Bergen Community College

The Center for Student Success creates the opportunities for students to learn how to learn throughout their academic careers.

Our services support students as they practice skills and habits for academic success, learn with and from their peers, reflect on their ongoing development as scholars. Through partnerships with Bergen Community College faculty and staff, our work promotes a university culture that responds to students’ needs and affirms each student’s ability to achieve their goals.

Available Counseling Services

The Center has a staff of Faculty and Professional Counselors who offer a wide variety of services for students.

Academic Counselors

• Assist students in determining which major to pursue
• Assist with academic planning (course selection and graduation requirements)
• Assist with navigation towards a path to academic success
• Discuss college resources and provide  referrals when needed.

Transfer Counselors

• Assist students by providing information about transferability of courses taken at Bergen
• Share information regarding articulation agreements with four-year colleges and transfer process
• Lead transfer workshops and organize transfer fairs
• Provide transfer resources for students

(www.njtransfer.org)

Career Counselors

• Prepare students to meet their individual career goals through career counseling
• Provide experience learning opportunities through Co-op, internships, and service learning
• Host workshops on resume development, interview skills and job search
• Link students with job opportunities through Handshake
• Handles the paperwork for student Federal Work Study and On-Campus Employment

Personal Counselors

• Counsel students, individually and in group sessions, to assist in overcoming dependencies, adjusting to student life, and making changes
• Act as student advocates in order to coordinate required services or to resolve emergency problems in crisis situations
• Refer students  to community resources or specialists as necessary

Fall 2024 College Fair

• Wednesday, October 23, 2024
• Location: In the hallways of the Student Center at the Paramus Campus from 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
• Purpose: A great opportunity to connect with 4-year school representatives in and outside of New Jersey.
• Colleges and Universities: View the below list of attending 4-year colleges and universities.

College or University	Name	Email
Berkeley College	Laurie McBrinn	lmb@berkeleycollege.edu
Binghamton University	Russell Althouse	althouse@binghamton.edu
Chamberlain University & Walden University	Samarah Gayle	Samarah.Gayle@adtalem.com
Dominican University	Wendoli Tejada	transfers@duny.edu
Drew University	Sunita Bhargava	sbhargav@drew.edu
Fairleigh Dickinson University	Stephen Dembowski	sdembowski@fdu.edu
Felician University	Matthew Powell	powellm@felician.edu
Fordham University	Jose Olivares	jolivares2@fordham.edu
Georgian Court University	Alyson Rakocy	arakocy@georgian.edu
Iona University	Danielle Zalamea	dzalamea@iona.edu
Long Island University	Elizabeth Madey	elizabeth.madey@liu.edu
Manhattanville University	Trisha Feliciano	trisha.feliciano@mville.edu
Marist College	Jaclyn Sager	jaclyn.sager@marist.edu
Montclair State University	Erin Samples	samplese@montclair.edu
New Jersey City University	Jorge Fernandez	jfernandez13@njcu.edu
NJIT	Mia Badillo	mb2352@njit.edu
Pace University	Marisa Medici	mmedici@pace.edu
Ramapo College	Nicole Pedoto	npedoto@ramapo.edu
Rider University	Anthony Domingues	adomingues@rider.edu
Rowan University	Cait Gaskill	gaskill@rowan.edu
Rutgers University – New Brunswick	Mandy Webster	m.webster@admissions.rutgers.edu
Rutgers University – School of Management and Labor Relations	Anuja Rivera	anujab@smlr.rutgers.edu
Rutgers University, New Brunswick, School of Management and Labor Relations	Shuenn Tien “Grace”	stien@smlr.rutgers.edu
Rutgers University – Newark	Marcus Bourbon	marcus.bourbon@rutgers.edu
Saint Peter’s University	Mason Traino	Mtraino@saintpeters.edu
Southern New Hampshire University	Cindie Sylvester	c.sylvester@snhu.edu
St. Thomas Aquinas College	Lorraine Derwin	lderwin@stac.edu
Stevens Institute of Technology	Gregory Bardzell	gbardzel@stevens.edu
The George Washington University	Chris Butler	cjwbutler@gwu.edu
The New School	Christopher Aaron	aaroc502@newschool.edu
The University of Rhode Island	Victor Silva	vsilva@uri.edu
The University of Scranton	Grace Sakevich	grace.sakevich@scranton.edu
Villanova University, College of Professional Studies	Eileen Callahan	eileen.callahan@villanova.edu
Western Governors University	Maritza E.M. Mercado	maritza.mercado@wgu.edu
William Paterson University	Missy Matera	materam@wpunj.edu
Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Francisco Zapata-Reyes	freyes@wpi.edu

Contact Information

The Center for Student Success
One Stop Center, Pitkin Education Center (1st Floor)
Phone: 201-447-7211.
E-mail: aacenter@bergen.edu

Last Student Intake:

1. During peak registration time students should arrive at least 1.5 hours before Center for Student Success closes.
2. Last student intake:
   – Monday through Thursday: 5:00 P.M.
   – Friday: 4:00 P.M.
3. Walk-in appointments range from 5  to 15 minutes. If additional time is needed, a follow up appointment will be made.