Brookdale Communty College is the county college of Monmouth County, New Jersey – a diverse county with approximately 648,000 residents. Brookdale offers AA, AFA, AS, and AAS degrees in 68 academic programs including options, four academic credit certificates, and 11 academic credit certificates of achievement. In addition, non-degree and non-credit courses are offered through Brookdale’s Office of Continuing & Professional Studies. This division also provides courses that are specially tailored to meet the training needs of local businesses.

Most of the credit and non-credit programs are offered at our centrally-located main campus in Lincroft, as well as regional locations in Freehold, Wall Township, Neptune, and Long Branch. Classes and training can also be made available in places of work or in local high schools. Brookdale also offers fully online degree programs in business administration, english, history, liberal arts, political science, psychology, sociology, and social sciences. A fully online academic credit certificate of achievement is available in cybersecurity.


Listed below are select data on Brookdale’s enrollment and student body.

Credit Enrollment

Fall 2025

Matriculated (Degree-Seeking) 8,247
Non-Degree 1,948
Total 10,195

Credit Enrollment by Status

Fall 2025

Full-Time 4,629
Part-Time 5,566
Total 10,195

Credit Enrollment by Gender

Fall 2025

Gender Number of Students Percentage of Students
Male 4,590 45.0
Female 5,605 55.0
Total 10,195 100.0

Credit Enrollment by Age

Fall 2025

Age Group Number of Students Percentage of Students
21 or Younger 6,989 68.6
22 – 30 2,164 21.2
21 – 45 759 7.4
46 – 64 209 2.1
65+ 64 0.6
Unknown 10 0.1
Total 10,195 100.0

Credit Enrollment by Race / Ethnicity

Fall 2025

Race / Ethnicity Number of Students Percentage of Students
American Indian 20 0.2
Asian 544 5.3
Black / African American 832 8.2
Hispanic / Latino 2,578 25.3
Native Haw / Pacific Islander 17 0.2
White 5,252 51.5
Two or More 353 3.5
Unknown 599 5.9
Total 10,195 100.0

Matriculated (Degree-Seeking) Students by Type of Program

Fall 2025

Students in Transfer Programs 6,631
Students in Career Programs 1,517
Students in Certificate Programs 99
Total Matriculated Students 8,247

Degrees Awarded by Degree Type

Class of 2025

Associate in Arts (AA) 568
Associate in Science (AS) 566
Associate in Fine Arts (AFA) 11
Associate in Applied Science (AAS) 366
Certificate 33
Total Degrees Awarded 1,544

Continuing & Professional Studies for Fiscal Year 2024 (6/30/23 – 7/1/24)

Noncredit Open Enrollment

9,262 enrollments (duplicated headcount); reflecting 4,726 individuals. Approximately four out of 10 (3,839 or 41.4%) enrollments were in vocational or career-oriented courses, and 6 out of 10 (5,423 or 58.6%) were in avocational or “leisure” courses. The 4,726 individuals enrolled for a total of 305,377.1 contact hours or 678.6 FTEs.

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