New Jersey Archive
Atlantic Community College (ACC) opened doors to its first students in 1966 on rented property of the Atlantic City High school of Atlantic County. This was after a New Jersey County college act was passed to establish affordable county colleges. …
The School of Nursing at Bayonne Medical Center (BMC) opened its doors for the first students in 1891. The school offered in-house training for nurses who also served as members of staff in the hospital during their free time. The …
Bergen Community College (BCC) was founded in 1965 following the need of quality and affordable higher education in Bergen County. The college offers transfer programs, career-entry training and lifelong learning opportunities to the community around it. It has three campuses: …
Bloomfield College (BC) has its history dating back to 1869, when it first opened doors for the first seminarian students. The college, then known as German Theological Seminary was based in Newark Township. Three years later, the college relocated to …
Brookdale Community College (BCC) was founded in 1967 as one of the County Colleges of New Jersey. It was established to meet the educational needs of the residents of Monmouth County. The college has a notable open-admission policy that welcomes …
Burlington County College (BCC) opened its doors for its first students in 1969. The college used rented property from Lenape High School at Medford before it moved to its own campus in Pemberton; it current main campus in 1971. The …
Capital Health System is a premier Health services provider with four locations in New Jersey: Hamilton, Pennington and 2 in Trenton. The healthcare system offers medical services ranging from simple testing to complex diagnosis and treatment. Services can be in-patient …
Christ Hospital was established in Hudson County in 1872 under the Episcopal Diocese of Newark. The opening of the hospital was inspired by a reverend who witnessed a patient suffer due to lack of medical care in the county. With …
Established as New Jersey Normal School in Trenton by a state Legislature in 1855, the College of New Jersey (TCNJ) has come a long way with so much history. The College has had numerous change of name over the years: …
The College of Saint Elizabeth (CSE) was established in 1899 by the sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth as a women’s college. The college remained a women’s college until 1976 when it established an evening program that would cater for …
The County College of Morris (CCM) opened its door for the first students in 1968. The college was opened in response to the needs of workforce training center that would offer high quality yet affordable education. In the mission to …
Cumberland County College (CCC) was established in 1966 to meet the higher education needs of residents of Cumberland County. The college prides itself to be the oldest community college in the state of New Jersey. It is dedicated to offering …
Essex County College (ECC) was established in 1966 as a community college serving the residents of Essex County. The college operates from the main campus in Newark and closely neighbors Rutgers University-Newark and New Jersey Institute of Technology. It extends …
Fairleigh Dickson University (FDU) was established in 1942 as a private junior college in New Jersey. In 1948, the college introduced 4-year programs to replace the 2-year programs. Fairleigh Dickson College was granted university status in 1956 and expanded its …
Felician College (FC) was established in 1923 as Immaculate Conception Normal School. It is a private, co-ed institution affiliated with the Catholic Church and operated by the Felician Sisters of America. The college is affiliated with the Catholic University of …
Gloucester County College (GCC) opened doors for its first students in 1968. The college was established after deliberative talks to establish a community college in the county by chosen freeholders. The college initially operated from sub-let property at Monongahela and …
Holy Name School of Nursing is as old as Holy Name Hospital; its mother hospital. The college was established in 1925 as a women’s registered nurse diploma training school by Sisters of St Joseph. The medical center was initially known …
Kean University (KU) history can be traced back in 1855 when it was founded as Newark Normal School in Newark. The college was renamed New Jersey State College in 1937 and shortly after relocated to Union, its current location. The …
Mercer County Community College (MCCC) is an open-door public college founded in 1966. The college can be traced back when Trenton Junior college was accredited to offer 2-year associate degrees following high education needs from residents in the county. A …
Monmouth University (MU) was established in 1933 as a 2-year Junior College offering classes in the evening. The college was founded to meet the education needs of students who could not afford to travel out of state for college education. …
New Jersey City University (NJCU) was established in 1929 as New Jersey State Normal School at Jersey City. The normal school was dedicated to teacher training and later advanced to a state teachers college. The college expanded from a teacher’s …
Ocean County College (OCC) located in Toms River, New Jersey was established in 1969 as a community college. Supported by New Jersey and Ocean County locally, it was established to meet higher education needs of ocean county residents. OCC offers …
Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center (OLLMC) is home to Our Lady of Lourdes School of Nursing. The school of nursing was established in 1961: about 10 years after the medical center. The school of nursing and the Medical center …
Passaic County community College (PCCC) opened its doors to the residents of Passaic County in 1971. PCCC offers academic and non-credits programs including associate degrees, certificates and continuing education. In its efforts to offer accessible learning methods, PCCC has evening, …
Ramapo College of New Jersey (RCNJ) was established in 1969 as a state-supported co-ed liberal arts college. The college has its main campus located in Mahwah, Bergen County of New Jersey. It offers 4-year degrees in arts, sciences and professional …
Established in 1902, Raritan Bay Medical Center (RBMC) was opened to serve the health care needs of Central New Jersey. Besides offering high quality medical care to patients, RBMC has a nursing program which dates back to 1903, an year …
Raritan Valley Community College (RVCC) opened its doors for the first class of students in 1966 in temporary facilities at Green Brook High School. During its early years, it was known as Somerset County College offering post-secondary education to Somerset …
Richard Stockton College of New Jersey (RSCNJ) opened doors for its first students in late 1971. The pioneer students had to attend classes in rented hotel property since it had no property of its own. A year later Stockton College …
Rutgers State University of New Jersey has a very long history. With over 250 years from when the pioneer college was founded, Rutgers has grown in bounds to be one of the most recognized colonial, public land-grant and research institutions …
Rutgers-Newark is one of the 3 campuses in the Rutgers State University of New Jersey system. Rutgers- Newark history can be traced back when New Jersey School of Law; established in 1908 together with four other colleges and schools merged …
St. Francis Medical Center (SFMC) has over a century in providing health care. The Medical center was founded in 1874 by the Sisters of St Francis of the Third Order in Philadelphia. It was opened with the aim of meeting …
Saint Peter’s University (SPU), previously known as Saint Peters College (SPC), was established in 1872 as a liberal arts college known as Jesuit College of New Jersey; a men’s only college. In 1918, the college closed down due to the …
Established in 1865, Seton Hall University (SHU) has so much history to show for the over a century and half it has been operational. It was established as Seton Hall College by a catholic Bishop as home to shape learners …
JFK Medical Center (JFKMC) was formed in 1967 serving a tri-county area of Somerset, Union, and Middlesex. The medical center offers out-patient and in-patients specialty treatment health services. Besides offering medical services, JFK Medical Center is home to the JFK …
Thomas Edison State College (TESC) was established in 1971 and was initially located in Princeton. 7 years later, the college moved to its current location in Trenton. It is one of the colleges in the US founded with a mission …
Trinitas School of Nursing (TSON) has a long history dating back to 1891.The school of nursing was founded by the Elizabeth General Education Ladies Aid to be center of professional nurses training. It was established as part of Elizabeth General …
Founded in 1933, Union County College (UCC) boasts to be the oldest serving community college in New Jersey. The college was established to meet career minded and transfer oriented higher education needs of Union County residents. The college has established …
The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) is a complex story of numerous merges, renaming and relocations. Its history can be traced back to 1954, to the then Seton Hall College of Medicine and Dentistry located in …
Warren County Community College (WCCC) started offering classes in 1981 as a “College without Walls”. It relied on property from local high schools to offer college courses. It was accredited to offer 2-year degrees in 1988. WCCC moved to its …
William Paterson University (WPU), also known as William Paterson University of New Jersey was established in the mid 19th century as Paterson City normal school. It remained as a teacher training school until 1936 when it offered its first general …
