Berkeley College
New Jersey Opportunity Grant
High school, adult, transfer students, and VA Benefit recipients who are qualified residents of New Jersey may be able to enroll at Berkeley College New Jersey as a full‐time Associate's degree—without incurring any loans for tuition and fees! Qualified recipients can continue to receive this grant if they graduate and continue attending Berkeley College New Jersey as a full-time student in a Bachelor's degree program beginning with the winter 2025 semester.
- Accounting
- Fashion Merchandising and Management
- Health Sciences - Patient Care Technician
- Health Sciences - Surgical Processing Technician
- Health Services Management
- Health Services Administration – Medical Insurance, Billing, and Coding
- Information Technology Management
- Interior Design
- International Business
- Justice Studies-Criminal Justice
- Legal Studies
- Management
- Marketing
- Medical Assistant
- Surgical Technology
Restrictions: Cannot be combined with any other Berkeley College grants or scholarships.
To qualify for this program, you must:
- Satisfy Berkeley College admissions requirements and be accepted to the College.
- Complete a FAFSA each new aid year by January 1st and be eligible for the maximum Federal Pell Grant and the maximum NJ Tuition Aid Grant.
- Have sufficient federal and state financial aid lifetime eligibility to complete an Associate’s degree.
- Complete all federal and state verification requirements before the semester begins.
- Be a full‐time student and maintain federal and state satisfactory academic progress each semester.
- Have valid proof of NJ state residency at the time financial aid is determined.
- Maintain full-time, continuous, consecutive term enrollment – you cannot regain eligibility upon readmission.
To remain in the program and renew the grant, you must:
- Maintain full-time, continuous, consecutive term enrollment – you cannot regain eligibility upon readmission.
- Maintain federal and state satisfactory academic progress each semester.
- Completed FAFSA and complete all federal and state verification requirements before the semester begins.
- Meet all federal, state, and Berkeley College deadlines. Please click here for NJ state deadlines: https://www.hesaa.org/Pages/StateDeadlinesNextAY.aspx
Don’t pass up this incredible opportunity to earn your degree debt free!
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