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IPEDS ID: 187046
OPE ID: 02192200
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Thomas Edison State College
101 W State St, Trenton, New Jersey 08608-1176
General information:  (609) 984-1100
Website:  www.tesc.edu
Type:  4-year, Public
Awards offered:  One but less than two years certificate
Associate's degree
Bachelor's degree
Postbaccalaureate certificate
Master's degree
Post-master's certificate
Campus setting:  City: Small
Campus housing:  No
Student population:  20,251 (19,141 undergraduate)
Student-to-faculty ratio:  
20 to 1View note
Thomas Edison State College serves primarily adult students at a distance. Course sections may vary from semester to semester; the maximum course section size is 20 students.
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Admissionswww.tesc.edu/admissions/admissions.php
Apply Onlinewww.tesc.edu/809.php
Financial Aidwww.tesc.edu/858.php
Net Price Calculatorwww.tesc.edu/net_price_calc.php
Mission Statement
  Thomas Edison State College provides flexible, high-quality, collegiate learning opportunities for self-directed adults. For more information about the College's mission and purpose, please visit: http://www.tesc.edu/about/mission.cfm.
Carnegie Classification
Baccalaureate Colleges--Arts & Sciences
Religious Affiliation
Not applicable
Federal Aid
Eligible students may receive Pell Grants and other federal aid (e.g. Direct Loans).
Undergraduate students enrolled who are formally registered with office of disability services
3% or less
Special Learning Opportunities
Distance education opportunities - undergraduate level
Distance education opportunities - graduate level
Student Services
Academic/career counseling service
Credit Accepted
Credit for life experiences
Advanced placement (AP) credits
  • Faculty data not available.
open-close Tuition, Fees, and Estimated Student Expenses
Estimated Expenses for Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students
  • Beginning students are those who are entering postsecondary education for the first time.
Estimated expenses for academic year2009-20102010-20112011-20122012-2013% change 2011-2012 to 2012-2013
Tuition and fees
In-state$4,695$4,883$5,322$5,5083.5%
Out-of-state$6,720$7,190$7,837$8,1113.5%
Books and supplies$1,670$1,632$1,676$1,664-0.7%
Living arrangement
Off Campus
Room and board$3,449$5,328$5,472$5,465-0.1%
Other$101$240$321$3344.0%
Off Campus with Family
Other$500$240$321$3344.0%
Total Expenses2009-20102010-20112011-20122012-2013% change 2011-2012 to 2012-2013
In-state
Off Campus$9,915$12,083$12,791$12,9711.4%
Off Campus with Family$6,865$6,755$7,319$7,5062.6%
Out-of-state
Off Campus$11,940$14,390$15,306$15,5741.8%
Off Campus with Family$8,890$9,062$9,834$10,1092.8%
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Average graduate student tuition and fees for academic year2012-2013
Tuition$10,368
Fees$0
Alternative Tuition Plans
Type of PlanOffered
Tuition guarantee plan
Prepaid tuition plan
Tuition payment plan
Other alternative tuition planX
  • Other tuition plans: The College offers two tuition plans; the Comprehensive Tuition plan and the Enrolled Option Tuition plan. For more information about tuition, please go to: http://www.tesc.edu/tuition/tuition-fees.cfm .
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Undergraduate Student Financial Aid, 2010-2011
All Undergraduate Students
Type of AidNumber receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid received
Grant or scholarship aid11,7769%$4,016,000$2,261
Pell grants1,7589%$3,813,000$2,169
Federal student loans2,92015%$16,809,000$5,757
  • 1 Grant or scholarship aid includes aid received, from the federal government, state or local government, the institution, and other sources known by the institution.

  • For more information on Student Financial Assistance Programs or to apply for financial aid via the web, visit Federal Student Aid.
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  • This institution did not admit full-time first-time undergraduate-level students in 2010-2011, therefore net price information was not reported.
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open-close Enrollment
Fall 2011
Total enrollment20,251
Undergraduate enrollment19,141
Undergraduate transfer-in enrollment7,808
Graduate enrollment1,110
Undergraduate Attendance StatusUndergraduate Student Gender
Undergraduate Attendance Status: Full-time: 0% Part-time: 100%Undergraduate Student Gender: Male: 59% Female: 41%
Undergraduate Race/ethnicity
Undergraduate Race/ethnicity: American Indian or Alaska Native: 1% Asian: 3% Black or African American: 17% Hispanic/Latino: 10% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander: 1% White: 59% Two or more races: 0% Race/ethnicity unknown: 8% Non-resident alien: 1%
Undergraduate Student Age
Undergraduate Student Age: 24 and under: 11% 25 and over: 89% Age unknown: 0%
Graduate Attendance Status
Graduate Attendance Status: Full-time: 0% Part-time: 100%
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Undergraduate application fee (2012-2013): $75
  • This institution has an open admission policy. Contact the institution for more information.
  • The College has an open admissions policy. To apply to an undergraduate program at Thomas Edison State College, you must be at least 21 years old and possess a high school diploma or a General Education Development (GED) certificate. For more information, please visit our website: http://www/tesc.edu/admissions/admissions.php.
open-close Retention and Graduation Rates
  • This institution did not admit full-time first-time undergraduate-level students in the cohort year, therefore graduation rate information was not reported.
open-close Programs/Majors
Completions (Number of awards conferred) 2011-2012
Completions are the number of awards conferred by program and award level.
sort byProgramAssociateBachelorMasterUndergraduate
Certificate		Postgraduate
Certificate
  • Data shown are for first majors.
  • (-) Program is not offered at this award level.
  • d identifies programs and award levels that are offered as a distance education program. For program category totals, d is shown if one or more programs in the category are offered as a distance education program.
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
Accounting-77d-3d-
Business Administration and Management, General36d193d50d-22d
Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other-18d---
Business Operations Support and Secretarial Services, Other26d----
Finance, General-11d---
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General-47d17d1d2d
Marketing/Marketing Management, General-17d-1d-
Operations Management and Supervision-7d-3d-
Category total62d370d67d8d24d
Education
Education, General----5d
Educational Leadership and Administration, General--24d-12d
Category total--24d-17d
Engineering Technology and Engineering-Related Fields
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General---1d-
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other166d----
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician---1d-
Category total166d--2d-
Health Professions and Related Programs
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services, Other137d----
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other-41d---
Nursing Education----1d
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration, Other----3d
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, Other--47d--
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse-162d---
Category total137d203d47d-4d
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other-49d--9d
Category total-49d--9d
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
Humanities/Humanistic Studies-713d---
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies96d----
Category total96d713d---
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians, Other89d----
Category total89d----
Military Technologies and Applied Sciences
Military Technologies and Applied Sciences, Other76d----
Category total76d----
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
Biological and Physical Sciences3d141d---
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other42d457d14d1d-
Category total45d598d14d1d-
Public Administration and Social Service Professions
Human Services, General6d25d---
Category total6d25d---
Social Sciences
Social Sciences, General-435d---
Category total-435d---
Grand total6772,3931521154
open-close Varsity Athletic Teams
  • No varsity sports data reported for this institution.
open-close Accreditation
Institutional Accreditation
AgencyPeriods of AccreditationStatus
Middle States Commission on Higher Education1/1/1977 -  Accredited
Specialized Accreditation
Agency / ProgramPeriods of AccreditationStatus
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels4/25/2009 -  Accredited
Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels4/25/2009 -  Accredited
National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission
Nursing (NUR) - Baccalaureate program9/1/1990 -  Accredited
Nursing (MNUR) - Master's program(!)7/12/2012 -  Accredited
  • (!) Estimated date
open-close Campus Security
2011 Crime Statistics
Arrests - On-Campus200920102011
Illegal weapons possession000
Drug law violations000
Liquor law violations000
Criminal Offenses - On-Campus200920102011
Murder/Non-negligent manslaughter000
Negligent manslaughter000
Sex offenses - Forcible000
Sex offenses - Non-forcible (incest and statutory rape only)000
Robbery000
Aggravated assault000
Burglary010
Motor vehicle theft000
Arson000
  • The crime data reported by the institutions have not been subjected to independent verification by the U.S. Department of Education. Therefore, the Department cannot vouch for the accuracy of the data reported here.
  • These data do not include incidents that: (a) took place off campus on public property immediately adjacent to and accessible from the Campus; (b) took place on a noncampus building or property owned or controlled by a student organization that is officially recognized by the institution; or (c) incidents at buildings/property owned or controlled by an institution but is not contiguous to the institution. For further information, see http://ope.ed.gov/security.
open-close Cohort Default Rates
Three-year Official Cohort Default Rates
Fiscal Year2009
Default rate6.5%
Number in default55
Number in repayment845
Aid Programs
  • Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL)
  • Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan)
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