Mercer County Community College is authorized by the state of New Jersey as a public community college to offer postsecondary education within the state of New Jersey. The institution participates in the NC SARA reciprocity agreement, via the Office of the Secretary of Higher Education, which is recognized by the New England Board of Higher Education (NEBHE) as New Jersey’s Portal Entity, for reciprocity with other participating SARA states (all but CA) for its delivery of Distance Education to students outside of New Jersey. Please see NC SARA or NJOHE for more details.