8,977 students are using VA education benefits at 112 schools in New Jersey. Of those schools, 34 take part in Yellow Ribbon, 31 charge veterans the in-state rate, and 10 carry a VA caution flag.
| School | City | Type | On VA benefits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Edison State University Yellow Ribbon | Trenton | Public | 1,280 |
| Rowan University Yellow Ribbon | Glassboro | Public | 494 |
| Montclair State University Yellow Ribbon | Montclair | Public | 417 |
| Rutgers University-New Brunswick Undergraduate Schools Yellow Ribbon | New Brunswick | Public | 411 |
| Mercer County Community College | West Windsor | Public | 408 |
| Rowan College at Burlington County Flagged | Mount Laurel | Public | 317 |
| Kean University Yellow Ribbon | Union | Public | 283 |
| Stockton University Yellow Ribbon | Galloway | Public | 262 |
| Rutgers University-Newark Yellow Ribbon | Newark | Public | 245 |
| Camden County College | Blackwood | Public | 220 |
| Rutgers University-Camden Yellow Ribbon | Camden | Public | 202 |
| William Paterson University of New Jersey Yellow Ribbon | Wayne | Public | 201 |
| New Jersey Institute of Technology | Newark | Public | 181 |
| Bergen Community College | Paramus | Public | 179 |
| Brookdale Community College | Lincroft | Public | 171 |
| Seton Hall University Yellow Ribbon | South Orange | Private nonprofit | 165 |
| Kean University-Jersey City Yellow Ribbon | Jersey City | Public | 155 |
| Union College of Union County New Jersey | Cranford | Public | 147 |
| Ocean County College | Toms River | Public | 136 |
| Rutgers University-New Brunswick Graduate Schools Yellow Ribbon | New Brunswick | Public | 126 |
| Rowan College of South Jersey | Sewell | Public | 112 |
| County College of Morris | Randolph | Public | 111 |
| Middlesex College | Edison | Public | 110 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University-Teaneck Campus Yellow Ribbon | Teaneck | Private nonprofit | 109 |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-Union | Union | For-profit | 104 |
| Atlantic Cape Community College | Mays Landing | Public | 102 |
| Stevens Institute of Technology Yellow Ribbon | Hoboken | Private nonprofit | 96 |
| Essex County College | Newark | Public | 95 |
| Hudson County Community College | Jersey City | Public | 92 |
| Ramapo College of New Jersey Yellow Ribbon | Mahwah | Public | 90 |
| Rider University Yellow Ribbon Flagged | Lawrenceville | Private nonprofit | 87 |
| Monmouth University Yellow Ribbon | West Long Branch | Private nonprofit | 84 |
| Raritan Valley Community College | Branchburg | Public | 84 |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-Mahwah | Mahwah | For-profit | 83 |
| Sussex County Community College | Newton | Public | 78 |
| Pennco Tech | Blackwood | For-profit | 77 |
| Berkeley College-Woodland Park Yellow Ribbon | Woodland Park | For-profit | 76 |
| The College of New Jersey Yellow Ribbon | Ewing | Public | 75 |
| Aviation Institute of Maintenance Flagged | Hasbrouck Heights | For-profit | 71 |
| DEVRY University-Iselin Yellow Ribbon | Iselin | For-profit | 67 |
| Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland | Vineland | Public | 60 |
| Passaic County Community College | Paterson | Public | 59 |
| Saint Peter's University Yellow Ribbon | Jersey City | Private nonprofit | 45 |
| Universal Technical Institute INC-Northeast | Bloomfield | For-profit | 45 |
| Driving Academy | Linden | For-profit | 43 |
| Princeton University Yellow Ribbon | Princeton | Private nonprofit | 42 |
| Felician University Yellow Ribbon | Lodi | Private nonprofit | 40 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University-Madison Campus Yellow Ribbon | Madison | Private nonprofit | 39 |
| Georgian Court University Yellow Ribbon | Lakewood | Private nonprofit | 34 |
| Chamberlain University Yellow Ribbon | North Brunswick | For-profit | 32 |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-South Plainfield | South Plainfield | For-profit | 32 |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-Moorestown | Moorestown | For-profit | 27 |
| Hohokus School of Trade and Technical Sciences | Paterson | For-profit | 26 |
| Salem Community College | Carneys Point | Public | 26 |
| Drew University Yellow Ribbon Flagged | Madison | Private nonprofit | 24 |
| Eastwick College Flagged | Ramsey | For-profit | 24 |
| Seton Hall University School of Law Yellow Ribbon | Newark | Private nonprofit | 23 |
| Warren County Community College | Washington | Public | 22 |
| Rutgers-the State University-School of Health Professions | Newark | Public | 20 |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-Iselin | Iselin | For-profit | 19 |
| Saint Elizabeth University Yellow Ribbon | Morristown | Private nonprofit | 19 |
| Centenary University Yellow Ribbon Flagged | Hackettstown | Private nonprofit | 18 |
| Jersey College-Teterboro | Teterboro | For-profit | 18 |
| Caldwell University Yellow Ribbon Flagged | Caldwell | Private nonprofit | 17 |
| Jersey College-Ewing Campus | Ewing | For-profit | 17 |
| Fortis Institute | Lawrenceville | For-profit | 15 |
| PC Age-Jersey City | Jersey City | For-profit | 15 |
| Rutgers University-Newark Dental School | Newark | Public | 15 |
| Fortis Institute Flagged | Wayne | For-profit | 14 |
| New Jersey State Police Academy | Sea Girt | Public | 14 |
| Camden County College-Continuing Education | Blackwood | Public | 13 |
| Mobile Technical Training | South Hackensack | For-profit | 13 |
| Nj Academy of Home Inspectors | Somerset | For-profit | 13 |
| Smith and Solomon Driver Training School-Westville | Westville | For-profit | 13 |
| Cae Simuflite INC | Whippany | Flight school | 12 |
| Advantage Career Institute | Eatontown | For-profit | 11 |
| Eastwick College Flagged | Hackensack | For-profit | 11 |
| PC Age Iselin | Iselin | For-profit | 11 |
| Pillar College Yellow Ribbon Flagged | Newark | Private nonprofit | 11 |
| Rutgers-the State University-School of Health Professions | Piscataway | Public | 11 |
| Smith & Solomon Driver Training | Linden | For-profit | 11 |
| Rutgers University-Newark School of Public Health-Piscataway | Piscataway | Public | 10 |
| Burlington County Institute of Technology-Westampton | Westampton | Public | 8 |
| Cape May County Police Academy | Cape May Court House | Public | 8 |
| John H Stamler Police Academy | Scotch Plains | Public | 8 |
| Morris County Public Safety Training Academy | Morristown | Public | 8 |
| New Jersey Department of Corrections Training Academy | Sea Girt | Public | 8 |
| Passaic County Police Academy | Wayne | Public | 8 |
| Rizzieri School for Beauty and Wellness | Voorhees | For-profit | 8 |
| School of Trades LLC-dba-Driving Academy | Jackson | For-profit | 8 |
| American Institute-Clifton | Clifton | For-profit | 7 |
| Bergen County Police and Fire Academy | Mahwah | Public | 7 |
| Empire Beauty School-Cherry Hill | Cherry Hill | For-profit | 7 |
| Innovate Salon Academy | Ewing | For-profit | 7 |
| Rutgers School of Graduate Studies-Newark | Newark | Public | 7 |
| Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Yellow Ribbon | Joint Base Mdl | Private nonprofit | 6 |
| Parisian Beauty Academy | Hackensack | For-profit | 6 |
| PC Age Clifton | Clifton | For-profit | 6 |
| Robert Fiance Beauty School-North Plainfield | North Plainfield | For-profit | 6 |
| Rutgers University-Newark School of Nursing | Newark | Public | 6 |
| Shore Beauty School | Egg Harbor Township | For-profit | 6 |
| American Institute-Somerset | Somerset | For-profit | 5 |
| Berkeley College-Newark Yellow Ribbon | Newark | For-profit | 5 |
| Burlington County Institute of Technology-Medford | Medford | Public | 5 |
| Less Stress Instructional Services | Cedar Grove | For-profit | 5 |
| Medical Career Institute | Ocean | For-profit | 5 |
| Ocean County Vocational Technical School-Brick | Bricktown | Public | 5 |
| Ocean County Vocational Technical School-Toms River | Toms River | Public | 5 |
| Ocean County Vocational Technical School-Waretown | Waretown | Public | 5 |
| Prism Career Institute | Cherry Hill | For-profit | 5 |
| Robert Fiance Beauty Schools-Pitman | Pitman | For-profit | 5 |
| Rutgers University-Newark Robert Wood Johnson Medical School-Piscataway | New Brunswick | Public | 5 |
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