Starting with the class of 2004, New Jersey high school students who graduate in the top 20 percent of their New Jersey high school class may be eligible for NJ STARS.

NJ STARS covers up to five semesters of tuition and approved fees at your local community college. NJ STARS students must take at least 12 college-level credits each semester and can take up to 15 college-level credits each semester.

NJ STARS students have up to two years after graduating high school to enroll at a New Jersey community college.

NJ STARS students must be enrolled in an associate degree program at a New Jersey community college.

NJ STARS students must maintain continuous full-time enrollment at a New Jersey community college.

After their first year enrolled at a New Jersey community college, NJ STARS students must hold a 3.0 grade point average by the beginning of their second year to be eligible for scholarship renewal for the second year.

For more information on NJ STARS, call 1-800-334-NJCC or send email to info@njccc.org.

For more information on other state-sponsored scholarships and financial aid programs, visit the New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority.