Thomas Edison State College was established by the State of New Jersey and chartered by the New Jersey Board of Higher Education in 1972. This College was founded for the purpose of providing diverse and alternative methods of achieving a collegiate education of the highest quality for mature people.

The main goal of the College is to provide flexible, high-quality, collegiate learning opportunities. That’s why it offers degree and certificate programs in more than 100 areas of study. 
 The institution enables adults to complete associate, baccalaureate, and master’s degrees through a wide variety of rigorous and high-quality academic methods that can be customized to meet their individual requirements.

University’s convenient programs are designed to help students pursue their educational goals while attending to the challenges and priorities of mature life. Being an accredited College, Thomas Edison State College offers a distinguished academic program for the self-motivated adult student. The College has approximately 29,300 alumni all over the world.

Thomas Edison State College strives to bring higher education to adults through a range of flexible learning techniques. Therefore why, university offers undergraduate, graduate and professional certificate programs for adults who are motivated to learn, whether it is for personal fulfillment or professional advancement.

The College provides curriculum and degree opportunities of appropriate level and composition consistent with the aspirations of our students, the public welfare, and the highest qualitative standards of American higher education system. It makes available educationally valid learning opportunities which serve as alternatives to college classroom study and which are appropriate to the varied needs and learning styles.