Salem Community College
Carneys Point, New Jersey · Also known as Salem County College | SCC | Salem College · Website
$38,020
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$38,020
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Salem Community College is a public 2-year college in Carneys Point, New Jersey with 910 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $10,816 a year (tuition and fees $6,360 in-state, $10,260 out-of-state). 40% of students finish within 3 years. Former students earn a median $38,020 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $9,500 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$10,816
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$6,360
Out-of-state $10,260
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
40%
Within 3 years, US 58%
Median debt
$9,500
About $101 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$38,020
Rank 3,042 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $10,816
- Tuition in-state
- $6,360
- Tuition out-of-state
- $10,260
- Cost of attendance
- $17,857
- Students with a need-based grant
- 40%
- Students with federal loans
- 12%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $9,845
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $8,997
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $11,702
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $14,568
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $16,712
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $4,104 in 2015-16 to $6,360 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 910
- Part-time students
- 47%
- Women
- 70%
- Students per teacher
- 17
- Completion rate
- 40%
- Retention rate
- 66%
- Highest degree
- Associate's degree
- Programs
- 38
- Endowment
- $3.30M
- Other
- Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 3,042 of 5,094 US colleges and 78 of 110 in New Jersey (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NJ median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $10,816 | $18,173 | $7,702 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $6,360 | $12,950 | $4,656 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 76% | 79% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 40% | 58% | 38% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 66% | 77% | 64% | 75% |
| Median debt | $9,500 | $11,998 | $10,417 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $32,880 | $38,311 | $33,563 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $38,020 | $46,192 | $38,555 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 44% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 55% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
38 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's | Associate's | 59 | $12,000 | $74,062 | $97,055 | $80,813 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate | Certificate | 49 | $9,500 | Withheld | $62,782 | $56,073 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 30 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,389 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's | Associate's | 18 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,733 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | $32,410 | $44,125 |
| Precision Production, OtherAssociate's | Associate's | 14 | Withheld | $29,500 | $43,984 | $51,392 |
| Biology, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,758 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessAssociate's | Associate's | 8 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Psychology, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $39,288 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsAssociate's | Associate's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $31,650 |
| Education, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,787 |
| Agriculture, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's | Associate's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $46,706 |
| Design and Applied ArtsAssociate's | Associate's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $38,127 |
| Engineering, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Nuclear and Industrial Radiologic Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $86,692 |
| MathematicsAssociate's | Associate's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Social Sciences, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $43,146 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $34,272 |
| Health/Medical Preparatory ProgramsAssociate's | Associate's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Agricultural Business and ManagementAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| JournalismAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,496 |
| Computer ScienceAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Carneys Point and New Jersey on Local Economy
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- Homes: Homes for sale in New Jersey
Questions and answers
How much does Salem Community College cost?
$10,816 a year is the average net price at Salem Community College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $6,360 for in-state students and $10,260 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $17,857. Families earning under $30,000 pay $9,845 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Salem Community College?
Salem Community College has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Salem Community College graduates earn?
$38,020 a year is the median pay of former Salem Community College students who work, 10 years after they started ($32,880 after 6 years). That ranks 3,042 of 5,094 US colleges and 78 of 110 in New Jersey. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's) at $74,062.
How much student debt do Salem Community College graduates have?
$9,500 is the median federal student loan debt of Salem Community College graduates, about $101 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 12% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Salem Community College?
40% of first-time, full-time students at Salem Community College finish within 3 years. 66% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 2-year colleges is 38%.
What are the most popular majors at Salem Community College?
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (59 associate's graduates), Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (49 certificate graduates), Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (30 associate's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 38 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.