You've already put meaningful time and effort into your education. If you're thinking about returning, New Jersey colleges and universities may offer support that helps you finish with a clearer path and fewer barriers.

Jump to section:

• Who to contact when you are ready to enroll
• Schools offering pre-admission degree audits
• Resources for learners with a high number of credits
• What to do next

Find your school below, connect with the right person, and see what support may already be available to you.

Who to contact when you are ready to enroll

Camden County College Nora Todd, MS (856) 227-7200 ext. 4475 | Cell: (856) 409-8882 | ntodd@camdencc.edu

County College of Morris Jill Wells, Coordinator of Academic Advisement and Student Success jwells@ccm.edu

Essex County College Keith Kirkland, Vice President of Student Services and Admission (973) 877-3070 | Kirkland@essex.edu

Hudson County Community College Contact Admissions — use the promo code in your next steps email to waive the application fee.

Kean University Contact Admissions to get started.

Middlesex College Contact Admissions — use the promo code in your next steps email to waive the application fee.

Montclair State University Contact Admissions to get started.

New Jersey City University Jose Balda jbalda@njcu.edu

New Jersey Institute of Technology Alberto Guichardo, Associate Director for Transfer Recruitment and Articulation (973) 596-5463 | alberto.d.guichardo@njit.edu

Passaic County Community College Reconnect Grant Office (973) 684-4402 | reconnect@pccc.edu

Ramapo College of New Jersey Nicole Pedoto: (201) 684-7572 | npedoto@ramapo.edu Jessica Steinheimer: (201) 684-7438 | jsteinhe@ramapo.edu

Rowan College at Burlington County Contact Admissions to get started.

Rowan College of South Jersey Christina Kulisek, Assistant Director of Admissions ckulisek@rcsj.edu

Rowan University Tiffany Delesandro, Assistant Director of University Advising Services (856) 256-4937 | delesandro@rowan.edu

Rutgers University — Newark Amaya Morisseau (973) 353-5205 | amaya.morisseau@rutgers.edu

Saint Elizabeth University Mary Clare Cullum, Office of Admissions mcullum@stedu.edu

Salem Community College Amy Bennis-Kimball, Admissions akimball@salemcc.edu

Stockton University Academic Advising Office (609) 652-4504 | advising@stockton.edu

Sussex County Community College Contact Admissions to get started.

Thomas Edison State University Juliette Punchello, Senior Director, Recruitment & Enrollment Management Schedule directly using Juliette's scheduling link in your next steps email.

Union College Student Services Live Chat — visit the Virtual Campus and select the Remote option to connect.

William Paterson University of New Jersey Missy Matera, Senior Associate Director of Admissions (973) 720-2901 | materam@wpunj.edu

Schools offering pre-admission degree audits

These schools may be able to review your credits before you formally re-enroll. Reach out to the contact listed for the school you're interested in to ask about availability and eligibility.

• Camden County College — contact Nora Todd at (856) 227-7200 ext. 4475 or ntodd@camdencc.edu
• County College of Morris — contact Jill Wells at jwells@ccm.edu
• Middlesex College — contact Academic Advising at advising@middlesexcc.edu
• Montclair State University — available for learners with 60+ credit hours interested in online programs; contact Lisa Garrity at williamsli@montclair.edu
• New Jersey City University — contact Jose Balda at jbalda@njcu.edu
• New Jersey Institute of Technology — contact Alberto Guichardo at (973) 596-5463 or alberto.d.guichardo@njit.edu
• Rowan University — contact Tiffany Delesandro at (856) 256-4937 or delesandro@rowan.edu
• Rutgers University — Newark — contact Amaya Morisseau at (973) 353-5205 or amaya.morisseau@rutgers.edu
• Saint Elizabeth University — contact Mary Clare Cullum at mcullum@stedu.edu
• Salem Community College — contact Amy Bennis-Kimball at akimball@salemcc.edu
• Stockton University — contact the Academic Advising Office at (609) 652-4504 or advising@stockton.edu; note that applying first may get you faster access to an advisor
• Thomas Edison State University — contact Juliette Punchello using her scheduling link in your next steps email
• Union College — visit the Virtual Campus and select the Remote option to connect with Student Services Live Chat

Resources for learners with a high number of credits

Camden County College

Online programs are available. The Back on Track degree completion program is designed for learners returning to finish what they started.

Help with what you owe: Payment plans are available for current tuition.

How to apply or come back: The application is free. If it's been more than five years since you last attended CCC, submit the free application for admission — it takes less than ten minutes.

County College of Morris

Online degrees are available. The most flexible options are Liberal Arts, Business, and Criminal Justice.

Help with what you owe: Payment plans are available for current tuition.

How to apply or come back: The application is free. If you left in good academic standing, complete the request to re-enroll form and email it to registrar@ccm.edu.

Essex County College

Online classes are available, though no 100% online degrees are offered at this time.

Help with what you owe: Payment plans are available for current tuition. If you owe less than $1,000 and have a GPA of 2.0 or better, you may be eligible to submit the Balance Forgiveness Form.

How to apply or come back: There is a $30 application fee for returning learners. If you've been away from ECC for three or more years, submit the application for returning students.

Hudson County Community College

Online programs are available.

Help with what you owe: Payment plans are available for current tuition.

How to apply or come back: The application fee is waived for ReUp learners — use the promo code in your next steps email. Submit the application for readmission.

Kean University

Online programs are available. The B.A. in Liberal Arts is a degree completion program designed for returning learners.

Help with what you owe: Payment plans are available for current tuition.

How to apply or come back: The application is free. If you've been away from Kean for one year or more, submit the application for re-enrollment and select the Re-Enrollment/Readmit option.

Middlesex College

Online and flexible schedule programs are available.

Help with what you owe: Payment plans are available for current tuition.

How to apply or come back: The application fee is waived when you enter the promo code in your next steps email. Submit the application for readmission.

Montclair State University

Online programs are available.

Help with what you owe: Payment plans are available for current tuition. Note: payment plans are not available during summer terms.

How to apply or come back: The application is free for returning students. Submit the free returning student application. If you have completed more than 60 credit hours and are interested in finishing through one of Montclair's online programs, you may be eligible for a pre-admission degree audit — contact Lisa Garrity, Transfer Admissions Counselor, at williamsli@montclair.edu.

New Jersey City University

Online classes are available. One fully online undergraduate program is offered: Bachelor of Science in Fire Science.

Help with what you owe: Payment plans are available for current tuition. If you have an outstanding balance, email Jose Balda at jbalda@njcu.edu to request the debt forgiveness application.

How to apply or come back: The application is free for returning students. Submit the readmit application.

New Jersey Institute of Technology

One online undergraduate program is available: the Accelerated B.S. in Business, which requires an associate degree in business for admission.

Help with what you owe: Payment plans are available for current tuition.

How to apply or come back: The application fee is waived when following the steps in your next steps email. Submit the application for returning students. Contact Alberto Guichardo before you apply if you'd like to review your credits first.

Passaic County Community College

A wide range of distance learning courses are available.

Money that may help you finish: The Reconnect Grant is available for learners who have been away for two or more years and have 40 or more college-level credits. Contact the Reconnect Grant Office at (973) 684-4402 or reconnect@pccc.edu to find out if you qualify.

Help with what you owe: Payment plans are available for current tuition.

How to apply or come back: The application is free. If it's been two years or more since you last attended PCCC, submit the free online Readmit Form.

Ramapo College of New Jersey

A degree completion program is available, though no fully online degree programs are offered at this time. General education classes are seldom offered online.

Help with what you owe: Payment plans are available for current tuition.

How to apply or come back: The application is free. If you left in good standing and have been away for one year or more, submit the returning student application.

Rowan College at Burlington County

Online courses are available, though no 100% online programs are offered at this time.

Help with what you owe: Payment plans are available for current tuition.

How to apply or come back: The application is free. If it's been three years or more since you last attended RCBC, submit the application for admission.

Rowan College of South Jersey

Online programs are available.

Help with what you owe: Payment plans are available for current tuition. If your balance is in external collections, RCSJ will still work with you directly to resolve it — call (856) 468-5000 ext. 2226.

How to apply or come back: The application is free. If you last attended RCSJ more than one year ago, submit the free application.

Rowan University

Online programs are available — filter by Bachelor's and Online to find options that fit your remaining coursework.

Help with what you owe: Payment plans are available for current tuition.

How to apply or come back: The application is free. Submit the free re-enrollment form. Contact Tiffany Delesandro before you apply if you'd like to review your credits first.

Rutgers University — Newark

No fully online programs are available at this time.

Help with what you owe: Payment plans are available for current tuition.

How to apply or come back: The application is free. Submit the application for admission. Contact Amaya Morisseau if you'd like to review your credits before applying.

Saint Elizabeth University

One online undergraduate program is available: RN to BSN.

Help with what you owe: Payment plans are available for current tuition.

How to apply or come back: The application is free. If it's been more than three years since you last attended SEU, submit the application for readmission. Contact Mary Clare Cullum to request a degree audit — she'll connect you with your former advisor or department head.

Salem Community College

Two fully online programs are available: Liberal Arts A.A. and Business Administration A.S.

Help with what you owe: Payment plans are available for current tuition. If you owe less than $600, you may be eligible for balance forgiveness — this is handled internally after you re-enroll.

How to apply or come back: The application is free. Submit the free application for readmission. Contact Amy Bennis-Kimball if you'd like to review your credits before applying.

Stockton University

Degree completion programs are available, along with some online classes, though no 100% online programs are offered at this time.

Help with what you owe: Payment plans are available for current tuition.

How to apply or come back: The application fee is waived using the ReUp-specific link in your next steps email. If you have not attended any other schools since leaving Stockton, submit the Re-matriculation form using the link specifically for ReUp students. Note: if you need faster support, applying first is the quickest way to get connected with an advisor.

Sussex County Community College

Online programs are available.

Help with what you owe: Payment plans are available for current tuition.

How to apply or come back: The application is free. Submit the returning student application.

Thomas Edison State University

Online programs are available.

Help with what you owe: Payment plans are available for current tuition.

How to apply or come back: The application fee is waived using the promo code in your next steps email. If it's been three or more years since you last took classes at TESU, submit the readmission application. Contact Juliette Punchello to review your credits before applying — use her scheduling link in your next steps email.

Union College

Online programs are available.

Help with what you owe: Payment plans are available for current tuition.

How to apply or come back: There is a $10 application fee. If you've been away for two or more semesters, submit the application for readmission. Career services are also available to help you think through your goals and next steps — reach out at careerservice@ucc.edu.

William Paterson University of New Jersey

Online programs are available.

Help with what you owe: Payment plans are available for current tuition.

How to apply or come back: The application is free. Submit the application for readmission.

What to do next

If you're close to finishing, a good first move is finding out what still counts, what returning may cost, and which path fits your life now.

• Connect with the contact listed for your school
• Follow the steps in your next steps email — this automatically puts you in consideration for all available state funding
• Ask whether a degree audit is available before you commit to applying
• Check whether a payment plan, balance forgiveness program, or grant may help with costs
• Look into online or flexible options that fit your schedule

You've already built momentum. Returning is about picking it back up with the right support behind you.