Bergen Community College

PARAMUS, N.J. – As one of 60 high-achieving community college students selected for the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation’s Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship, recent Bergen Community College graduate Ricardo Santana will receive up to $55,000 per year from the organization to complete a bachelor’s…

Bergen Community College student Shiwa Yangzom addressed the class of 2024 as valedictorian. EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – The 55th class of Bergen Community College graduates received their degrees during a morning ceremony on May 14 at MetLife Stadium. Approximately 1,000 members of…

PARAMUS, N.J. – Bergen Community College biology student and class of 2024 graduate Liliana Hopkins will complete her year-long participation in the Governor’s STEM Scholars Program this month. The program, an exclusive state-funded education initiative in New Jersey, pairs college mentors with…

Bergen Community College Vice President of External Affairs Suzanne Wetzel, Professor Robert Dill, Ph.D., President Eric M. Friedman, Ph.D., and Creamer Environmental Executive Vice President Tracy Straka. PARAMUS, N.J. – Announced to coincide with Earth Day, the Commerce and Industry Association of…

PTK students at Bergen’s fall induction ceremony. PARAMUS, N.J. – The Bergen Community College Alpha Epsilon Phi chapter of Phi Theta Kappa has added to its legacy of excellence this spring, capturing 26 individual and group awards at regional and international conferences….

Members of the Bergen Community College class of 2023 at last year’s commencement. PARAMUS, N.J. – Bergen Community College will celebrate the graduates of the class of 2024 during the institution’s 55th annual commencement exercises on Tuesday, May 14 at 10 a.m….

PARAMUS, N.J. – The Bergen Institute for the Creative Arts at Bergen Community College and the music program will present “The Roots of Pop and Rock, Volume 1” on Wednesday, May 1 at 7:30 p.m. at the Anna Maria Ciccone Theatre (400…

PARAMUS, N.J. – The American Association of Community Colleges has selected Bergen Community College Board of Trustees Chair Dorothy Blakeslee as a finalist for the “Trustee of the Year” award as part of the organization’s annual Awards of Excellence program. The honor recognizes Blakeslee…

Previous Bergen Community College Foundation scholarship awardees with Foundation Board of Directors Chair Dan Foley (far right). PARAMUS, N.J. – The Bergen Community College Foundation, the 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable organization that supports the institution, has awarded scholarships to 241 students for the…

LatinxCEO students and entrepreneurs at the program’s kickoff last year. PARAMUS, N.J. – U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) has secured $75,000 in federal funds for the Bergen Community College business accelerator’s LatinxCEO program as part of $191.6 million that he has delivered…