Bergen Community College

PARAMUS, N.J. – Selected from more than 30 institutions across the entire northeast region, 10 Bergen Community College students had their papers chosen for presentation at the 30th annual Beacon Honors Conference, with one student winning first place honors. The students, members of Bergen’s…

Members of Bergen Community College’s first-place winning team. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Students from Bergen Community College have earned first place honors in the national Community College Innovation Challenge sponsored by the National Science Foundation and American Association of Community Colleges. The event…

Students at Bergen Community College can pay the fall 2019 tuition rate through Aug. 1. PARAMUS, N.J. – 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…

Bertila Bruka, Eduardo Hernandez, Dahyun (Crystal) Yoo, and Leslie Yuqui. PARAMUS, N.J. – Following in the footsteps of 16 Bergen Community College alumni, four class of 2022 graduates have earned the most prestigious honor for junior college students – the Jack Kent…

Juan Rivera III. PARAMUS, N.J. – The Bergen Community College study abroad program, previously recognized by the federal government as one of the top producers of Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship awardees, has secured two new opportunities for students who may possess…

Students at Bergen Community College’s main campus in Paramus. PARAMUS, N.J. – The COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on personal finances has prompted Bergen Community College to deploy numerous strategies at making education more affordable. Among them, the College leveraged nearly $5 million of…

Members of the Bergen Community College class of 2022. EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Caps were tossed. Graduates walked across the stage. Surprise scholarships were awarded. After two years confined to a digital screen, Bergen Community College commencement came back, live and in-person….

Katie Conte PARAMUS, N.J. – When Bergen Community College class of 2022 valedictorian Katie Conte entered college after a 20-year career in special education, she earned more than a degree – she found a mentor. Conte, of Ringwood, wrote about Bergen education…

PARAMUS, N.J. – Four students have earned $2,500 in scholarships from the Bergen Community College Center for Peace, Justice, and Reconciliation (CPJR) and Bergen Community College Foundation for their submissions in an essay contest on conflict resolution. The 2021-22 Peace Scholarship Essay…

Bergen President Eric M. Friedman, Ph.D. PARAMUS, N.J. – In a two-day extravaganza hosted by the Bergen Community College Foundation at the institution’s main campus, the nonprofit awarded more than $700,000 to student scholarship recipients, recognized the donors who made the scholarships…