Hoboken, NJ - No matter how you look at it, college is an investment of both time and money. Payscale has posted their annual  College ROI Report, which covers "Best Value Colleges," "Majors & Careers" and "States & Categories." Once again the Stevens Institute of Technology makes the top ten of all colleges and universities, but ranked an unprecedented third place. Up from fifth for the past years, Stevens in Hoboken was calculated with a 20-year ROI of $841,000.

Newark, NJ - JPMorgan Chase & Co. and NJIT’s New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII) will hold a summit on a $1.45 million initiative to advance the health care sector in the Newark metro region and boost economic development by promoting growth in the city’s burgeoning health care IT cluster.

Trenton, NJ - According to a recent report by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, public colleges in New Jersey are among the highest graduation rates in the country. The report found more than 70 percent of students that start at public four-year schools will complete it within six years at a New Jersey institution, compared to the 62.85 percent national average.

Newark, NJ - The New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) is looking to become a an Innovation and Economic Prosperity University through the Association of Public Land-Grant Universities (APLU).  It has begun an extensive undertaking to help enhance the universities economic engagement, impact and effectiveness in New Jersey.

Trenton, NJ - Despite what the US News & World Report’s annual rankings says, New Jersey's universities offer a serious return on investment. According to a new report by the Business Insider, New Jersey has several underrated college in America with the New Jersey Institute of Technology at the top. These claims come their PayScale College Salary Report, which ranks colleges and universities based on their graduates’ mid-career earnings.

Newark, NJ - The flights, conducted by researchers from NJIT’s Crisis Communication Center and NJII’s Homeland Security and Defense Innovation Lab and their partners in late January, were historic for the State of New Jersey. The university and its partners are the first to conduct unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) flights in the state under a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) program to test the feasibility of safely integrating drones into national airspace and to assess the research and operational capabilities of communications and mapping sensors aboard the craft.

Newark, NJ, December 9, 2014 – According to NJIT’s News Room, “NJIT’s Center for Building Knowledge (CBK) and the Consortium for Building Energy Innovation (CBEI) have launched an initiative that can significantly cut costs for energy and water wasted due to building inefficiencies. It’s the Certificate of Proficiency in Benchmarking, a national, online, interactive training and certificate program for professionals responsible for tracking the energy and water consumed by buildings.”

“The new program is designed to educate users through a no-cost online training component on how to accurately collect building energy and water benchmarking data and use the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s ENERGY STAR™ Portfolio Manager® tool to benchmark building performance, and for a fee, certify participants who successfully complete the training and exam.”

“Issued by the CBK, which is part of the College of Architecture and Design, the Certificate of Proficiency in Benchmarking is intended to be a national standard for benchmarking professionals to ensure quality of self-reported benchmarking data. The ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager tool has most commonly been used voluntarily, but cities, states and other jurisdictions are increasingly requiring its use to benchmark private-sector properties.”

To learn more: benchmarkingcertificate.org