Essex County College

Essex County College is an open-door, public two-year college located in Essex County, New Jersey, United States.HistoryEstablished in 1966 as the public, two-year, open access community college of Essex County, it admitted its first students in temporary quarters in Downtown Newark in 1968. It moved to its current permanent site in the University Heights district of the city in 1976. Dr. A. Zachary Yamba was appointed as Acting President in April 2016. He previously served as President for nearly 30 years, retiring in 2010. The College Board of Trustees is currently conducting a search for a new president.Education offeredEssex County College offers A.S., A.A., and A.A.S. degree programs in more than 50 different majors and 26 Academic Certificate programs. Approximately 25,000 people enroll each year in Essex County College's various degree and non-degree programs, including job training and enrichment programs. Essex County College offers day and evening classes as well as on-line offerings. Essex has produced 14 Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Transfer Scholarshiop recipients since 2006, with students earning $120,000 in transfer scholarship money. The college is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.AthleticsEssex County College teams are represented in the Garden State Athletic Conference (GSAC) and Region 19 of the National Junior College Athletic Association. Its teams have produced All-Americans in soccer, men's and women's basketball, cross country, and indoor and outdoor track. The College has also produced more than two dozen Summer Olympics competitors.