Berkeley College
New Jersey Opportunity Grant
High school, adult, transfer students, and VA Benefit recipients who are qualified residents of New Jersey attending Berkeley College New Jersey as a full‐time Associate's degree student beginning with the fall 2023 semester
(September 5, 2023) in one of the following programs:
- 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
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 each financial aid year.
- Have sufficient federal and state financial aid 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.
- Must 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. Cannot regain eligibility upon readmission
- Maintain federal and state satisfactory academic progress each semester.
- Complete a FAFSA and complete all federal and state verification requirements before the semester begins
- Must meet all federal, state, and Berkeley College deadlines. Please click here for NJ state deadlines: https://www.hesaa.org/Pages/StateDeadlinesNextAY.aspx
To get started, submit this form today!
