colleges in marlboro and manalapan (New Brunswick, Montclair: schools, university, to live)

[NJnewcomer]

Hello im about to sell my aprtment in brooklyn and move to new jersey. we have narroewed it down to marlboro or manalapan. i have two sons oldest is 15 and the youngest is 4 but i am worried that there are no colleges in a traveling distance. any ideas or names can really help.

Thank you

[Busch Boy]

Rutgers (New Brunswick) is not far from those areas. Those towns should be 20-30 minutes from NB. Another possibility is Monmouth University (in West Long Branch), which is about 25 minutes from Marlboro and 35 minutes from Manalapan. Good Luck.

[Tracysherm]

I think Montclair is near there too. Check their website.
The College of NJ and Rider area also a commutable distance, but it would be better to live on campus, since they may be about 45-60 minutes away.

[apvbguy]

Originally Posted by NJnewcomer

Hello im about to sell my aprtment in brooklyn and move to new jersey. we have narroewed it down to marlboro or manalapan. i have two sons oldest is 15 and the youngest is 4 but i am worried that there are no colleges in a traveling distance. any ideas or names can really help.

Thank you

Brookdale CC in lincroft is close by also, if your kids are like most they won't be going to college close to home, so I wouldn't be too concerned about how close schools are

[Busch Boy]

Originally Posted by TracySam

I think Montclair is near there too. Check their website.
The College of NJ and Rider area also a commutable distance, but it would be better to live on campus, since they may be about 45-60 minutes away.

While these schools are technically close, they are about an hour away from Marlboro/Manalapan. IDK how close they want to be. A commute of an hour or longer can be pretty rough on a student.

[b75]

Yeah it looks like your kids would probably go to Monmouth if they were going to commute on a daily basis & enrolled into a 4 year program.

[camaro69]

Originally Posted by b75

Yeah it looks like your kids would probably go to Monmouth if they were going to commute on a daily basis & enrolled into a 4 year program.

Not a problem at $35,000-$40,000 a year and that's at todays dollars. Better add a few thousand more since you have 3 more years to go.

[Busch Boy]

Originally Posted by MPBsr

Not a problem at $35,000-$40,000 a year and that's at todays dollars. Better add a few thousand more since you have 3 more years to go.

Are you serious! Monmouth costs that much?

[JerseyLover21]

Monmouth and Rutgers would probably be the closest, both are about about 20-30 minutes away. Montclair and Rider aren't really close to that area, they'd be at least an hour drive.

There is also Brookdale Community College which is only about 10-15 minutes away but I'm not sure if they'd want a community college.

[camaro69]

Originally Posted by Busch Boy

Are you serious! Monmouth costs that much?

Undergrad tuition alone is $12,000 per semester.

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