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Atlantic Cape Community College

Mays Landing, New Jersey·Public, 2-year·Mid East·atlanticcape.edu

Atlantic Cape Community College has open admission, so it admits all applicants who meet basic requirements (effectively a 100% acceptance rate). 30% of students graduate within 150% of normal time (3 years for an associate degree), per 2024 IPEDS data. In-district tuition and fees are $6,068 and out-of-state tuition and fees are $9,068 (2024). Fall enrollment is 4,052 students, and 7,414 enrolled over the full 12-month year (2024). Source: IPEDS.

Acceptance
100%
Open admission
Graduation (150% time)
30%
—
Total enrollment
4,052
peer median 5,421
Avg net price
$8,392
-$977 vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
30%
Full-time retention
57%

Pell equity

14.1pp gap
Pell recipients
24%88 of 370
Non-Pell (all)
38%109 of 286
Subsidized loan, no Pell
44%12 of 27
No Federal Aid
37%97 of 259

Non-Pell students graduate at a 14.1-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 47 Title IV programs, 7 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 40 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
47
Passing
7
14.9% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

47programs
  • Passing7 · 14.9%
  • No Data40 · 85.1%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
2
Safe
4
No data
40

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

7
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+8.1%
$39,012 vs $36,082
Human Services General
Associate Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
+12.8%
$40,712 vs $36,082
Culinary Arts and Related Services
Associate Degree · Personal And Culinary Services
+14.6%
$41,359 vs $36,082
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+32.5%
$47,815 vs $36,082
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
+45.7%
$52,562 vs $36,082
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+57.2%
$56,722 vs $36,082
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+155.9%
$92,341 vs $36,082

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

6
Culinary Arts and Related Services
Associate Degree · Personal And Culinary Services
27%
$11,000 debt · $41,359 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
24%
$9,405 debt · $39,012 earn
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
24%
$13,625 debt · $56,722 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
21%
$11,200 debt · $52,562 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
17%
$8,133 debt · $47,815 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
16%
$15,000 debt · $92,341 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 1971Next review Nov 2026

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 2

  1. Sep 2019Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  2. Jun 2018Renewal of Accreditation
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$7,383
$30–48k$7,168
$48–75k$9,449
$75–110k$11,426
$110k+$15,115

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$8,392
-$976vs Community College median $9,369
Federal loans
7.6%
In-district tuition and fees
$6,068
Out-of-state tuition and fees
$9,068

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 2,792 students received $12.1M in Pell grants, alongside $2.0M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
2,792
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$12.1M
$12,148,508 total
Direct Loans
$2.0M
549 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

3k
’20
3k
’21
3k
’22
3k
’23
3k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$898K
288 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$886K
249 loan awards
Parent PLUS$204K
12 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 551 borrowers who entered repayment, 24 (4.3%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
4.3%
+2.0pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
551
Defaulted
24
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
15.6%
2017
18.5%
2018
10.3%
2019
4.3%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Atlantic Cape Community College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs65
UndergraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

659 total completions
01Health Professions
20931.7%
02Liberal Arts
15323.2%
03Business
12018.2%
04Computer Sciences
467.0%
05Psychology
385.8%
06Security/Protective
345.2%
07Personal/Culinary
243.6%
08Visual/Performing Arts
132.0%
09Engineering
111.7%
10Communication
111.7%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
4,052
12-mo unduplicated
7,414
Undergraduate
7,414
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
39%2,860
Women
61%4,554

Race / ethnicity composition

White
39.6%
Hispanic
28.8%
Black
13.8%
Asian
6.0%
Two or more
4.5%
Unknown
4.4%
Non-resident
2.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
90
54 M · 36 W
Women athletes
40.0%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$575K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$7K
$6K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 5

Soccer
17 M · 13 W
$43K
Basketball
14 M · 8 W
$57K
Volleyball
10 M · 12 W
$39K
Baseball
10 M · —
$34K
Cross Country
— · 2 W
$7K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 4,273 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
3
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    3
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    0
    Stalking
    3 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs00
    Liquor00

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    18.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    66

    Atlantic Cape Community College vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Atlantic Cape Community College selected for federal comparison reporting.

    IPEDS
    6-yr gradRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

    Carnegie
    SubjectAtlantic Cape Community College
    		—Open admission4,052$8,392Community College
    Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus
    		—Open admission5,218$12,378Community College
    Bergen Community College
    		—Open admission11,720$10,345Community College
    CUNY Hostos Community College
    		—Open admission5,478$5,297Community College
    Rockland Community College
    		—Open admission5,364$11,282Community College
    Orange County Community College
    		—Open admission5,704$6,794Community College
    Peer group median——5,421$9,369

    Institutions like Atlantic Cape Community College

    Explore the federal data for institutions in Atlantic Cape Community College's comparison group.

    IPEDS
    • Community CollegeNew Jersey

      Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      5,218
      Net price
      $12,378
    • Community CollegeNew Jersey

      Bergen Community College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      11,720
      Net price
      $10,345
    • Community CollegeNew York

      CUNY Hostos Community College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      5,478
      Net price
      $5,297
    • Community CollegeNew York

      Rockland Community College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      5,364
      Net price
      $11,282
    • Community CollegeNew York

      Orange County Community College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      5,704
      Net price
      $6,794

    Atlantic Cape Community College Institutional Research office

    The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

    Office
    Office of Institutional Research, Assessment and Planning
    Phone
    (609) 625-1111
    Address
    5100 Black Horse Pike, Mays Landing, NJ 08330

    Atlantic Cape Community College's Institutional Research provides fundamental support for college-wide strategic assessment, planning, accreditation, and data-informed decision making to continuously benefit the College.

    Visit IR office page
    Team
    1 member
    • Luis Montefusco
      Director, Institutional Research, Assessment & Planning

    Frequently asked questions about Atlantic Cape Community College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Atlantic Cape Community College.

    What is the acceptance rate at Atlantic Cape Community College?

    Atlantic Cape Community College has an open admission policy, so it admits all applicants who meet basic requirements (effectively a 100% acceptance rate). Some programs, such as nursing, may have separate selective admission. IPEDS does not collect an admit rate for open-admission colleges.

    What is the graduation rate at Atlantic Cape Community College?

    At Atlantic Cape Community College, 30% of students graduate within 150% of normal time (3 years for an associate degree), per 2024 IPEDS data.

    How many students attend Atlantic Cape Community College?

    Atlantic Cape Community College reports a total enrollment of 4,052 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Atlantic Cape Community College?

    The average net price at Atlantic Cape Community College is $8,392 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Atlantic Cape Community College located?

    Atlantic Cape Community College is located in Mays Landing, New Jersey 08330-2699.

    Who runs Institutional Research at Atlantic Cape Community College?

    Atlantic Cape Community College's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research, Assessment and Planning.

    About the data on this page

    Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

    IPEDSFall 2025–26 release, published July 28, 2026
    Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
    National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
    College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
    Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
    U.S. Department of Education
    FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
    Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
    U.S. Department of Education
    DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
    Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Federal Pell Grant & loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Pell Grant and Direct Loan recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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