Salem Community College (SCC, Salem County College, SCC, Salem College) Academics and Admissions

Academics

Serving Salem County and the State of New Jersey, Salem Community College was founded in 1958 as the Salem County Technical Institute. In 1972 the New Jersey Commission on Higher Education granted approval to grant degree-awarding authority to the Technical Institute, and the name was officially changed to Salem Community College. Today this two-year public, community college is set on a main 11-acre campus in Carneys Point Township. Articulation agreements exist between Salem Community College and regional and national colleges and universities including Chestnut Hill College, Kaplan University, Savannah College of Art and Design, Wesley College, Wilmington University, and Strayer University.

At Salem Community College students may choose from associate

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Information Summary

Ranks 60th in New Jersey and 3347th overall. See the entire top 2,000 colleges and universities list
Overall Score (about)	45.5
Total Cost On-Campus Attendance	$7,070
Admission Success rate	N/A
Student Ratio Students-to-Faculty	28 : 1
Retention (full-time / part-time)	66% / 40%
Enrollment Total (all students)	879

Admissions

Prospective students must begin the admissions process by filling out the admission application, available online, and submitting it to Enrollment Services with the nonrefundable application fee. Along with the application, students must include any official high school transcripts or a GED diploma, or, an official college or university transcript for transfer students. Each applicant must either provide satisfactory SAT scores, or take an Accuplacer placement exam, and submit proof of immunization for measles, mumps, and rubella. Any student attending full time must be vaccinated for hepatitis B within 60 days of registration.

Special admissions requirements apply for transfer and readmission students. Selective Admissions Programs may also have special program entrance requirements. Such programs currently experience limited space availability, and include the glass program, the nuclear energy technology program, and the practical nursing certificate and associate degree in nursing programs. To find out what additional requirements for admission apply, beyond SCC

Financial Aid

Financial aid awards are determined by a needs analysis form processed by SCC

Student Financial Aid Details

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Students

At SCC students are able to take advantage of the Student Services Department, offering assistance in areas like academic advising, admissions, financial aid, registration, student accounts, student activities and transfer advising. Student organizations are recognized by SCC in a variety of clubs and organizations, run through the Enrollment Services Specialist/Student Activities Coordinator in Student Services. Some such clubs and organizations include Chi Alpha Epsilon national honor society, the criminal justice club, the drama club, the Educational Opportunity Fund Club, the Multicultural Club, the Nursing Club, the Oak Singers, Phi Theta Kappa, Student Assembly, The Oakleaf student newspaper, and the Salem Glass Society. Other campus student activities include Adopt-A-Highway, community service, and student speaker symposiums.

Student Enrollment Demographics

Athletics

The Salem Community College green & white Oaks host a variety of men

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