Union County College encourages all students to apply for all forms of student financial assistance that may be available. Financial Aid Offices are located on the Cranford, Plainfield and Elizabeth campuses to assist students.

The basic premise of financial aid is that the primary responsibility for meeting the cost of attending a post-secondary institution rests with the family. The primary purpose of student financial aid is to provide economic resources to students who have demonstrated financial need and who would otherwise be unable to pursue a post-secondary education.

The information reported by a student when applying for financial aid is used to calculate an Expected Family Contribution, the amount the student and his/her family can be expected to pay toward his/her education. Union County College Financial Aid Office determines a student's cost of education, considering charges for tuition and fees, estimated costs for supplies, living and traveling expenses, and other miscellaneous education expenses. The student's demonstrated financial need is the difference between the student's cost of attendance and Expected Family Contribution.