Sussex County Community College
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| Motto | Start Here, Go Anywhere! |
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| Type | Public community college |
| Established | 1981 |
| Affiliation | local government, Sussex County |
| President | Frank Nocella, CPA, (Interim) |
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Academic staff
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40 (full-time) 166 (adjunct) |
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Administrative staff
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95 (full-time) 103 (part-time) |
| Students | 3,069 (Fall 2014) |
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Newton, Sussex County, New Jersey, United States Coordinates: 41°03′58″N 74°45′31″W / 41.06615°N 74.75849°W |
| Campus | Newton |
| Colours | Royal Blue, Lime Green |
| Sports | |
| Nickname | Skylanders |
| Affiliations | GSAC |
| Website | sussex.edu |
Sussex County Community College (also known by its acronym SCCC) is a co-educational, two-year, public, community college located in the town of Newton in Sussex County, New Jersey in the United States. The college is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and several of its programs are further accredited by state government agencies and national occupational standards associations.
Established in 1981, Sussex County Community College acquired its 167-acre (68 ha) current campus in 1989. Before then, the location was the site of Don Bosco College, a former a Roman Catholic seminary. SCCC's hillside campus is located along Mill Street (also known as County Route 519) between Swartswood Road and Plotts Road in Newton. The college has expanded by adding new classroom and instruction space and offering twenty-three associates degree programs, as well as several career and certificate programs. The student body, while it has declined in recent years, comprises over 3,000 full-time and part-time students. While enrolled, students can participate in athletic teams that participate in the Garden State Athletic Conference, and many student clubs and activities groups.
The land on which the Sussex County Community College campus is located was first settled before 1751 by Newton's first settler, Henry Hairlocker. Hairlocker, a German Palatine emigrant, operated a tavern on the site. Jonathan Hampton, a surveyor and land investor from Elizabethtown, New Jersey, built his Military Road through the area in 1755 during the French and Indian War. In 1762, before the construction of the county's first courthouse was completed in 1765, the county government and courts held sessions at Hairlocker's tavern. This structure was razed in January 1944. Newark-based saddle and harness manufacturer, John A. Horton (1807–1858) purchased the property and began construction of a mansion blending features of Rural Gothic and Italianate architecture with plans to establish a working farm on his estate. The mansion was completed in 1858 although several of Horton's plans would not be finished as a consequence of his death. The estate remained in the Horton family until 1921.
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