%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 7,039 undergraduates at HCCC with 3,822 being full-time and 3,217 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $5,462 | $5,842 | $7,767 | $11,644 | $12,543 |
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 HCCC, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At HCCC, approximately 3% of students took out student loans averaging $4,673 a year. That adds up to $18,692 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at HCCC is 11.7%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.
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Contact details for HCCC are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 70 Sip Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07306 |
| Phone: | 201-714-7100 |
| Website: | www.hccc.edu/ |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 4,797 students took at least one online class at Hudson County Community College. This is a decrease from the 5,650 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 4,797 | 2,515 |
| 2019-2020 | 5,650 | 3,826 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,284 | 243 |
| 2017-2018 | 1,521 | 197 |
| 2016-2017 | 1,112 | 0 |
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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.
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