Essex County College is a publictwo-year college located in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. Its primary campus is in Newark. Other facilities include the West Essex Campus in West Caldwell and other satellite centers around Essex County. On April 1, 2010 Dr. Edythe Abdullah was named President of ECC.
The college was established in 1966 as the public, two-year, open access community college of Essex County, admitted its first students in temporary quarters in Downtown Newark in 1968, and moved to its current permanent site in the University Heights district of the city in 1976. Essex offers AS, AA, and AAS degree programs. Approximately 25,000 people enroll each year in Essex County College's various degree and non-degree programs. Essex County College is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.