1. Name and address of institution:
Union County College
1033 Springfield Avenue
Cranford, New Jersey 07016
General telephone number: (908) 709-7000
URL for Union County
College Website: www.ucc.edu
2. Date institution was established:
1933
3. Number of years of undergraduate study:
Two years (community/junior/lower-division)
4. Source of institutional control:
Public
5. Type of undergraduate institution:
Coeducational
6. Academic year calendar:
Semester
7. Summer offerings:
Limited summer undergraduate courses available
8. Degrees offered by the institution:
- Associate
- Certificate/Diploma
- Transfer
- Terminal
9. Number of degrees awarded by the institution between July 1, 2005 and June 30, 2006:
Associate Degrees: 814
Certificates (below associate): 103
10. Institutional Accreditation:
Regionally accredited: Yes
11. Accrediting associations that recognize the institution:
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
12. Institution can be best describes as:
Community College
13. Faculty information (Fall 2006):
|
Faculty |
Full-time |
Part-time |
|
Total faculty members (all staff) |
180 |
256 |
|
Number of faculty who teach only |
180 |
256 |
|
Number of faculty holding doctoral degrees or other terminal degrees in their field |
53 (29.4%) |
41(16.0%) |
|
Number of faculty members who
identify themselves as minority |
30 (16.7%) |
65 (25.4%) |
|
Number of women faculty members |
102 (56.7%) |
109 (42.6%) |
Location
14. Location of the institution:
Large town (10,000-49,999)
15. Campus environment:
Suburban (Main) & Urban (Branches)
16. Geographical location of the institution i.e., mileage from a large city or town:
20 miles from New York City
17. Unique or significant facilities available to undergraduate students at UCC:
- William Miller Sperry Observatory
- Tomasulo Art gallery
- Fitness Center
- The Theater Project, UCC's Professional Theater Company
18. College team name:
Owls and Lady Owls
19. Library facilities available Fall 2006:
|
Library facilities |
Numbers |
|
Books, serial backfiles & other materials (including govt. documents) |
|
|
Paper - volume |
137,731 |
|
Paper - titles |
- |
|
Microform units |
8,665 |
|
Current serial subscriptions |
388 |
|
Paper & microform |
- |
|
Audio visual materials - units |
3,610 |