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==History==
[[File:Loser hall.jpg|thumb|250px|Trenton Hall, the building houses the Office of Admissions and the School of Nursing, Health and Exercise Science.]]
The College of New Jersey was established on February 9, 1855, by an act of the [[New Jersey Legislature]] mandating the creation of a state [[normal school]], making the New Jersey State Normal School the first teacher training institution in New Jersey and the ninth in the United States. Prior to this, then-[[Governor of New Jersey|Governor]] [[Rodman McCamley Price]] had actively promoted the notion of founding a training institute for New Jersey's teachers and helped to mobilize support among influential state leaders.<ref>[[#Jarrold55|Jarrold 1955]]: 6</ref>
[[File:GreenHall.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Green Hall, the building houses Records and Registration.]]
[[File:The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) 3.jpg|thumb|250px|Art and Interactive Multimedia Building, the building houses the School of the Arts and Communication.]]{{blockquote|I recommend the establishment of a school for the education of teachers, similar to the schools established in many of the states, which are deemed to exert a most useful and beneficial influence in the cause of education in public estimation.| sign=[[Rodman McCamley Price]] | source=statement, January 1855<ref>[[#Jarrold55|Jarrold 1955]]: 6</ref>}}
For the first 73 years, the school was located in [[Trenton, New Jersey|Trenton]] on Clinton Avenue. Beginning in 1925, the institution offered its first four-year baccalaureate degrees, and engaged in a transitional program of expansion. In 1928, a suburban tract of {{cvt|210|acre}} was purchased in nearby [[Ewing Township, New Jersey|Ewing Township]] and preparations were underway to relocate the college. The first building erected on the new campus was Green Hall, built in traditional [[Colonial Revival architecture|Georgian colonial style]]. The majority of buildings now on campus reflect Green Hall's architecture. In 1996, in a move spearheaded by its president, Harold Eickhoff, The College of New Jersey adopted its current name.
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More than 50 liberal arts and professional programs are offered through the college's seven schools: Arts and Communication; Business; Education; Engineering; Humanities and Social Sciences; Nursing, Health and Exercise Science; and Science.
The College of New Jersey offers degrees in over 50 liberal arts and professional programs. TCNJ also offers a 7-year combined B.S./M.D. (Bachelor of Science/Doctor of Medicine) program for graduating high school students in conjunction with [[University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey]]. Admission into this program is highly selective. This program offers guaranteed admission to UMDNJ upon completion of three years of undergraduate study at TCNJ and the maintenance of a minimum 3.5 GPA.
These programs are organized within seven schools:
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* School of Nursing, Health and Exercise Science
* School of Science
===Global programs===
The TCNJ Center for Global Engagement works together with TCNJ faculty to offer undergraduate students a wide variety of programs, from short-term, faculty-led study abroad programs to semester- and year-long programs in dozens of countries.
===Rankings===
According to ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]’s'' recent2022 rankings, TCNJ ranksranked #5 in the Regional Universities North category.<ref name="U.S. News & World Report 2022">{{cite news |url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/the-college-of-new-jersey-2642/overall-rankings |title=The College of New Jersey Rankings |work=[[U.S. News & World Report]] |publisher=[[U.S. News & World Report]] |date=2022-10-08 |access-date=2022-10-08 |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221009182510/https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/the-college-of-new-jersey-2642/overall-rankings |url-status=live }}</ref> U.S. News & World Report also ranksranked TCNJ the #1 in ''Top Public Schools'' in the Northeast USA, #2 in ''Best Colleges for Veterans'', #7 in ''Most Innovative Schools'', #6 in ''Best Undergraduate Teaching'', top #100 in the United States in ''Best Value Schools'' as well as citations for high ranking [[Engineeringengineering]] and [[Nursingnursing]] programs.<ref name="U.S. News & World Report 2022"/> ''[[The Princeton Review]]'', in their recent2021 ranking, ranked TCNJ #47 for the "Best Value College" rankings.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The College of New Jersey - The Princeton Review College Rankings & Reviews|url=https://www.princetonreview.com/college/college-new-jersey-1023902|access-date=2021-06-03|website=www.princetonreview.com|archive-date=June 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603173355/https://www.princetonreview.com/college/college-new-jersey-1023902|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Campus life==
===Residence halls===
First-year students at TCNJ are either given a room assignment in Travers/Wolfe Tower, Centennial Hall, or any empty rooms in the Allen/Brewster/Ely Complex. Second-year students live in New Residence, Allen Hall, Brewster Hall, Ely Hall, Norsworthy Hall, Eickhoff Hall, Cromwell Hall, and Decker Hall. There are currently plans to construct another building specifically for second-year housing.{{cn|date=August 2024}} Upperclassmen typically live in Townhouses South, East or West, or in one of the two apartment complexes; Phelps Hall and Hausdoerffer Hall. Upperclassmen may also live in one of the various College Houses that surround the campus. While 95 percent of first-year students live on campus, only 50 percent of upperclassmen live on campus, instead choosing to live in homes and apartments surrounding the college.<ref>TCNJ Housing. (n.d.). In Housing at TCNJ. https://housing.tcnj.edu/facilities/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230630205842/https://housing.tcnj.edu/facilities/ |date=June 30, 2023 }}</ref>
===Campus Town===
In 2013, groundbreaking began for The Campus Town complex. Consisting of seven buildings — Campus Town Clock Tower, apartments and recreation space — Campus Town was built by PRC Campus Centers LLC on 12 acres of property located on campus and it has 80,000 square feet of commercial space.<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/9ksuyqqiU6U Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20140625023825/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ksuyqqiU6U&noredirect=1 Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ksuyqqiU6U&noredirect=1|title=College of New Jersey Extended|date=10 December 2013|work=YouTube|access-date=29 May 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>[https://news.yahoo.com/campus-town-kicks-off-college-jersey-145700970.html Campus Town Kicks Off at The College Of New Jersey – Yahoo News<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116121801/http://news.yahoo.com/campus-town-kicks-off-college-jersey-145700970.html |date=January 16, 2014 }}</ref>
The Campus Town complex has space to house 446 juniors and seniors in one-, two- and four-bedroom apartments. Each apartment has a living room/dining area, separate bedrooms, one or two bathrooms depending upon the unit, a full kitchen with a dishwasher and a full-sized washer and dryer. The complex has 500 parking spots.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.campustowntcnj.com/|title=campus town|access-date=29 May 2015|archive-date=January 16, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116075108/http://www.campustowntcnj.com/|url-status=live}}</ref>
The Campus Town complex houses an 11,500-square-foot fitness center that replaced the college's 4,000-square-foot gym. The apartments and the fitness center are only open to the students, but the complex's retail stores are open to the public.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2013/09/christie_speaks_at_the_college_of_new_jerseys_campus_town_groundbreaking.html|title=Gov. Christie speaks at The College of New Jersey's Campus Town groundbreaking in Ewing|work=NJ.com|date=28 September 2013|access-date=29 May 2015|archive-date=May 30, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530023605/http://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2013/09/christie_speaks_at_the_college_of_new_jerseys_campus_town_groundbreaking.html|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Barnes & Noble]] is an anchor tenant, with a 14,000-square-foot store. Other facilities include [[Panera]], [[Jersey Mike's]], a yogurt shop, sushi restaurant, convenience store and brewpub.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2013/06/construction_on_tcnjs_50_million_student_housing_and_retail_complex_delayed_a_year.html|title=Construction on TCNJ's $50 million student housing and retail complex delayed a year|work=NJ.com|date=16 June 2013|access-date=29 May 2015|archive-date=May 30, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530011534/http://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2013/06/construction_on_tcnjs_50_million_student_housing_and_retail_complex_delayed_a_year.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Dining===
There are currently ten [[Sodexo]] operated dining facilities on the TCNJ campus as well as a convenience store and bookstore (where convenience store-like food and beverages are sold). Eickhoff hall houses The Atrium at Eickhoff, the main dining hall, where students pay a door price and have access to buffet-style food, along with The 1855 Room, a staff/faculty dining room, and the convenience store. TDubs, the late-night dining hall, is located between the Travers and Wolfe towers. The Brower Student Center is home to three different dining facilities.
===Entrepreneurship===
[[File:GreenHallClockTower.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Green Hall Clock Tower]]
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===Student life===
[[File:TCNJ The College of New Jersey fountain and building.JPG|thumb|250px|right|The fountain at the Science Complex is popular with the students for various traditions such as "Jumping in the fountain".]]
The[[Fraternities recognizedand sororities|Greek organizationslife]] at TCNJ are:is governed by the Inter-Greek Council. The Inter-Greek Council recognizes 30 organizations; 16 sororities, 12 fraternities, and 3 coed organizations.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tcnjigc.wordpress.com/ |title=TCNJ Greek Life |publisher=Tcnjigc.wordpress.com |access-date=2012-06-09 |archive-date=June 3, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120603224910/http://tcnjigc.wordpress.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref>▼
TCNJ has numerous [[student organization]]s managed by the Office of Student Activities and Leadership Development. TCNJ provides non-alcohol-related social events for students, including both on and off-campus activities such as musical and comedic performances. The College Union Board (CUB) sponsors visits by celebrities as well as movie showings, all of which are funded by the Student Finance Board. In April 2011, the College Union Board, Student Finance Board, and Student Government held their first annual Spring Carnival entitled "fun.ival" (fun.ival was named after live performers, [[fun.]]). In addition, nearby metropolitan areas such as [[Philadelphia]] and [[New York City]] are an hour and a half or less away by train.
[[Fraternities and sororities|Greek life]] at TCNJ are governed by the Inter-Greek Council, which organizes and governs activities, highlights goals and opens lines of communication between the members of the organizations and the rest of the campus community. The Inter-Greek Council recognizes 30 organizations; 16 sororities, 12 fraternities, and 3 coed organizations.
▲The recognized Greek organizations at TCNJ are:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tcnjigc.wordpress.com/ |title=TCNJ Greek Life |publisher=Tcnjigc.wordpress.com |access-date=2012-06-09 |archive-date=June 3, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120603224910/http://tcnjigc.wordpress.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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! colspan="2" |Sororities
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* [[Alpha Chi Rho]]
* [[Alpha Epsilon Pi]]
* [[Alpha Kappa Psi]] ([[Co-Ed]])
* [[Beta Theta Pi]]
* [[Kappa Delta Rho]]
* [[Lambda Theta Phi]]
* [[Delta Epsilon Psi]]
* [[Delta Sigma Pi]] ([[Co-Ed]])
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* [[Delta Tau Delta]]
* [[Omega Psi Phi]]
* [[Phi Alpha Delta]]
* [[Sigma Alpha Epsilon]]
* [[Sigma Lambda Beta]]
* [[Kappa Theta Pi]] ([[Co-Ed]])
* [[Tau Kappa Epsilon]]
* [[Theta Tau|Theta Tau (Co-Ed)]]
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* [[Alpha Kappa Alpha]]
* [[Alpha Xi Delta]]
* [[Chi Upsilon Sigma]]
* [[Delta Phi Epsilon (social)|Delta Phi Epsilon]]
* [[Delta Sigma Theta]]
* [[Delta Zeta]]
* [[Kappa Delta]]
* [[Lambda Tau Omega]]
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* [[Sigma Kappa]]
* [[Sigma Sigma Sigma]]
* [[Theta Phi Alpha]]
* [[Zeta Phi Beta]]
* [[Zeta Tau Alpha]]
|}
===Brower Student Center===
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The Brower Student Center (BSC) is the student center on campus. The BSC was originally built in 1976, and has continued to serve the students through the present day. The Brower Student Center seeks to provide on-campus activities for all the students of TCNJ as well as maintain partnerships within the community that accentuate the student and community experience. A game room is also located in the student center, complete with multiple pool tables, TVs with [[Nintendo]] [[Wii]]s connected, ping pong, and other games.
▲The building is home to all of the student organizations on campus, as well as the dining facilities that are run by [[Sodexo]] Incorporated. Most recognized student organizations have an office or storage locker. The following organizations have an office located on the second floor of the student center: Black Student Union, Women's Center, PRISM, Asian American Association, Union Latina, Inter Greek Council, Student Government, College Union Board, and Student Finance Board.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Floor Plans {{!}} Student Life |url=https://studentlife.tcnj.edu/about/brower-student-center/floor-plans/ |access-date=2024-04-05 |language=en-US |archive-date=April 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240405235338/https://studentlife.tcnj.edu/about/brower-student-center/floor-plans/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
The building was named after former president Clayton R. Brower, who served as president during the time that TCNJ was referred to as Trenton State College. His wife, Dorothy Brower, was an active volunteer in the surrounding community.
Renovations for the new Brower Student Center began in April 2015 and were finished in 2017.
===Museums and exhibits===
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The school's club ice hockey team have found success as a member of multiple [[American Collegiate Hockey Association]] (ACHA) conferences since the group's creation in 1977.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://tcnj.pointstreaksites.com/view/njlions/tcnj-ice-hockey-history-alumni/history-of-lions-hockey|title=History of Lions Hockey {{!}} The College of New Jersey Lions|website=tcnj.pointstreaksites.com|language=en|access-date=2018-11-07|archive-date=November 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181107104100/http://tcnj.pointstreaksites.com/view/njlions/tcnj-ice-hockey-history-alumni/history-of-lions-hockey|url-status=live}}</ref> The team currently plays in the [[Colonial States College Hockey Conference|Colonial State College Hockey Conference]] where it began play as a founding member in 2014, has won four conference championships (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020), and earned bids to the ACHA Southeast Regional Tournament.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.tcnjsignal.net/2018/02/20/lions-freeze-opponents-to-take-cschc-cup/|title=Lions freeze opponents to take CSCHC Cup|date=2018-02-20|work=The Signal|access-date=2018-11-07|language=en-US|archive-date=November 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181107104250/http://www.tcnjsignal.net/2018/02/20/lions-freeze-opponents-to-take-cschc-cup/|url-status=live}}</ref> Prior to this as a member of the [[Great Northeast Collegiate Hockey Conference]] the team won two conference titles in 2012 and 2014.
The TCNJ Cheerleadingcheerleading team has found success in the collegiate cheerleading world since its inception in 2000. In 2014, 2015, 2019, and 2020, the program was crownedrecognized as National Champions at Universal Cheerleaders Association's College championship among some of the most talented universities and colleges in the country.
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'''The College of New Jersey''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) covering the TCNJ campus.<ref>[https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/tigerwebmain/Files/tab20/tigerweb_tab20_cdp_2020_nj.html State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423172640/https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/tigerwebmain/Files/tab20/tigerweb_tab20_cdp_2020_nj.html |date=April 23, 2021 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed February 1, 2023.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/DC20BLK/st34_nj/place/p3472580_the_college_of_new_jersey/DC20BLK_P3472580.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: The College of New Jersey CDP, NJ|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-09-24}}</ref>
It first appeared as a CDP in the 2020 Census<ref>{{Cite nameweb|title=GNIS2020 Geography Changes|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/technical-documentation/table-and-geography-changes/2020/geography-changes.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=}}</ref> with a population of 3,701.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The College of New Jersey CDP, New Jersey|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US3472580|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=March 13, 2022|archive-date=May 29, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220529143841/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US3472580|url-status=live}}</ref>
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The school district covering the CDP is [[Ewing Township School District]]<!--UNI 04920-->.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st34_nj/schooldistrict_maps/c34021_mercer/DC20SD_C34021.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Mercer County, NJ|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-09-24}}</ref>
===2020 census===
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|+'''The College of New Jersey CDP, New Jersey – DemographicRacial Profile'''<br>and (ethnic composition''NH = Non-Hispanic'')<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
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