New Jersey Office of the Secretary of Higher Education

10/15/2024

Today is the last day to register to vote this November!⬇️

10/04/2024

Your degree is closer than you think here in New Jersey! Together OSHE and HESAA, New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority are excited to announce a campaign to reach residents with the resources to pursue an affordable degree that can help you achieve your career goals.

Get started at CollegeForYou.NJ.gov

10/04/2024

We had a great time welcoming Rutgers University—Camden students to Trenton!

09/23/2024

Since 1999, the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) has been instrumental in transforming the lives of students, families, and communities across the nation.

Help us mark 25 years of impact in New Jersey using and .

09/11/2024

This , we proudly celebrate the impact of Hispanic-Serving Institutions as engines of opportunity, success, and upward mobility.

New Jersey is home to 22 HSIs that serve more than 130,000 Hispanic & Latinx college students.

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Here's to the 500+ Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) across our country expanding educational opportunities for Hispanic Americans and other underrepresented populations.

More about ED's support for HSIs: https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/idues/hsidivision.html

07/25/2024

This summer, Career Accelerator is helping students and recent graduates access opportunities with 133 New Jersey-based employers.

The best part: Students are earning a $20 hourly wage while gaining skills aligned with their career goals and aspirations.

https://nj.gov/highereducation/documents/pdf/press-releases/PR_CAIGP%20Summer%202024%20072524.pdf

07/25/2024

FREE one-on-one virtual FAFSA support is here!

💻 If you're a New Jersey student who needs help completing your FAFSA, sign up for a personalized consultation with a financial aid expert who will walk you through the process and answer your questions: https://shorturl.at/JhTW3

07/25/2024

07/12/2024

56 years ago on July 12, the bill creating the Educational Opportunity Fund (EOF) was signed into law.

Since then, New Jersey’s legacy wraparound program that provides financial, academic and social support to students has grown to help generations realize opportunity through higher education.

Research from our office shows EOF strengthens pathways for underrepresented students, helps them academically outperform non-EOF peers, and graduates them at higher rates from public institutions.

See the EOF report for a deeper data dive and more about the program at nj.gov/highereducation/EOF/index.shtml

06/13/2024

Need help with your financial aid? Completing FAFSA is almost always the first step and our partners over at HESAA, New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority can assist.

Through the summer they will host webinars in English and Spanish. For the latest information make sure to give them a follow and share this post with a friend or family member heading to college.

06/12/2024

Community colleges are critical economic engines. In New Jersey, 40 percent of enrollment and 24 percent of completions have come from this sector in the past decade.

Speaking at NJ's Community Colleges' Pathways Summit today, Secretary Bridges shared just how vital a role they play.

As we continue to shape the future of education and workforce training in New Jersey to strengthen opportunity and better align with what future industry will demand from its workforce, remaining collaboratively engaged will serve us well.

05/31/2024

With the support of New Jersey's Educational Opportunity Fund, Faith and more students like her have the tools to achieve higher education success. Learn more about EOF at nj.gov/highereducation

05/29/2024

It's National 529 Day! When you save for a child's future education expenses with an NJBEST 529 Savings Plan, you may also be eligible for a number of other helpful benefits here in New Jersey.

🖥️ Learn more today: https://shorturl.at/bm7iB

05/29/2024

We’ve got several more financial aid webinars on the way! If you still need to fill out the FAFSA, join us for one of the dates and times below for FREE assistance with your 2024-2025 application.

Just click here to join: https://shorturl.at/tLU5Q

05/09/2024

College has immense value for all. But it is perhaps most critical to those within the margins, for whom a degree can make all the difference.

From generous need-based financial aid that’s making college more affordable to initiatives helping to retain students and support them along their paths to a degree and into the workforce, the result of our investments is a New Jersey that is better equipped than ever to close opportunity and achievement gaps.

Today Secretary Bridges testified before committees in both chambers of the New Jersey state legislature to share how we will keep driving investments forward for students pursuing higher education in the state.

05/07/2024

During , Lt. Governor Tahesha Way and Secretary Bridges announce teletherapy, crisis connection and wellness programming through New Jersey's partnership with Uwill will be available to students statewide for the remainder of the Murphy Administration.

https://nj.gov/highereducation/documents/pdf/press-releases/PRMurphyAdminMentalHealthAnnouncement050724.pdf

05/01/2024

Many colleges have pushed back their Decision Day this year. If you haven’t committed to a college yet, you may still have time to decide.

📖For a full list of NJ schools and degrees, check out Going to College in New Jersey to help you make your choice! https://gtcinj.com/