Essex County College is an accredited, co-educational, two-year, public, community college located in Ocean County, New Jersey. Its primary campus is in Newark. Other facilities include the West Essex Campus in West Caldwell and sattelite centers around Essex County. Generally, accreditation is the process by which a facility becomes officially certified as providing services of a reasonably good quality, so that the public can trust in the quality of its services. ... Coeducation is the integrated education of men and women. ... The term public school has different meanings: In Scotland, Australia, the United States and most other English-speaking nations, a school which does not charge tuition fees but is financed and/or controlled by the state, in contrast to a private school (also known as an independent school); here the... Jump to: navigation, search In Canada and the United States, a community college, sometimes called a junior college, is an educational institution providing post-secondary education and lower-level tertiary education, granting certificates, diplomas, and associates degrees. ... Location in the state of New Jersey Formed 1682 Seat Newark Area  - Total  - Water 336 km² (130 mi²) 9 km² (3 mi²) 2. ... Jump to: navigation, search State nickname: The Garden State Other U.S. States Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Governor Richard Codey (D) Acting Senators Jon Corzine (D) Frank Lautenberg (D) Official languages None defined Area 22,608 km² (47th)  - Land 19,231 km²  - Water 3,378 km² (14. ... Jump to: navigation, search Newark, nicknamed The Brick City, is the largest city in New Jersey and the county seat of urban Essex County. ... West Caldwell Township is a township located in Essex County, New Jersey. ...

Essex County College was established in 1966 as the public, two-year, open access community college of Essex County, admitted its first students in temporary quarters in Downtown Newark in 1968, and moved to its current permanent site in the heart of the University Heights district of the city in 1976, and offers degree programs in Associate in Arts, Associate in Science, and Associate in Applied Science degree programs, and certificate programs. Approximately 25,000 people enroll each year in Essex County College's various degree and non-degree programs. 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... Downtown Newark is Newark, New Jerseys central business and cultural district. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... University Heights is a neighborhood in Newark, New Jersey, so named because of the location of four academic institutions within its boundaries — Rutgers University (Newark Campus), the New Jersey Institute of Technology, the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ), and Essex County College. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...

External link

• Official web site