Many North Jersey colleges moving ahead on expansions backed by state bond
TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 2013 LAST UPDATED: TUESDAY AUGUST 20, 2013, 7:04 PM
BY PATRICIA ALEX
STAFF WRITER
THE RECORD
Area colleges and universities are champing at the bit as they await state allocations from a $750-million bond for construction approved by voters last fall.
Bergen Community College on Tuesday held a ceremonial groundbreaking for its $26-million health professions building at the Paramus campus. Construction contracts also have been awarded for new science and business buildings at Montclair State University, and at William Paterson University in Wayne crews are clearing the site of a new health professions building.
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Private colleges are too expensive. There has been A spike in applications. Students realize that having $50k in debt after commege is nit worth it.
In this economy it is all about your skills, not where you went to school. I am sure that the Harvard wannabees will disagree but most Americans go to college and go to work. Practical skills are in demand not esoteric degrees from $200k schools.
This is a global economy and we need to get people working not saddled with debt. I am also saying that going to a school that you cannot afford is foolish. In Ridgewood we are hung up on name brands and unless you want to pay for college for 20 years you had better get over it.
Another bldg at BCC ?
The traffic going southbound on Paramus Road is already out of control.