NEWARK, N.J. – U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker today announced the awarding of $323,080,779 from the U.S. Department of Education (ED), with half being promptly released to support New Jersey’s students and institutions of higher education that are suffering tremendous losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The federal funding comes from the $2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which allocated approximately $14 billion to help colleges and universities across the country mitigate their financial losses and help students and their families struggling because of the economic downturn caused by the outbreak.
“The coronavirus pandemic has touched nearly every aspect of New Jerseyans lives, from our health to our jobs to our colleges and universities,” said Sen. Booker. “I fought alongside Senator Menendez to ensure the economic hardships being experienced by students and our institutions of higher education are addressed so they receive the help they desperately need. This federal funding is a critical first step in supporting New Jersey’s colleges and universities, students, staff, faculty, and researchers battling this ongoing crisis.”
“Now more than ever, students and their families across New Jersey need our help weathering the economic storm caused by COVID-19,” said Sen. Menendez. “This funding will ensure students receive the assistance they need and that our colleges and universities can continue operating during this crisis. As Congress works on another stimulus package, I’ll continue fighting for the resources our students and institutions need to fully recover from these troubling times.”
Earlier this week, Sen. Menendez led the state’s entire congressional delegation in calling on Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to expedite the delivery of the emergency COVID-19 funding. New Jersey has the second highest number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the nation, with over 58,000 cases and nearly 2,200 deaths.
New Jersey’s public two- and four-year colleges and universities were awarded a combined $238,113,748. Other institutions of higher learning receiving funding include private four-year colleges, technical and trade schools, and seminaries.
Each institution is required to distribute half of their award—the portion being released first—directly to students by providing emergency financial aid grants to help cover costs associated with the disruption of campus operations due to COVID-19, including course materials, food, health care, technology, housing, and other eligible costs.
“Senator Menendez’s leadership and Senator Booker’s support were instrumental in securing this critical aid for our students at this most difficult time,” said Rutgers President Bob Barchi. “Their shared and continued commitment, and their focus on fighting for New Jersey’s students and for Rutgers in particular, is something for which we are all grateful.”
“The financial aid grants through the federal CARES Act will assist tens of thousands of community college students in New Jersey with their critical food, health care, housing and other emergency needs,” said Aaron Fichtner, president of the New Jersey Council of Community Colleges. “New Jersey’s 18 community colleges greatly appreciate the efforts of Senator Menendez, Senator Booker, and the entire congressional delegation in support of our students, our colleges and our state during this public health and economic crisis.”
The Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of New Jersey: “The 14 non-profit independent colleges and universities in New Jersey thank Senator Menendez, Senator Booker, and the entire delegation for their support of the CARES Act and for pushing Secretary DeVos for a speedy distribution of the COVID-19 Emergency Funding to support NJ students and colleges. These funds will be a great interim relief to both our schools and students as they deal with the initial effects of the pandemic. As the needs of both our colleges and students continue, we look forward to carrying on this work Senators Menendez and Booker and the entire New Jersey delegation to ensure that New Jersey independent colleges and universities remain viable options of choice for New Jersey students and that students have the resources to continue their education. We are also eager to work together on the recovery effort for a strong NJ economy."
Below is a full, alphabetical listing of the institutions receiving funding and their total approximate award amount:
Advantage Career Institute - $41,609
Eatontown, Monmouth County
American Institute of Alternative Medicine - $14,814
East Brunswick, Middlesex County
American Institute of Medical Sciences & Education - $276,285
Piscataway, Middlesex County
Artistic Academy of Hair Design - $144,984
Morris Plains, Morris County
Asi Career Institute - $70,108
Turnersville, Gloucester County
Atlantic Beauty & Spa Academy - $211,628
Egg Harbor Township, Atlantic County
Atlantic Cape Community College - $3,960,342
Mays Landing, Atlantic County
Bais Medrash Mayan Hatorah - $46,377
Lakewood, Ocean County
Bais Medrash Toras Chesed - $68,038
Lakewood, Ocean County
Bergen Community College - $8,461,418
Paramus, Bergen County
Bergen County Technical Schools - $76,107
Hackensack, Bergen County
Berkeley College - $4,464,258
Woodland Park, Passaic County
Best Care College - $255,167
East Orange, Essex County
Beth Medrash Govoha of America - $5,899,593
Lakewood, Ocean County
Beth Medrash of Asbury Park - $109,145
Lakewood, Ocean County
Bloomfield College - $2,851,037
Bloomfield, Essex County
Branford Hall Career Institute - $201,705
Jersey City, Hudson County
Parsippany, Morris County
Brookdale Community College - $ 6,334,411
Lincroft, Monmouth County
Caldwell University - $2,028,129
Caldwell, Essex County
Camden County College - $5,784,112
Blackwood, Camden County
Capri Institute of Hair Design - $189,299
Brick, Ocean County
Capri Institute of Hair Design - $110,520
Clifton, Passaic County
Capri Institute of Hair Design - $96,142
Kenilworth, Union County
Capri Instituteof Hair Design - $94,976
Paramus, Bergen County
Centenary University - $1,350,523
Hackettstown, Warren County
Central Career School - $118,376
South Plainfield, Middlesex County
Christine Valmy International School of Esthetics & Cosmetology - $118,012
Pine Brook, Morris County
College of New Jersey (The) - $5,028,131
Ewing, Mercer County
College of Saint Elizabeth - $935,846
Morristown, Morris County
County College of Morris - $3,734,038
Randolph, Morris County
Cutting Edge Academy - $85,930
Succasunna, Morris County
Divers Academy of The Eastern Seaboard - $97,783
Erial, Gloucester County
Drew University - $1,727,427
Madison, Morris County
Eastern International College - $1,016,203
Belleville, Essex County
Jersey City, Hudson County
Eastern School Of Acupuncture and Traditional Medicine - $19,495
Bloomfield, Essex County
Eastwick College - $895,753
Ramsey, Bergen County
Eastwick College - Hackensack Campus. - $844,520
Hackensack, Bergen County
Eastwick College - Nutley Campus - $1,022,459
Nutley, Essex County
Essex County College - $7,752,662
Newark, Essex County
Fairleigh Dickinson University - $5,771,203
Madison, Morris County
Felician University - $2,243,499
Lodi, Bergen County
Fortis Institute - $2,435,661
Lawrenceville, Mercer County
Wayne, Passaic County
Garden State Science and Technology Institute - $134,873
Jersey City, Hudson County
Georgian Court University - $1,690,335
Lakewood, Ocean County
Harris School of Business - $609,828
Cherry Hill, Camden County
Linwood, Atlantic County
Harris School of Business - $554,114
Voorhees, Camden County
Healthcare Training Institute - $319,461
Union, Union County
Hohokus School of Trade And Technical Sciences - $483,327
Paterson, Passaic County
Holy Name Medical Center Schoolof Nursing - $206,390
Englewood Cliffs, Ocean County
Hudson County Community College – $8,467,661
Jersey City, Hudson County
Innovate Salon Academy - $276,460
Ewing, Mercer County
South Plainfield, Middlesex County
Institute for Therapeutic Massage - $115,588
Haskell, Passaic County
Jersey College - $5,119,863
Teterboro, Bergen County
JFK Medical Center Muhlenberg Harold B. And Dorothy A. Snyder Schools - $417,854
Plainfield, Union County
Joe Kubert School of Cartoon & Graphic Art - $105,343
Dover, Morris County
Kean University - $13,509,139
Union, Union County
Lincoln Technical Institute - $6,452,823
Iselin, Middlesex County
Mahwah, Bergen County
Moorestown, Burlington County
Paramus, Bergen County
South Plainfield, Middlesex County
Union, Union County
Medical Career Institute - $332,030
Ocean, Monmouth County
Mercer County Community College - $3,851,115
West Windsor, Mercer County
Middlesex County College - $7,378,634
Edison, Middlesex County
Mobile Technical Training - $5,238
South Hackensack, Bergen County
Monmouth County Vocational School District - $60,651
Freehold, Monmouth County
Monmouth University - $4,935,299
West Long Branch, Monmouth County
Montclair State University - $19,911,482
Montclair, Essex County
Morris County School of Technology - $68,148
Denville, Morris County
National Career Institute - $497,128
East Orange, Essex County
Jersey City, Hudson County
New Brunswick Theological Seminary - $24,151
New Brunswick, Middlesex County
New Community Career and Technical Institute - $289,766
Newark, Essex County
New Jersey City University - $8,337,070
Jersey City, Hudson County
New Jersey Institute of Technology - $8,110,969
Newark, Essex County
Ocean County College - $4,265,169
Toms River, Ocean County
Ocean County Vocational - Technical Schools - $380,824
Toms River, Ocean County
Parisian Beauty Academy Paul Mitchell Partner School - $673,639
Hackensack, Bergen County
Passaic County Community College - $5,451,658
Paterson, Passaic County
Paul Mitchell The School - Jersey Shore - $141,637
Brick, Ocean County
Pb Cosmetology Education Centre - $122,908
Gloucester, Gloucester County
Pc Age - $782,767
Jersey City, Hudson County
Iselin, Middlesex County
Pennco Tech - $979,653
Blackwood, Camden County
Pillar College - $562,480
Newark, Essex County
Princeton Theological Seminary - $143,741
Princeton, Mercer County
Princeton University - $2,424,099
Princeton, Mercer County
Rabbi Jacob Joseph School - $72,804
Edison, Middlesex County
Rabbinical College of America - $347,256
Morristown, Morris County
Ramapo College of New Jersey - $4,606,705
Mahwah, Bergen County
Raritan Valley Community College - $3,819,720
Branchburg, Somerset County
Rider University - $3,648,210
Lawrenceville, Mercer County
Rizzieri Aveda School for Beauty And Wellness - $267,582
Voorhees, Camden County
Rizzieri Institute - $23,111
Voorhees, Camden County
Robert Fiance Beauty Schools - $400,511
North Plainfield, Somerset County
Robert Fiance Beauty Schools - $304,898
West New York, Hudson County
Robert Fiance Beauty Schools - $154,526
Rowan College at Burlington County - $3,750,316
Mount Laurel, Burlington County
Rowan College of South Jersey - $6,557,641
Sewell, Gloucester County
Rowan University - $14,471,695
Glassboro, Gloucester County
Rutgers, The State University Of New Jersey - $54,160,640
New Brunswick, Middlesex County
Saint Francis Medical Center - $23,963
Trenton, Mercer County
Saint Peter's University - $3,914,585
Jersey City, Hudson County
Salem Community College - $665,129
Carney’s Point, Salem County
Seminary Bnos Chaim - $255,559
Lakewood, Ocean County
Seton Hall University - $5,749,918
South Orange, Essex County
Stevens Institute of Technology - $3,121,706
Hoboken, Hudson County
Stockton University - $10,041,238
Galloway, Atlantic County
Sussex County Community College - $1,156,835
Newton, Sussex County
Talmudical Academy - $122,458
Adelphia, Monmouth County
Teterboro School of Aeronautics - $490,330
Teterboro, Bergen County
Thomas Edison State University - $17,249
Trenton, Mercer County
Total Image Beauty Academy - $178,161
Union City, Hudson County
Union County College - $7,393,008
Cranford, Union County
Universal Training Institute - $162,039
Perth Amboy, Middlesex County
Warren County Community College - $686,371
Washington Township, Warren County
William Paterson University of New Jersey - $9,763,356
Wayne, Passaic County
Yeshiva Bais Aharon - $64,039
Lakewood, Ocean County
Yeshiva Chemdas Hatorah - $112,892
Lakewood, Ocean County
Yeshiva Gedola Tiferes Yerachmiel - $179,422
Lakewood, Ocean County
Yeshiva Gedolah Keren Hatorah - $229,239
Lakewood, Ocean County
Yeshiva Gedolah of Cliffwood - $64,764
Keyport, Monmouth County
Yeshiva Gedolah Shaarei Shmuel - $85,372
Lakewood, Ocean County
Yeshiva Gedolah Tiferes Boruch - $86,883
North Plainfield, Somerset County
Yeshiva Gedolah Zichron Leyma - $31,665
Union, Union County
Yeshiva Toras Chaim - $347,751
Lakewood, Ocean County
Yeshiva Yesodei Hatorah $73,641
Lakewood, Ocean County
Yeshivas Be'Er Yitzchok $139,993
Elizabeth, Union County
Yeshivas Emek Hatorah $56,454
Howell, Monmouth County