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Sussex County Community College

Newton, New Jersey·Public, 2-year·Mid East·sussex.edu
6-yr Graduation
37%
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Total enrollment
2,247
peer median 4,225
Avg net price
$7,859
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
37%
Full-time retention
58%

Pell equity

20.8pp gap
Pell recipients
53%54 of 101
Non-Pell (all)
32%112 of 348
Subsidized loan, no Pell
0%0 of 3
No Federal Aid
32%112 of 345

Pell recipients here graduate at a 20.8-point higher rate than non-Pell students, unusual and worth a closer look.

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 54 Title IV programs, 4 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 50 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
54
Passing
4
7.4% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

54programs
  • Passing4 · 7.4%
  • No Data50 · 92.6%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
0
Safe
3
No data
50

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.

4
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+3.7%
$37,399 vs $36,082
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
+38.1%
$49,816 vs $36,082
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+41.1%
$50,929 vs $36,082
Biological and Physical Sciences
Associate Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
+54.4%
$55,699 vs $36,082

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

1
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+3.7%
+$1,317

Debt vs earnings

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

4
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
29%
$11,000 debt · $37,399 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
21%
$10,500 debt · $50,929 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
18%
$8,875 debt · $49,816 earn
Biological and Physical Sciences
Associate Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
14%
$7,600 debt · $55,699 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 1993Next review Jan 2026

Action history · 2

  1. Jun 2021Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  2. Nov 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$5,955
$30–48k$7,781
$48–75k$8,232
$75–110k$12,457
$110k+$13,931

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

Avg net price
$7,859
vs Community College median $7,859
Federal loans
15.6%
In-state tuition
$5,544
Out-of-state
$9,024

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, 987 students received $4.6M in Pell grants, alongside $2.0M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
987
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$4.6M
$4,649,019 total
Direct Loans
$2.0M
613 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
’20
1k
’21
1k
’22
1k
’23
1k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$723K
250 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.1M
332 loan awards
Parent PLUS$185K
31 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 390 borrowers who entered repayment, 12 (3.0%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.0%
+0.7pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
390
Defaulted
12
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
9.2%
2017
9.1%
2018
6.1%
2019
3.0%
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 Sussex

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs53
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

407 total completions
01Liberal Arts
16841.3%
02Business
7017.2%
03Engineering Tech
4811.8%
04Security/Protective
348.4%
05Multi/Interdisciplinary
276.6%
06Visual/Performing Arts
266.4%
07Parks/Recreation
143.4%
08Computer Sciences
82.0%
09Education
61.5%
10Health Professions
61.5%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
2,247
12-mo unduplicated
3,533
Undergraduate
3,533
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
51%1,795
Women
49%1,738

Race / ethnicity composition

White
61.9%
Hispanic
20.2%
Black
9.0%
Two or more
4.3%
Asian
1.8%
Non-resident
1.7%
Unknown
0.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.1%
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
248
213 M · 35 W
Women athletes
14.1%
Athletic aid
$97K
Total student aid
Budget
$922K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$54K
$43K
Recruiting expense
$2K
$0
Head-coach salaries
$8K
$8K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 7

Football
115 M · —
$265K
Soccer
27 M · 15 W
$85K
Baseball
27 M · —
$78K
Basketball
17 M · 7 W
$58K
Lacrosse
15 M · —
$32K
Wrestling
12 M · 2 W
$76K

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 · 2,220 students

3-year trend

0.462 yrs ago0.461 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
2
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
1
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
2
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    0
    Stalking
    0 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
    16.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    20

    Sussex vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Sussex selected for federal comparison reporting.

    IPEDS
    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    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
    SubjectSussex County Community College
    		37%—2,247$7,859Community College
    County College of Morris
    		——6,131$8,895Community College
    Rowan College at Burlington County
    		——6,620$5,344Community College
    Jefferson Community College
    		——2,319$11,923Community College
    Middlesex College
    		——12,044$2,288Community College
    SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
    		——2,220——
    Peer group median37%—4,225$7,859

    Institutions like Sussex

    Explore the federal data for institutions in Sussex's comparison group.

    IPEDS

    Sussex Institutional Research office

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

    Team
    1 member
    • Olga Maali
      Institutional Research Analyst

    Frequently asked questions about Sussex County Community College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Sussex.

    What is the graduation rate at Sussex County Community College?

    Sussex County Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 37% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Sussex County Community College?

    Sussex County Community College reports a total enrollment of 2,247 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Sussex County Community College?

    The average net price at Sussex County Community College is $7,859 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Sussex County Community College located?

    Sussex County Community College is located in Newton, New Jersey 07860.

    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.

    IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, 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 volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Federal Direct Loan recipient counts 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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