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Your Path: Useful Contacts

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A list of contacts eager to support you in your return.

Contact these administrators with any questions you have about returning.

Camden County College

Nora Todd

Program Manager - Back-on-Track to Degree Completion

856-227-7200 x 4475

ntodd@camdencc.edu

County College of Morris

Melissa Albright

VP of Marketing, PR & Enrollment Management

malbright@ccm.edu

Essex County College

Dr. Keith Kirkland

Dean-Student Affairs

973-877-3070

Kirkland@essex.edu

Hudson County College

Hamza Saleem

Admissions Advisor

201-360-4118

returning@hccc.edu

Kean University

Admissions Office

908-737-4723

readmit@kean.edu

Middlesex College

Advising or Admissions

732-548-6000 x 3848

advising@middlesexcc.edu

Montclair State University

Dr. Tara Morlando Zurlo

Director of Red Hawk Central

morlandot@montclair.edu

New Jersey City University (NJCU)

Jose Balda

Assistant Vice President for University Admissions

201-200-3234

jbalda@njcu.edu

Scott O'Connor

VP of Institutional Research

SOConnor@njcu.edu

New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT)

Alberto Guichardo

Admissions Specialist Transfer and Returning Students

973-596-5463

alberto.d.guichardo@njit.edu

Mia Badillo

973-596-3302

mia.badillo@njit.edu

Passaic County Community College

Nusrath Hussain

Admissions Specialist

nhussain27471@pccc.edu

Ramapo College of New Jersey

Patricia Laprey

Director, Degree Completion Program

plaprey@ramapo.edu

Rowan College at Burlington County (RCBC)

Admissions

856-222-9311 x 1199

admissions@rcbc.edu

Rowan College of South Jersey

Tiffany Bonsall

Admissions Representative

tbonsall@rcsj.edu

Rutgers-Newark

Amaya Morisseau

Program Coordinator Re-enrollment

973-353-1766 x 1

amaya.morisseau@rutgers.edu

Salem Community College

Amy Bennis-Kimball

Enrollment and Student Services

856-351-2831

akinball@salemcc.edu

St. Elizabeth University

Dr. Hamza Wedam

Admissions Officer

973-290-4191

hwedam@steu.edu

Stockton University

Admissions

609-652-4261

admissions@stockton.edu

Sussex County Community College

Admissions

973-300-2223

admissions@sussex.edu

Thomas Edison State University (TESU)

Juliette Puchello

Senior Director, Recruitment & Enrollment Management

jpunchello@tesu.edu

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Union College

Student Centers

Cranford Campus - 908-709-7500

Elizabeth Campus - 908-965-6050

Plainfield Campus - 908-676-7184

William Paterson University of NJ

Missy Matera

Admissions Representative

materam@wpunj.edu

Help Topics > Motivation

Deciding when—or whether—to go back to college as a working adult can be tough. Here are some questions to help you make the right choice for you.

Why do you want to earn your degree?
How will you juggle coursework with work and family?
Can you learn and grow without returning to college?
Can you afford it?

Consider your responses to the above questions about your motivation, time, energy, flexibility at work, finances, and learning preferences. Are you in a place with those resources that make school realistic for you right now? Think also about whether you have your ducks in a row at school, such as unblocking any holds on your student account and a clear sense of which requirements you’d need to meet to graduate. Then, ask yourself whether you have what you need to succeed or whether you still have work to do. This can help you determine your timeline on returning.

Reach out to a ReUp Coach via the sidebar on your dashboard if you ever need help deciding when a return to school would be best for you.

This depends on how many credits you have remaining and whether or not you'd like to return part-time or full-time. Reaching out to your school to discuss this with an admissions counselor or your academic advisor will provide you with the most accurate timeline that works best for you.

This depends on your previous major and the progress you've made during your previous attendance. This would also be a great question to ask your admissions counselor or your academic advisor.