This Pioneer Pathways Joint Admissions Agreement gives students of the Monmouth County community college the opportunity to take courses at the university's campus or online, the schools said. Scholarships are available and students admitted through the program will have application fees waived.

Learners that receive an associate of science degree from Raritan Valley Community College can continue their studies at the Mahwah school's Anisfield School of Business, provided they meet certain requirements, like the requisite grade point average.

The move was made possible by federal CARES Act Higher Education Emergency Relief Funding.

At least two New Jersey colleges have decided to fully expunge student debt incurred during the pandemic to make way for students to re-register in the fall.

Funding was provided through the Higher Education Relief Fund of the CARES Act. To date, Hudson County Community College has distributed nearly $8.5 million from the financing to more than 5,300 students, and according to school President Chris Reber, more is on the way.

The goal of the “NJ Wind Turbine Tech Training Challenge” is to put up the money for a community college to develop and roll out a program that could address the labor “gap” for the sector, fueled by the lack of any relevant training program.