Union College (New Jersey)
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Former names | Union County Junior College (1933–1936) Union Junior College (1936–1967) Union College (1967–1982) Union County College (1982–2022) |
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| Type | Public community college |
| Established | 1933 |
Academic affiliations | Sea-grant, Space-grant |
| President | Margaret M. McMenamin |
| Students | 8,298 (Fall 2020) |
| Location | , , United States |
| Campus | Suburban and urban |
| Nickname | Owls |
| Website | www |
Union College (formally known as Union College of Union County, NJ and previously known as Union County College) is a public community college in Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It was founded in 1933 as the first of New Jersey's public community colleges. The college has four campuses: Cranford, Elizabeth, Plainfield, and Scotch Plains. It is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. The college offers more than 80 programs leading to Associate in Arts, Associate in Science, and Associate in Applied Science degrees and certificate programs provided by the Continuing Education program. It also offers distance education classes.