Education in Trenton, NJ

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• Mercer County Community College
  1200 Old Trenton Rd.
  West Windsor, NJ 08550
  Phone: (609)586-4800
  

  Mercer County Community College enjoys a diverse student body that brings a variety of background and experiences to campus. A brief introduction to Mercer students:

  • More than 13,000 students enroll in one or more credit courses each year.
  • Mercer County residents comprise three-fourths of the student population.
  • International students (non-immigrant) representing more than 110 countries make up 4 to 5% of the student population.
  • Enrollment includes 70% part-time students, 30% full-time; 43% men and 57% women.
  • The average age of a full-time student is 23. The average age of a part-timer is 29.
  • The average class size is 21.
  • More than 35% of Mercer's graduates transfer to senior colleges or universities.
  • MCCC offers 63 degree program options and 48 credit certificate programs. The three most heavily enrolled areas are Liberal Arts, Nursing, and Business.

• Princeton University
  Princeton, NJ 08544
  Phone: (609) 258-3000
  

  Princeton University is a leading research university and undergraduate college. The university's Nassau Hall was the scene of meetings of the Continental Congress in the spring and fall of 1783.

• Rider University
  2083 Lawrenceville Road
  Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
  

  think past, present and future At Rider, we focus on learning that meets your life. We offer personal, purposeful, and engaging experiences that are relevant to you today and to your future. We are a student-centered university emphasizing high quality teaching and learning and a supportive community of dedicated faculty and staff who are committed to your success. Rider’s rich history has emphasized purposeful connections between academic study and education for the professions – creating meaningful linkages between the classroom and a variety of other learning experiences that will help you build leadership skills and achieve success in life and work. With roots dating back to 1865, Rider is a private, coeducational university located on 280 beautiful acres on two campuses in New Jersey – one in Lawrenceville and one in Princeton, both within easy driving distance to New York City and Philadelphia. The Rider community is 5,790 students strong: * 3,764 full-time undergraduate * 822 part-time undergraduate * 1,204 graduate students study on both campuses Rider is comprised of four academic colleges – the College of Business Administration, the College of Liberal Arts, Education, and Sciences (comprised of the School of Education and the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences), the College of Continuing Studies, and Westminster Choir College—provide dynamic undergraduate programs in more than 60 areas and graduate programs in 18 specialties. What you’ll get is an opportunity to excel—to achieve academic excellence and career success. Westminster Choir College, located in Princeton, NJ, merged with Rider in 1992 and is an integral part of the Rider community. It is also the only college of its kind in the world. Westminster’s undergraduate and graduate programs are led by world-class music professionals and will prepare you for music leadership careers as performers, educators, conductors, and choir directors. In addition to academics, Rider offers hundreds of activities, from intramural sports to Division I NCAA men’s and women’s athletics, from student government to a wide variety of student clubs and organizations, from internships to service learning opportunities – all of which give you opportunities to become involved, enhance your educational experience, and stretch your mind and imagination. Whatever you are interested in pursuing, you can find a way to become engaged at Rider in creative and meaningful ways.

• The College of New Jersey
  2000 Pennington Road
  P.O. Box 7718
  Ewing, NJ 08628-0719
  Phone: (609) 771-1855
  

  The College of New Jersey emphasizes the undergraduate experience. Academic programs are designed to provide students with an undergraduate education of exceptional quality. More than fifty liberal arts and professional programs are now offered through The College's seven schools: Art, Music and Media; Business; Culture and Society; Education; Engineering; Nursing; and Science.

• Thomas Edison State College
  101 West State Street
  Trenton, NJ 08608-1176
  Phone: (888) 442-8372.
  

  Thomas Edison State College provides flexible, high-quality, collegiate learning opportunities for self-directed adults. The College offers 15 associate, baccalaureate and master's degrees in more than 100 areas of study. Students earn degrees through a wide variety of rigorous and high-quality academic methods that can be customized to meet their individual needs.

Upcoming Events:

• The PUPP Summer Institute (High School) Student Exhibition at Princeton U
  Sunday, August 10, 2008 - 1:00 PM
  Venue/Location: Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, Phone: (609) 258-3000,
  Organizer/Sponsor: ,
  

  Site: First Campus Multipurpose Room, Princeton University, N.J. 

  From intensive lab work to SAT training to a tour of the United Nations, students in the Princeton University Preparation Program (PUPP) are on an excursion of learning that will help lead them to a college education.

  The program currently enrolls 59 high school students from Princeton, Trenton and Ewing, N.J. who are academically talented and come from disadvantaged backgrounds.  Over the course of three years, the students participate in academic exercises to develop skills and experiences needed to successfully apply to selective colleges and universities.

  The closing ceremony is scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday, August 11, in Taplin Auditorium, Fine Hall. 

  Note that both events are open to the public!