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Hudson County Community College

  • LocationJersey City, NJ
  • Type and sizePublic · 2-year · 7,229 students
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Hudson County Community College is not a Catholic college. This rating measures Catholic life on campus: campus ministry, priests, Mass and confession, student groups, and nearby parishes.

Catholic life here hasn’t been researched yet. We research from official sources only, starting with the largest campuses, and we never guess. The nearest Catholic church mapped in OpenStreetMap is 0.3 miles away.

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Catholic churches nearby

Map of Hudson County Community College, its Catholic center and nearby Catholic churches0.25 mi0.5 mi1 miSaint Joseph's Catholic Church: 0.3 mi1St. Aedan's: 0.3 mi2St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church: 0.4 mi3St. Ann's R. C. Church: 0.5 mi4St. Ann's R. C. Church: 0.5 mi5Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church: 0.7 mi6Hudson County Community College (campus)N0.25 mi
CampusCatholic church (numbered below)Open a street map ›
  1. Saint Joseph's Catholic Church — 0.3 mi · 511 Pavonia Avenue, Jersey City
  2. St. Aedan's — 0.3 mi · 800 Bergen Avenue
  3. St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church — 0.4 mi · 3026 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Jersey City
  4. St. Ann's R. C. Church — 0.5 mi · Saint Paul's Avenue, Jersey City
  5. St. Ann's R. C. Church — 0.5 mi
  6. Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church — 0.7 mi

Within 3 miles, as mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. The map may be incomplete. Confirm with the parish or diocese.

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Academic Excellence

Academic Excellence is computed for four-year colleges with at least 100 undergraduates. Seminaries, graduate-only schools, and two-year colleges are not rated.

Campus facts

SettingCity
Students per faculty member21 to 1

Federal data (IPEDS). None of this changes the faith grades.

Cost and value

Federal data, shown separately. Cost, debt, and earnings are never part of any grade.

Value and outcomes
Undergraduate students
Fall enrollment (IPEDS)
7,229
Total students7,229
Average net price (per year)
After grants and scholarships, for students receiving federal aid
$7,307
Cost of attendance (per year)$15,469
Median federal debt at graduation$10,500
Graduation rate
First-time, full-time students finishing within 150% of normal time
26%
First-year retention61%
Median earnings 10 years after entry$34,333
Admission rate—
Students receiving Pell grants56%

Sources: College Scorecard · IPEDS College Navigator · Net price calculator
College Scorecard, most recent cohorts (data release 06/10/2026); IPEDS 2024-25 directory and institutional characteristics; fall 2023 enrollment.

Local Church

Archdiocese of Newark

His Eminence Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, Archbishop of Newark

Formal address: “Your Eminence”

Source: rcan.org, rcan.org, verified Oct. 7, 2026.

Diocese determined from the county, using the diocese’s county list (Wikipedia). Confirm with the diocese.

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Is Hudson County Community College a Catholic college?
No. Hudson County Community College is not a Catholic college. Catholic School Compass rates the Catholic life on its campus instead.

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