Essex County College Instant Decision Day Set for Sept. 16

Instant Admission Day for the Fall II term at Essex County College will be held Tuesday, Sept. 16 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at both the main Newark campus (303 University Avenue) and West Essex campus (730 Bloomfield Avenue in West Caldwell). Fall II classes start Friday, September 19.

Prospective students who attend the Instant Admission Day will have Essex’s $25 application fee waived. They will also be able to take the required placement test to be administered on both campuses beginning at 4 p.m. There will also be financial aid information available and campus tours will be conducted.

Fall II (or Late Start term) allows students to take a full semester of classes in a more compressed time. The term ends December 13.

Additional information is available from Admission Officer Hamza Agwedicham at 973-877-3052.

About Essex County College

Essex County College is a fully accredited public community college with a total enrollment of more than 16,000 students pursuing Associate degrees and Certificates in more than 40 areas of study on campuses in Newark, West Caldwell (West Essex) and Cedar Grove (Police Academy).

Essex sends more transfer students to Rutgers, New Jersey Institute of Technology and Montclair State University than any other college. Since 2012, Essex has been the leading two-year institution in the nation in producing Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Transfer Scholars who receive up to a $90,000 award from this prestigious organization.

Ranked the most affordable two-year college in New Jersey by the U.S. Department of Education, Essex is New Jersey’s only two-year College designated a Predominantly Black and a Hispanic Serving Institution. Recently, Essex County College was selected as a 2014 Military Friendly School by Victory Media. For more information, click here.

Information courtesy of Essex County College