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Congratulations to the Bergen Community College Class of 2024!

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photos courtesy of Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco

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Paramus NJ, Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco , “Congratulations to the Bergen Community College Class of 2024! Bergen Community College is the jewel in the crown that is Bergen County. As the largest community college in the state, BCC offers our students affordable and quality education in so many different fields that cater to the ever-changing workforce. I am so proud of our graduates, and I can’t wait to see all the amazing things that they will accomplish in their very bright futures! A special thank you to all the faculty and staff at BCC who work so hard to ensure that our students have the best education and opportunities possible.

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World-renowned South Korean Pianist Plays Benefit For Bergen Arts

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Paramus NJ, world-renowned pianist Edwin Sungpil Kim will bring his unique blend of “magic in atmosphere, individuality and poise” (International Piano Magazine) to the Anna Maria Ciccone Theatre at Bergen Community College for a fundraising performance in April. “Touch the Music: An Evening with Edwin Sungpil Kim” will feature the artist’s signature style, which weaves audience interaction into his concerts. Cellist DoYeon Kim and vocalist Hyun Joon Shin will join Kim on stage as well. Proceeds from the event will support the creation of a “cultural enrichment” endowment through the Bergen Community College Foundation that will support arts programming at the institution.

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TESU Agrees to Accept up to 90 credits from BCC Grads in Cybersecurity as Pathway to Baccalaureate Degree

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Paramus NJ, Bergen Community College and Thomas Edison State University (TESU) have established an articulation agreement that makes the pathway to a baccalaureate degree easier for Bergen graduates. A memorandum of understanding signed by both college presidents during the fall semester creates transfer pathways that allow students to complete as many as three years or 90 credits at Bergen before transferring to TESU to earn a bachelor’s degree.

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Bergen Hazmat Deployed to Stubborn Car Fire at Bergen Community College in Paramus

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photos courtesy of Boyd Loving’s Facebook page

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Paramus NJ, a motor vehicle fire in the “B” parking lot of Bergen Community College’s main campus destroyed what appeared to have been a Honda CRV SUV, and heavily damaged a 4-door sedan that was parked next to it. The inferno was reported just prior to 11:00 am on Tuesday, 12/19. Firefighters from Paramus Engine Companies #3 and #1 extinguished the stubborn blaze. Technicians from the Bergen County Hazardous Materials Unit were called to address a large, fire related fuel spill No injuries were reported in the incident. Both vehicles were removed from the scene by a flatbed tow truck.

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Bergen Community College Graduate Rene Bulnes Earns the $55,000 per year Jack Kent Cooke Foundation’s Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship

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Paramus NJ, Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco offered a BIG congratulations to recent Bergen Community College graduate Rene Bulnes for earning the $55,000 per year Jack Kent Cooke Foundation’s Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship- the most prestigious award for community college students! Rene was one of only 60 students to receive this year’s award.

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Bergen Community College Gets the “All Clear” after Bomb Threat

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Paramus NJ, Bergen Community College was deemed safe after all three campuses were evacuated due to a bomb threat made to the school on Monday, officials said. 

The college’s three locations ,one in Paramus, Hackensack and Lyndhurst. All campuse  were given the “all clear” as of 3 p.m., said Larry Hlavenka Jr., a spokesman for Bergen Community College. Classes resumed as scheduled after law enforcement secured the three campuses. 

According to their website Bergen Community College has 32,000 students in degree, continuing education and adult education programs across its three campuses.

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Bomb Threat Closes Bergen Community College

Bomb Threat Closes Bergen Community College

Courtesy of Boyd Lovings Facebook page

May 5,2017

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Paramus NJ, A bomb threat forced the evacuation and temporary closure of Bergen Community College’s Paramus campus on the morning of Thursday, 05/04. Paramus PD, EMS, FD, and Rescue Squad responded along with the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Division. The campus was closed from just before 11 AM until 2 PM.

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According to the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office, email threats were received against three Bergen County sites , the courthouse, the County administration building and  Lyndhurst and Paramus campuses of Bergen Community College .

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Bergen Courthouse and Colleges Evacuated Due to Bomb Threat

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May 4,2017
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Hackensack NJ, according to the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office, email threats were received against three Bergen County sites , the courthouse, the County administration building and  Lyndhurst and Paramus campuses of Bergen Community College . The threatened sites were evacuated at 11am this morning.

Bomb-sniffing dogs have been brought into the buildings by the Bergen Bomb squad. The Hackensack Fire Department responded to the Bergen County courthouse.