Merger Planned for Two New Jersey Colleges

Claire Lowe of the Press of Atlantic City reports that, "Cumberland and Gloucester county colleges take next step toward merger." Lowe indicates that administrators of both institutions signed agreements to proceed with a merger by July 1, 2019.

Inside Higher Ed's Rick Seltzer also posted information on the merger in "New Jersey 2-Year Colleges Pursue Merger," and indicates the merged institutions will be known as Rowan College of South Jersey.

Rowan College at Gloucester County (RCGC) is a collaboration between the former Gloucester County College and Rowan University.  Gloucester County College located in Sewell, NJ was founded in 1968.  Cumberland County College of Vineland, NJ was founded in 1966.

The Courier-Post based in Cherry Hill, NJ published an opinion piece on September 7, 2018, "Merger of Cumberland, Gloucester colleges would be visionary step," written by Cody D. Miller, a former trustee of RCGC.

If you are interested in recent trends for closures, mergers,and acquisitions access College Closures since 2009 in the index at the right of any College History Garden page.  There are separate tabs for non-profit closures, for-profit closures, and one for mergers and acquisitions.  Each tab includes basic information for the institutions, i.e., Carnegie Classification, sector, accrediting agency, and the IPEDS unitid.