The New Jersey Association of State Colleges and Universities (NJASCU), based in Trenton, is a nonprofit higher education association serving New Jersey's nine state colleges and universities. The Association is a nongovernmental entity created by the State Legislature [NJSA 18A:64-45 et seq.] in 1985 to advance and support public higher education in New Jersey.

NJASCU's primary mission is to advocate higher education as a public good and the collective value of the state colleges/universities in serving the public interest and the State of New Jersey.

In fulfilling this purpose, NJASCU advises the executive and legislative branches of state government, and others on higher education policy. The Association achieves its mission by:

Articulating how the state colleges/universities serve the public good through educational, social, and economic development;

Providing research and information services to advance the policy and resource needs of the state colleges/universities;

Enhancing, through collaborative efforts, the ability of the state colleges/universities to achieve effective institutional performance, autonomous governance and public accountability; and

Convening forums of diverse constituencies to develop common opinion about the value of public investment in higher education and the contributions of the state colleges/universities.

The Association's vision is to serve as the principal information resource about college opportunity, policy affecting the value of New Jersey public higher education, and the contributions of the nine state colleges and universities.

The Association is governed by an eighteen-member board, consisting of a trustee and the president of each institution; the board meets four times annually. The presidents serve as ex officio, nonvoting members of the board; trustee members are appointed by and serve at the pleasure of their respective local boards.

The Association staff is headed by an executive director/CEO. The Association meets four to six times annually. As with member colleges/universities, board members work actively in association permanent and ad hoc committees. Expenses are defrayed through institutional membership dues, in accordance with state law and Association bylaws, and occasionally through private gifts and grants.

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NJASCU Membership 2012-2013
The College of New Jersey (Ewing) R. Barbara Gitenstein, President (Presidents' Chair) Robert A. Altman, Trustee	Richard Stockton College (Pomona) Herman J. Saatkamp, President Emma Byrne, Trustee
Kean University (Union) Dawood Farahi, President Lamont Repollet, Trustee	Rowan University (Glassboro) Ali Houshmand, Interim President James J. Gruccio, Esq., Trustee
Montclair State University (Montclair) Susan A. Cole, President Rose C. Cali, Trustee	Thomas Edison State College (Trenton) George A. Pruitt, President Fred J. Abbate, Trustee (Secretary)
New Jersey City University (Jersey City) Susan Henderson, President Henry A. Coleman, Trustee (Imm. Past Chair)	William Paterson University (Wayne) Kathleen Waldron, President Frederick Gruel, Trustee (Chair)
Ramapo College of New Jersey (Mahwah) Peter Philip Mercer, President Adam J. Sabath, Trustee (Vice Chair)