Sheila and Melanie Cruz-Morales. PARAMUS, N.J. – It’s hard enough to earn an acceptance letter from Georgetown University. But two? For twin sisters? Nearly impossible. Not so for recent Bergen Community College graduates and first-generation college students, Melanie and Sheila Cruz-Morales. The…
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Most Bergen students will continue learning online in the fall. PARAMUS, N.J. – As New Jersey’s largest community college, with approximately 15,000 students, faculty, staff and community members visiting its main campus each day, Bergen Community College has transitioned most of its…
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The top of the reimagined Bergen.edu homepage. PARAMUS, N.J. – As the COVID-19 pandemic forced Bergen Community College students off campus and into a world of digital education, the institution doubled down on its efforts to provide students with an unparalleled online…
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With commencement in the books – and what a commencement it was (!) – and summer sessions underway, I wanted to provide an update on our continuing remote operations. Let me start by saying that I’ve appreciated your commitment to Bergen Community…
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Amirah Elayan. PARAMUS, N.J. – Bergen Community College honors graduate Amirah Elayan (’20) has earned the Northeast Regional Honors Council (NRHC) “Student of the Year Award” among two-year institutions for her scholastic excellence and impact on Bergen’s Judith K. Winn School of…
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TRENTON, N.J. – The New Jersey Council of County Colleges (NJCCC) has named three Bergen Community College students to the 2020 New Jersey All-State Academic Team, awarding one with a top scholarship from the Coca-Cola Foundation. “While due to the current pandemic…
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PARAMUS, N.J. – Thousands of Bergen Community College graduates, their families, friends and those from around the world watched the institution’s virtual commencement live stream event on YouTube May 18, hearing the graduates’ names called, a keynote address from U.S. Sen. Cory…
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PARAMUS, N.J. – In what has become an annual tradition at Bergen Community College, a high-achieving student has earned the nation’s most prestigious undergraduate transfer scholarship. In becoming the twelfth Bergen student to earn the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Scholarship, Luis…
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Courtesy of the Bergen SGA, healthcare workers at The Valley Hospital enjoyed burritos and wings. PARAMUS, N.J. – The Bergen Community College Student Government Association (SGA) voted last month to pledge $3,200 in funds accumulated for philanthropic efforts toward purchasing meals for…
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U.S. Sen. Cory Booker PARAMUS, N.J. – As Bergen Community College prepares to host its most global … most social … and most unique commencement ceremony in its history, the institution has secured New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker to provide the keynote…
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