Center for Adults Returning to Education (CARE)

If you are 21 or older, attended college in New Jersey between 2000 and 2009 and are not currently enrolled in a college program, you may be eligible for Middlesex County College's CARE Program. *Applicants must have already completed at least 31 college credits at any NJ College.

The CARE Program is a grant-funded support program dedicated to assisting adult students in their return to college to complete an Associate's Degree. One-on-one advising is available to perspective students to determine eligibility and degree requirements.

CARE offers students a waived application fee, $300 toward the purchase of textbooks, $300 toward the payment of student fees, and supplies needed for classes.

To learn more about CARE, please send an email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Kimberlee Hooper, CARE Coordinator: (732) 548-6000 ext. 3829

CARE Office Hours: Monday - Thursday 1-5pm, evening hours available by appointment on Monday or Thursday.

*CARE Funding through June 2012.

The CARE Center is funded by a grant from the New Jersey Commission on Higher Education.

The contents of this website were developed under a grant from the United States Department of Education (USDOE). However, those contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the USDOE, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.