"You do the work, you make the grades, and the
NJ STARS Program will cover the cost."

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Download the current application for NJ STARS
and other scholarships at UCC

What is NJ STARS?

NJ STARS is a new initiative created by the State of New Jersey that provides New Jerseys brightest students with free tuition at Union County College.  If you graduate in the top 20 percent of your high school class, you are eligible
for the New Jersey Student Tuition Assistance Rewards Scholarship (NJ STARS).

NJ STARS will cover tuition and fees for up to five semesters at UCC.

Whos Eligible?

To qualify for the NJ STARS scholarship, you must have attended at least your full senior year at and graduated
from a New Jersey high school in the top 20 percent of
your class.

You must first apply for all need-based federal and merit based-state financial aid grants, first, such as the Pell Grant, the Tuition Aid Grant (TAG), Edward J. Bloustein Distinguished Scholars and Urban Scholars Program.  After that NJ STARS will cover the remaining balance of tuition and fees.  If you dont qualify for those financial aid grants, NJ STARS will completely cover your tuition and fees.

• You must enroll in an associate degree program at a New Jersey community college.
• You must take at least 12 or more credits each semester.
• To continue the scholarship in your sophomore year at your community college, you must achieve academic standing placing you in the top 20 percent of your college class.

NJ STARSis available to high school students starting
with the graduating class of 2004. Those who graduate within the top 20 percent of their class and meet all other criteria, will have up to two years from the date of high school graduation to enroll and begin using the
scholarship at UCC.

New Jerseys Community Colleges

New Jersey's 19 community colleges offer high quality instruction in over 450 programs of study.  By attending a community college, you can earn an associate's degree and go right into the workforce, or you can transfer to a four-year college or university to earn your bachelor's degree.  Many community colleges have transfer agreements with four-year colleges and universities that
will help make your transition into a bachelor's degree program easy.  These agreements define how the
courses you complete at your local community college
will be evaluated for transfer credit when you transfer
to aparticipating institution.

NJ TRANSFER is a statewide initiative of the New
Jersey Commission of Higher Education that can help
you with this process. Its many features include:

• Which courses to select at a community college
• Course equivalencies with New Jersey four-year colleges
• Where you can transfer your community college courses in New Jersey
• How the courses will satisfy four-year degree requirements
• How to contact a New Jersey college or university if you need information about admissions, financial
  aid or transfer recruitment events

For more information visit the NJ TRANSFER
web site at www.njtransfer.org.