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Atlantic County


Name:
The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey

Address:
Office of Teacher Education P.O. Box 195

City:
Pomona, NJ 08240-0195 Website: www.stockton.edu

Type:
Public: 4 Year

Admissions Office Phone: (609) 652-4261

Admissions Deadlines: Fall: June 1 Spring: Dec. 1 Summer: n/a

Part-time and non-matriculating students accepted.

Post-Bachelor's Degree Education

Number of credits required: 32+

Cost per credit is: $160.50

Note:

Admission interview to Teacher Education Program occurs in March and May for fall semester,

and October for spring semester.
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Camden County

Name:
Camden County College

Address:
P.O. Box 200

College Drive

City:
Camden, NJ 08012 Website: www.camdencc.edu

Type:
Public: 2 Year

Admissions Office Phone: (856) 227-7200

Admissions Deadlines: Fall: rolling Spring: rolling Summer: rolling

Part-time and non-matriculating students accepted.

Associate's Degree offered in: Elementary Education

Number of credits required: 66

Cost per credit is: $60.00
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Cumberland County

Name:
Cumberland County College

Address:
P. O. Box 1500

College Drive

City:
Vineland, NJ 08360 Website: www.cccnj.net

Type:
Public: 2 Year

Admissions Office Phone: (856) 691-8600

Admissions Deadlines: Fall: September Spring: January Summer: Rolling

Part-time and non-matriculating students accepted.

Certificate offered in: Early Childhood Education

Number of credits required: 18-33

Cost per credit is: $70.00

Associate's Degree offered in: Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education

Number of credits required: 65

Cost per credit is: $70.00

Transfer agreements within New Jersey.

Rutgers University at Camden, Thomas Edison State College. Both accept all ECE courses

into their BA Liberal Studies.

Note:

$14.00 fees
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Essex County

Name:
Caldwell College

Address:
9 Ryerson Avenue

City:
Caldwell, NJ 07006 Website: www.caldwell.edu

Type:
Private: 4 Year

Admissions Office Phone: (973) 618-3224

Admissions Deadlines: Fall: rolling Spring: January Summer: May

Part-time and non-matriculating students accepted.

Bachelor's Degree offered in: Elementary Education, K-8 Certification and P-3 Certification

Number of credits required: 126-132

Cost per credit is: $357.00

Transfer agreements within New Jersey.

Raritan Valley Community College, Morris County Community College, Essex County College,

others in progress.
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Name:
Essex County College

Address:
303 University Avenue

City:
Newark, NJ 07102 Website: www.essex.edu

Type:
Public: 2 Year

Admissions Office Phone: (973) 877-3100

Admissions Deadlines: Fall: August Spring: January Summer: April

Part-time and non-matriculating students accepted.

Certificate offered in: Early Childhood Education

Associate's Degree offered in: Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education

Number of credits required: 60-65

Cost per credit is: $70.50

Transfer agreements within New Jersey.

Kean University, Montclair State University, New Jersey City University, Rutgers University
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Name:
Montclair State University

Address:
Early Childhood Dept - 1 Normal Avenue

City:
Upper Montclair, NJ 07043 Website: www.montclair.edu

Type:
Public - 4 yr

Admissions Office Phone: (973) 655-4444

Admissions Deadlines: Fall:   Spring:   Summer:  

Part-time and non-matriculating students accepted. Yes

Certificate offered in:  

Bachelor's Degree offered in: Early Childhood Ed, Elementary Ed

Number of credits required: 128

Cost per credit is: 135.01

Transfer agreements within New Jersey.

GER courses accepted through transfer from all 2 and 4 yr institutions.
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Name:
Seton Hall University

Address:
400 South Orange Avenue

City:
South Orange, NJ 07079 Website: www.shu.edu

Type:
Private: 4 Year

Admissions Office Phone: (973) 761-9332

Admissions Deadlines: Fall: open Spring: open Summer: open

Part-time and non-matriculating students accepted.

Master's degree Elementary Education

Number of credits required:

Cost per credit is: $578.00

Bachelor's Degree offered in: Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education,

Elementary Education/Early Childhood Education Special

Education Secondary Education

Number of credits required: 126-130

Cost per credit is: $547.00

Transfer agreements within New Jersey.

county colleges in NJ
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Gloucester County

Name:
Rowan University

Address:
201 Mullica Hill Road

City:
Glassboro, NJ 08028 Website: www.rowan.edu

Type:
Public: 4 Year

Admissions Office Phone: (856) 256-4200

Admissions Deadlines: Fall: March Spring: N/A Summer: N/A

Part-time students accepted.

Bachelor's Degree offered in: Elementary/Early Childhood Ed.

Number of credits required: 120-155

Cost per credit is: $4 240.00

Transfer agreements within New Jersey.

All New Jersey County Colleges

Note:

$4240 is the annual in-state tuition
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Hudson County

Name:
Hudson County Community College

Address:
25 Journal Square

City:
Jersey City, NJ 07306

Type:
Public: 2 Year: 4 Year

Admissions Office Phone: (201) 714-2126

Admissions Deadlines: Fall: Rolling Spring: Rolling Summer: Rolling

Part-time and non-matriculating students accepted.

Associate's Degree offered in: Early Childhood Education, AA in Liberal Arts w/ Early

Childhood Education option; AA in Liberal Arts with

Elementary and Secondary options; AAS in Early

Childhood Education

Number of credits required: 65

Cost per credit is: $64.50

Transfer agreements within New Jersey.

New Jersey City University

Note:

Child Care Certificate includes the CDA sequence of 11 credits
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Name:
New Jersey City University

Address:
2039 Kennedy Boulevard

City:
Jersey City, NJ 07305 Website: www.njcu.edu

Type:
Public: 4 Year

Admissions Office Phone: (201) 200-2114

Admissions Deadlines: Fall: April Spring: November Summer: Ongoing

Part-time students accepted.

Certificate offered in: Early Childhood Education

Number of credits required: 0

Cost per credit is:

Bachelor's Degree offered in: Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education,

Education, Health K-12 Ed . Art Language Music

Secondary Special Education

Number of credits required: 128

Cost per credit is: $154.00
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Mercer County

Name:
Mercer County Community College

Address:
1200 Old Trenton Rd.

PO Box B

City:
Trenton, NJ 08090 Website: www.mccc.edu

Type:
Public: 2 Year

Admissions Office Phone: (609) 586-0505

Admissions Deadlines: Fall: rolling Spring: rolling Summer: rolling

Part-time and non-matriculating students accepted.

Certificate offered in:

Number of credits required:

Cost per credit is:

Associate's Degree offered in: Education, AAS in Education or Special Education

Number of credits required: 62-64

Cost per credit is: $77.00

Note:

Some senior colleges in NJ require students interested in Education to enroll in Mercer County

College's Humanities and Social Science AA degree program to prepare for transfer.
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Name:
Princeton University

Address:

City:
PRINCETON TWP, NJ 08544

Type:
Private: 4 Year

Admissions Office Phone: (609) 258-3060

Admissions Deadlines: Fall: April 1 Spring: Summer:

Bachelor's Degree offered in: Liberal Arts with teacher certification

Number of credits required: 120

Cost per credit is:

Undergraduate courses in education or child development.

students may earn certification in Elementary or secondary education ,but major in Liberal Arts

discipline

Transfer agreements within New Jersey.

No

Note:

Four courses per sementer, eight semesters; $35,000 tuition, room and board
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Name:
Rider University

Address:
2083 Lawrenceville Road

City:
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648 Website: www.rider.edu

Type:
Private: 4 Year

Admissions Office Phone: (609) 896-5042

Admissions Deadlines: Fall: rolling Spring: rolling Summer: rolling

Part-time and non-matriculating students accepted.

Certificate offered in: Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education

Number of credits required:

Cost per credit is: $600.00

Bachelor's Degree offered in: Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Business

Administration General Studies

Number of credits required: 132

Cost per credit is: $600.00

Transfer agreements within New Jersey.

All

Note:

Cost per credit based on part-time fees. Contact person for ECE: Dr. Cynthia Paris, (609)

895-5527, parisc@rider.edu.
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Name:
Thomas Edison State College

Address:
101 West State St

City:
Trenton, NJ 08608-1176 Website: www.tesc.edu

Type:
Public: 2 Year: 4 Year

Admissions Office Phone: (609) 292-9992

Admissions Deadlines: Fall: Rolling Spring: Rolling Summer: Rolling

Part-time and non-matriculating students accepted.

Associate's Degree offered in: Associate in Arts or Associate of Science in Public and

Social Services with Child Development Services

specialization.

Number of credits required: 60

Cost per credit is: $72.00

Bachelor's Degree offered in: Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts or Bachelor of Science in

Human Services with specialization in Child Development

Services

Number of credits required: 120

Cost per credit is: $72.00

Undergraduate courses in education or child development.

The degrees are in Human Services - Child Development Services

Transfer agreements within New Jersey.

All two-year Community Colleges

Note:

Thomas Edison is designed for the working adult and offers credit for learning from work, testing

for college credit, and independent study courses.
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Middlesex County

Name:
Middlesex County College

Address:
2600 Woodbridge Avenue

City:
Edison, NJ 08818

Type:
Public: 2 Year

Admissions Office Phone: (732) 906-2510

Admissions Deadlines: Fall: Aug 1 Spring: Dec 30