New Jersey City University (NJCU) is a public university in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA. It is a member of the New Jersey Association of State Colleges and Universities.
Opened in 1929 as the New Jersey State Normal School at Jersey City, the institution was renamed as New Jersey State Teachers College at Jersey City in 1935 and Jersey City State College in 1958, becoming a liberal arts college in 1968. In 1998, the New Jersey Commission on Higher Education approved a change of institutional status and accepted the present name.
Dr. Sue Henderson became the first female president of the University in 2012. New Jersey City University is known to be one of the least expensive universities in New Jersey.
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