Bergen Community College

PARAMUS, N.J. – Officials from Bergen Community College and the Bergen County Technical Schools have signed an agreement establishing a technology high school program residing at the College’s main campus. The inaugural class of approximately 20 ninth-grade students will enter the Applied Technology High School in September 2015. This four-year high school program will allow students to earn college credits that can be applied toward an associate degree at Bergen. This associate degree will enable students to enter the workforce as engineering support technologists, or matriculate to a four-year college to earn a B.S. degree in a related engineering or technology field. Hands-on technological training experiences, internships, and an industry-recognized certification will complement the academic curriculum.

LYNDHURST, N.J. – The Bergen Community College Alumni Network recognized the contributions of three alumni – including two College staff members – and one member of the faculty at the fifth annual alumni dinner Oct. 9. The event, held for the first time at Bergen Community College at the Meadowlands, located at 1280 Wall Street West, honored (from left): Honors Alumni Network Founder Steven Chung (‘12), of Bayside, N.Y., with the Dr. Judith K. Winn School of Honors Outstanding Alumni Award; Assistant to the Athletic Director Elaine Korinko (‘79), of North Haledon, with the Alumni Hall of Fame Award; Vice President of Facilities Planning, Operations and Public Safety William Corcoran (‘76), of Ridgewood, with the Living Legacy Award; and Associate Professor Joseph Sivo, Ph.D., of Fair Lawn, with the Rising Star Award. Bergen’s alumni outreach aims to reconnect graduates with the College through special events, career services and ambassadorship. More than 48,500 students have graduated from Bergen since its 1965 inception.

LYNDHURST, N.J. – Bergen Community College officials, including (from left) Paramedic Science Director/Professor Jennifer McCarthy, President B. Kaye Walter, Ph.D., Dean of Health Professions Susan Barnard, D.H.S. and Board of Trustees Chair E. Carter Corriston, formally unveiled the institution’s newest associate in applied science degree program, paramedic science, at an Oct. 7 ceremony.

PARAMUS, N.J. – Leading a consortium of 12 two-year colleges, more than 20 employers and 10 workforce investment boards, Bergen Community College has received a $15 million job-training grant from the federal government to fund a regional healthcare career pathways system.

PARAMUS, N.J. – The 2014-15 Bergen Community College Anna Maria Ciccone Theatre “Curtain Up!” series will continue with the Brubeck Brothers jazz quartet Friday, Oct. 10 at 7:30 p.m. The performance will take place at the College’s main campus, 400 Paramus Road, Paramus, N.J. Tickets are $35 for the general public, $20 for senior citizens and $10 for students.

PARAMUS, N.J. – Gallery Bergen’s latest exhibition, “Pets, Beasts & Dinner: Relations Between Human and Animal Creatures,” opened Sept. 16 featuring the painting, sculpture, photography and videography of 14 global artists. The exhibition examines the relationship between humans and animals as friends and food, pets and predators.

PARAMUS, N.J. – As the current interim executive county superintendent of schools of Bergen and Passaic counties, Robert H. Davis has joined the Bergen Community College Board of Trustees. Davis took the oath office at the governing panel’s Sept. 9 meeting.

PARAMUS, N.J. – According to data compiled by Community College Week, Bergen Community College now ranks as New Jersey’s top associate degree granting institution.

PARAMUS, N.J. – From curtain up to the final number, the Bergen Community College Anna Maria Ciccone Theatre will play host to a star-studded season from September 2014 to May 2015.

PARAMUS, N.J. – Adults interested in designing dresses or drapes have an opportunity to explore a new niche this fall.