Bergen Community College
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As New Jersey’s largest community college, Bergen Community College is best known for its seamless transfer partnerships with elite four-year institutions and its commitment to affordable, high-quality associate degree programs. The college boasts exceptionally strong academic pathways in the health professions, such as nursing and dental hygiene, alongside a robust STEM division anchored by a unique, state-of-the-art STEM Student Research Center. Students enjoy a vibrant and highly diverse commuter campus experience featuring over 50 student clubs, competitive NJCAA athletics, and the award-winning Cerullo Learning Assistance Center for premier academic tutoring. This distinctive combination of hands-on undergraduate research opportunities and top-tier student support makes Bergen a standout, high-value launchpad for your higher education journey.
Wikipedia:Bergen Community College is a public community college in Bergen County, New Jersey. It was founded in 1965 and opened in 1968. As of November 2021, it is the largest community college in the state, with campuses in Paramus, Hackensack, and Lyndhurst and 13,352 students enrolled in degree programs, as well as approximately 5,800 in continuing and adult education programs. Federal data rank Bergen graduates first in earning the highest salaries among their peers from the state's 19 two-year institutions, and even out-earning peers from some four-year colleges. Bergen has graduated more than half a million students with associate degrees and certificates since its founding in 1968.
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