Raritan Valley Community College

Raritan Valley Community College is a public community college in North Branch, New Jersey. RVCC offers Associate degree programs leading to an Associate of Arts, Associate of Science, Associate of Fine Art, or an Associate of Applied Science, as well as certificate programs and continuing education courses.

The college was founded in late 1965 as Somerset County College and opened to its first class of students in the fall of 1968. It was given its present name in 1987, when it became the county college for Hunterdon County as well as its home of Somerset County. It was the first community college in New Jersey to be sponsored by two different counties. Raritan Valley's University Center offers degree completion programs from a number of schools and university partners including Rutgers University.