Mercer County Community College - Northern State Prison

Mercer County Community College – Northern State Prison is an instructional site of Mercer County Community College located in Newark, New Jersey. This site operates within Northern State Prison and provides postsecondary educational programming to incarcerated individuals as part of correctional education initiatives. Enrollment, completion, and retention data are not reported in available IPEDS records for this location.

No specific program offerings are listed in current IPEDS data for this site. Correctional education programs of this type typically offer college-credit coursework leading to certificates or associate degrees. Prospective students should contact Mercer County Community College for information on available programs at this location.

Newark is New Jersey's largest city and is located in Essex County. Mercer County Community College's presence at Northern State Prison reflects broader efforts to provide incarcerated individuals with access to postsecondary education and pathways toward reentry.