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Hudson County Community College

Jersey City, New Jersey · Public community college

Culinary & pastry schoolsEMT & paramedic trainingMedical assistant programsConstruction trades programsRadiology & sonography programsMedical billing & coding programsLPN / LVN programs
26%completion rate · New Jersey avg 62%
$10,500median debt of graduates
$28,676median earnings, 6 yrs after entry
$34,333median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
not reportedannual cost of attendance
Yesfederal aid (FAFSA / Pell) eligible
Accreditation: Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology | Middle States Commission on Higher Education (Accredited)
Address: 70 Sip Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07306 · Phone: (201) 714-7100 · School website ↗ · Verify on College Scorecard ↗
Accountability record (federal accreditation database, last 36 months; Department of Education oversight)
No accreditor sanctions in the last 36 months
Sanctions are probation, warning, show-cause and loss-of-accreditation actions by any recognized accreditor, including program-specific accreditors (a nursing-program probation counts for the campus). Routine monitoring reviews and voluntary withdrawals are not counted. Ask the school what the action concerned and how it was resolved.
Completion rate vs. benchmarks
Hudson County Communi… Hudson County Communi…: 25.7% 25.7% New Jersey average New Jersey average: 61.9% 61.9% National average National average: 62.1% 62.1%

What these trades pay once you're working

OccupationStarting (10th pct)MedianExperienced (75th)
Chefs and head cooks$49,200$74,280$82,200
Emergency medical technicians$45,550$53,610$60,900
Medical assistants$37,010$47,210$49,920
Construction laborers$37,980$64,060$94,510
Radiologic technologists and technicians$71,770$95,000$103,510
Medical records specialists$33,280$50,240$64,700
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses$63,210$75,160$79,980

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics wages for everyone employed in the occupation in New Jersey (May 2025; national where the state figure is not published). The program table below shows what this campus's own graduates earned in their first year, whatever job they took.

Trade programs at this campus

ProgramCredentialGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Earnings, yr 2Median debt
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate degree 29 not reported not reported not reported
Culinary Arts and Related Services Associate degree 26 $25,638 $25,967 $11,500
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Associate degree 20 not reported not reported not reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate degree 13 not reported not reported not reported
Health and Medical Administrative Services Certificate, 1–2 years 12 not reported not reported not reported
Culinary Arts and Related Services Certificate, 300–899 hours 10 not reported not reported not reported
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection Associate degree 9 not reported not reported not reported
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Certificate, 1–2 years 9 not reported not reported not reported
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection Certificate, 300–899 hours 8 not reported not reported not reported
Culinary Arts and Related Services Certificate, 300–899 hours 8 not reported not reported not reported
Culinary Arts and Related Services Associate degree 7 $25,638 $25,967 $11,500
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Certificate, 1–2 years 4 not reported not reported not reported
Culinary Arts and Related Services Certificate, 1–2 years 3 not reported not reported not reported
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Associate degree 1 not reported not reported not reported
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Certificate, 300–899 hours 1 not reported not reported not reported

Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.

Graduates per year from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey. Earnings and debt are College Scorecard field-of-study medians for graduates of this program at this campus (reported at the 4-digit program level, so closely related programs share a figure); "not reported" means too few graduates were counted to publish a figure.

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Data: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026. Figures are the U.S. Department of Education's official measures, not Career Training Path's opinion. Tuition, schedules and program availability change — confirm with the school before enrolling.

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