Bergen Community College Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt
- Public college
- Paramus, NJ
- 10,557 undergraduates
College Scorecard June 2026 release
The short answer
6 Bergen Community College associate's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($76,147), and Liberal Arts and General Studies the least ($23,966). The median program pays $51,907. Bergen Community College also has one certificate program that reports pay.
All 6 associate's programs, ranked
Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in New Jersey" compares first-year pay with the same field's associate's programs across New Jersey. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.
Program names link to the program's own page, and New Jersey ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five New Jersey programs in the field do too.
One certificate program
Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in New Jersey" compares first-year pay with the same field's certificate programs across New Jersey.
Quick picks: associate's programs
Highest first-year pay
- Nursing$76,147
- Diagnostic and Treatment Professions$72,486
- Dental Hygiene and Assisting$62,663
- Veterinary Technology$41,150
- Hospitality Management$25,550
Lowest median debt
- Liberal Arts and General Studies$11,500
- Nursing$18,750
- Diagnostic and Treatment Professions$20,000
- Veterinary Technology$21,000
- Dental Hygiene and Assisting$22,382
Largest programs
- Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 1,256 graduates a year
- NursingAbout 88 graduates a year
- Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 67 graduates a year
- Dental Hygiene and AssistingAbout 38 graduates a year
- Veterinary TechnologyAbout 29 graduates a year
Common questions
Nursing graduates earn a median of $76,147 in their first year, the most of 6 Bergen Community College associate's programs that report pay.
Liberal Arts and General Studies graduates leave with a median of $11,500 in federal loans, the lowest among 5 Bergen Community College associate's programs that report debt.
In-district tuition and fees are $4,913 a year, and $9,294 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $10,345 a year.
6 associate's programs and one certificate program at Bergen Community College report first-year pay, and 6 of them also report federal debt.
About this data
- Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
- Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
- Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
- Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of New Jersey rankings when their main campus is in another state.
- Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.
Sources
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
- NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels