2023 Most Popular Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in New Jersey
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for teaching students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools and bootcamps that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
The Most Popular Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in New Jersey ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in New Jersey to see which basic certificate programs were the most popular for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.
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Most Popular Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in New Jersey
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Our analysis found Passaic County Community College to be the most popular school for teaching students who want to pursue a basic certificate in New Jersey. This medium-sized public school is located in Paterson, New Jersey, and it awarded 71 basic certificates in 2020-2021.
In-state students pay an average of $7,350 in tuition and fees if they attend PCCC full time. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $9,390. Of those students who received their degree, 96% were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at PCCC. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 26% took at least some of their classes online.
The excellent basic certificate programs at County College of Morris helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teaching schools in New Jersey. County College of Morris is a public institution located in Randolph, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 25 basic certificates in 2020-2021.
Full-time students from New Jersey pay an average of $9,840 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend County College of Morris. Out-of-state students pay an average of $13,620. Of those students who received their degree, 96% were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since County College of Morris does offer online classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 100% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Rowan University is a great place for teaching students working on their basic certificate. Glassboro, New Jersey is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out basic certificates to 13 students in 2020-2021.
Full-time students from New Jersey pay an average of $14,376 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend Rowan. Out-of-state students pay an average of $23,408. Around 85% of those degree recipients were women.
Some students may be able to take online classes at Rowan. During the 2019-2020 year, about 64% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
The excellent basic certificate programs at Princeton University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teaching schools in New Jersey. Princeton, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out basic certificates to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Around 50% of those degree recipients were women.
Online courses are available at Princeton, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 100% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Essex County College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in New Jersey list. Located in Newark, New Jersey, the medium-sized public school handed out 1 basic certificate awards in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees at Essex is $8,966. In-state students do not receive a discount, however you may be able to reduce your price if you receive financial aid. Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
Online courses are available at Essex, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 28% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
The excellent basic certificate programs at Ocean County College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teaching schools in New Jersey. OCC is a public institution located in Toms River, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 basic certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online classes at OCC. In fact, around 44% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Capri Institute of Hair Design, Paramus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate teaching programs.
With a ranking of #7, Cumberland County College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching students working on their basic certificate.
Cumberland County College does not offer a discount to in-state students, so the average tuition and fees for all undergraduates is $5,550. This amount may be reduced if you receive financial aid.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at Cumberland County College. In fact, around 98% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Capri Institute of Hair Design, Brick ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in New Jersey list.
Capri Institute of Hair Design, Kenilworth did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teaching students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #7 on the list.
With a ranking of #7, Rider University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching students working on their basic certificate.
The average tuition and fees at Rider is $35,850. In-state students do not receive a discount, however you may be able to reduce your price if you receive financial aid.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at Rider. In 2019-2020 about 33% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Bloomfield College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in New Jersey ranking.
Online courses are available at Bloomfield College, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 49% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Total Image Beauty Academy came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in New Jersey ranking.
Capri Institute of Hair Design, Clifton ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in New Jersey list.
Raritan Valley Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in New Jersey ranking.
If you want to attend RVCC, expect to pay an average of $6,912 in tuition and fees. Of course, this could be reduced if you receive financial aid.
Some students may be able to take online classes at RVCC. In 2019-2020 about 81% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 15 schools only.
References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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