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Paramus NJ, on Thursday, November 2 from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. Bergen Community College will host a comprehensive open house for prospective students and their families that will showcase the institution’s programs, resources, and personnel. The event will feature live demonstrations, campus tours, and hands-on application assistance!
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Paramus NJ, Bergen Community College peer writing tutor and academic coach Ricardo Santana has earned the College Reading and Learning Association’s (CRLA) 2023 Rick Sheets Outstanding Tutor Award, making him the top tutor from more than 1,200 accredited tutoring programs across the country. Santana works in the College’s Cerullo Learning Assistance Center, which has twice earned national honors as the best in the country as well. He represents the first Bergen student to earn the award. Santana will attend the CRLA Annual Conference this November in Baltimore, Maryland as a guest of honor and accept his award.
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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.
Professor Steven Fischer, Ph.D., works with students in the cannabis certificate program
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Paramus NJ, Bergen Community College has launched multiple programs that will provide students with the opportunity to gain a foothold in the burgeoning cannabis industry. Financial research firm Morningstar, Inc. pegs cannabis as a $10 billion industry in the U.S. with the potential to rise exponentially in the coming decades as more states legalize the growth, use and sale of the plant and its derivatives.
Bergen President Eric M. Friedman, Ph.D., speaks with student small business support specialists in their new office
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Paramus NJ, In just six months, Bergen Community College students have assisted nearly 500 local entrepreneurs in bouncing back post-COVID as “small business support specialists” through a collaboration with the Bergen County Business Resource Network. This nationally heralded program has received recognition from numerous media outlets, government officials and business organizations. In recognition of the program’s growth, and to provide additional support for the students, Bergen County Executive James J. Tedesco III and Bergen County Commissioners Mary Amoroso, Germaine Ortiz and Thomas Sullivan joined Bergen President Eric M. Friedman, Ph.D., Oct. 20 as the College opened an office for the small business support specialists. The event coincided with Women’s Entrepreneurship Week, which helped influence the day’s activities as well. After the office doors officially opened, two local female restaurateurs who worked with the small business support specialist students presented refreshments showcasing their culinary talents, while Commissioner Amoroso led a panel discussion on women in entrepreneurship featuring local business owners.
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Paramus NJ, after a key fob was left in a car at Bergen Community College , the owner of the Mercedes CLA was able to locate his missing car through an app, with help from Bergen County Sheriff’s Officers .
“Buy 3 Months, Get One 1 Month Free” Promotion Headlines Variety of Plans Offered with Participating New Jersey Colleges and Universities
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Ridgewood NJ, NJ TRANSIT is welcoming students back to class with the continuation of the popular Student Pass discount program. Students heading back to class this fall semester on NJ TRANSIT’s bus, rail, or light rail systems can enjoy as much as a 60-percent saving on fares.
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Bergen Community College, Bergen County Business Resource Network
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Hackensack NJ, Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco announced two new measures to provide additional support for small businesses in an effort to fight inflation and further strengthen the County’s strong economic position.
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Paramus NJ, Bergen Community College has extended its popular “inflation-busters” tuition freeze initiative through Aug. 1, giving students additional time to register for fall 2022 classes under the fall 2019 tuition rate ($146.50 per credit for Bergen County residents). The College’s latest student affordability program has already encouraged 4,743 students to register for fall classes.
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Paramus NJ, Last week Bergen Community College’s team at the Community College Intelligence Challenge in Washington, D.C. was named the #1 overall winner with their “ScanCan”: The Intelligent Recycling Bin.” The “ScanCan” is a recycling bin that senses whether or not a product is recyclable before allowing it to be disposed of. Congratulations to students Jacob Jalinski, Tyler Jacobs, and Roee Shalom along with faculty mentors Luis De Abreu and Joseph Sivo. They also earned a congratulations from Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco.
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Ridgewood NJ, the RAHP (Ridgewood Academy for Health Professions) Capstone Symposium was held on Thursday, May 26 in the Ridgewood High School Campus Center. This three-year program in partnership with The Valley Hospital and Bergen Community College integrates honors-level academic courses with experiences and content in the healthcare setting. At the event, juniors presented team research projects, while seniors presented individual research projects.
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Paramus NJ, the 19-year-old Bergen County College student who went missing Wednesday has been found. According to Bergen County Sheriff Anthony Cureton ,the teen was found safe by Clifton police at the Wendy’s on Main Avenue Friday and is back with her family. Police do not yet have details about where she has been the past few days, Cureton said.
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Hackensack NJ, Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco, the Board of County Commissioners, and Bergen Community College announce the deployment of a Disaster Recovery Center in Hackensack to assist residents and businesses with applying for Federal disaster relief. The center has representatives from FEMA and the U.S. Small Business Administration on hand to handle applications in-person.
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Paramus NJ, Bergen Community College has signed a dual admission and transfer partnership agreement with Stockton University that will help students make a smooth transition from the institution to Stockton’s bachelor’s degree program. The five-year agreement strengthens the relationship between Bergen and Stockton by offering multiple opportunities for students to seamlessly pursue associate and bachelor’s degrees at the two institutions of higher education.
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