Welcome to Essex County College, a vibrant and ever-changing community college with campuses in the University Heights district of Newark and West Caldwell, NJ.

We have a lot to offer you at ECC. You can earn an associate degree for transfer to a four-year institution or to help you secure immediate employment. Our articulation agreements with neighboring four-year universities such as Rutgers, NJIT, Seton Hall, Kean, Montclair State, New Jersey City University, and William Paterson enable our graduates to continue their studies with full junior status; many gain significant scholarships at these institutions.

Education for us is about empowering our students to succeed in a rapidly changing global marketplace. We have more than 10,000 students enrolled in degree and certificate programs and thousands more in ESL courses, short-term training programs, adult literacy programs, corporate training programs, and personal enrichment courses. We are fully committed to the ideals of access, quality, and opportunity.

Strong support, personal attention, and careful guidance from faculty and staff are what you can expect at ECC. You are a person, not a number. Professors know you by your name, respect your needs, and care about your success.

Like its surrounding community, ECC is comprised of peoples of many backgrounds. More than 100 different nationalities are represented. Essex promotes an atmosphere in which distinct cultural viewpoints are accepted and encouraged.

ECC has made a difference to countless individuals. Our students score well above the state and national averages on state licensure exams and, upon graduation, transfer to outstanding four-year institutions throughout the country. Testimonials from our graduates attest to the fine quality of education you will receive. Best of all, ECC is affordable. We will help you gain the financial aid to which you are entitled.

Join us at Essex, and in the words of Henry David Thoreau, let us help you “go confidently in the direction of your dreams and live the life you have imagined.”

A. Zachary Yamba