Union County College is a public comprehensive community college and is a member of New Jersey's system of nineteen county colleges.  It is the oldest 2-Year college in the State of New Jersey.

The College operates major campuses in Cranford, Elizabeth, Plainfield and Scotch Plains. It enrolls approximately 5,300 fulltime and 5,800 part-time students. The College is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.

Many programs lead to the Associate in Arts and the Associate in Science degrees. Students who satisfactorily complete these two-year programs may transfer to four-year institutions for their junior and senior years. On the other hand, those enrolled in programs leading to the Associate in Applied Science degree, the Certificate or the Diploma may conclude their formal education with the completion of their two-year or one-year course of studies and seek employment immediately after graduation in their fields of study.

Union County College confers the Associate in Science degree upon graduates of the Trinitas School of Nursing, Elizabeth, N.J., and Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center Harold B. and Dorothy A. Snyder Schools, Plainfield, N.J.