Directions to Testing Centers
Essex County College - West Essex Campus
730 Bloomfield Ave
West Caldwell, NJ 07006
| Route 80 East to Route 46 East |
Follow Route 46 East until it divides at the sign for Newark/The Caldwells. Bear right at the sign and continue until the road becomes Bloomfield Avenue. Follow Bloomfield Ave, past Passaic Avenue. Essex County College is located on the right just past the shopping center. |
| Route 80 West |
Take 80 West to exit 52 (Lincoln Park/Fairfield/The Caldwells). Keep bearing right at exit under the highway onto Passaic Avenue. Stay on Passaic Ave and at the seventh traffic light make a left onto Bloomfield Avenue. Essex County College is located on the right just past the shopping center. |
| Garden State Parkway to Route 280 West |
Take Garden State Parkway North to exit 145 to Route 280 West. Proceed on 280 West to exit 5B (527 North, Caldwell). Continue on 527 (Livingston Ave) to the second traffic light. Turn right onto Eagle Rock Avenue and continue one block. Turn left onto Roseland Avenue. Follow Roseland Ave until it ends at Bloomfield Ave. Turn left onto Bloomfield Ave and continue through five traffic lights. Essex County College is located on the left side of Bloomfield Ave immediately after the fifth light. |
| Bloomfield Avenue from Newark |
Proceed on Bloomfield Avenue from Newark approximately 13 miles. Continue through Bloomfield, Glen Ridge, Montclair, Verona, and Caldwell into West Caldwell. Essex County College is located on left one block before Passaic Ave intersection. |
| Bus from Newark |
The #29 bus travels to the West Essex campus. Local lines connecting with # 29 at Broad Street Station in Newark are: #13 (Broad/Clinton); #24 (Orange/Elizabeth); #27 (Mount Prospect); #38-48 (Harrison/Union); #40 (Kearny/Port Newark); and #52 (Park Avenue). |
| Local Newark Lines |
Connecting the #29 at other convenient locations: #7 - City SUBWAY connecting at Bloomfield Avenue in Newark; #11 - connecting at Route 23 and Bloomfield in Verona; and #20 or #34 - both connecting at Bloomfield Center in Bloomfield. |
