Bergen Community College

PARAMUS, N.J. – The federal government estimates that nearly 37 million people in the United States live below the poverty line, with 9.7 percent of the New Jersey population and 6.6 percent of the Bergen County population among them. To foster dialogue…

PARAMUS, N.J. – Wilton Thomas-Hooke, the chief financial officer at Bergen Community College, has earned the Distinguished College Administrator award from Phi Theta Kappa, the honor society of two-year colleges. Bergen’s Alpha Epsilon Phi chapter of the international organization nominated Thomas-Hooke for…

Bergen Community College Turning Point Program students develop a variety of skills for employment, including for the culinary industry. PARAMUS, N.J. – Bergen Community College’s Turning Point Program, a two-year postsecondary education experience for young adults with intellectual disabilities, has earned a…

Bergen Community College data analyst program students meet twice per week to collaborate on projects. PARAMUS, N.J. – Bergen Community College has launched a new initiative that will prepare students to support the region’s businesses as data analysts. The program, which operates…

PARAMUS, N.J. – Bergen Community College has received a $185,150 New Jersey Economic Development Authority Child Care Facilities Improvement Program grant to renovate its Child Development Center (CDC), a nationally accredited early childhood learning facility at the College’s main campus in Paramus….

Allana Floro as Lysistrata and Haily VanSickle as Myrrhine. PARAMUS, N.J. – The Bergenstages theatre troupe will perform Aristophanes’ Greek comedy “Lysistrata” in the Ender Hall Lab Theatre located at Bergen Community College’s main campus in Paramus (400 Paramus Road) in February….

Bergen Community College paramedic science students learn in a specialized laboratory at Bergen Community College at the Meadowlands in Lyndhurst. PARAMUS, N.J. – With certification exam outcomes exceeding the statewide average, Bergen Community College paramedic science program students have secured the National…

The high-powered Meade telescope at the Emil Buehler Trust Observatory at Bergen Community College’s main campus in Paramus. PARAMUS, N.J. – While the search for drones captivated Bergen County residents in recent months, Bergen Community College’s two observatories offer members of the…

Bird’s Eye View, 2021, oil on canvas. PARAMUS, N.J. – “A Cautionary Tale for Billionaires: Paintings by Jeramy Turner,” an exhibition featuring large-scale works depicting excesses of capitalism, will open on Thursday, January 23 at 6 p.m. in Gallery Bergen, the Bergen…

Bergen Respiratory Care Program Director Amy Ceconi, Ph.D., and Karsen Griffin. PARAMUS, N.J. – Bergen Community College respiratory therapy student Karsen Griffin has earned one of six $1,000 health science scholarships from the NJ Sharing Network Foundation recognizing students dedicated to careers…