PARAMUS, N.J. – As part of a five-year shared services agreement with the Englewood Board of Education, Bergen Community College will offer degree program and continuing education classes in the city.
“This partnership represents a key development in the College's continued commitment to providing greater access to its programs,” Bergen President B. Kaye Walter, Ph.D., said. “By providing Englewood residents with the opportunity to take Bergen classes in their hometown, it puts a college education within reach by knocking down barriers to learning.”
Under the terms of the agreement, the College will host classes in Dwight Morrow High School, 274 Knickerbocker Road – a site secured by the board for the College’s use. The College will have total responsibility for maintaining the space – including by providing furniture, computers and audio-visual equipment – and facilitating classes.
The first degree program classes offered in Englewood under the partnership – Introduction to Criminal Justice (CRJ 101), Introduction to Business (BUS 101) and General Psychology (PSY 101) – will begin March 24; continuing education classes begin March 14 with OSHA Construction Safety Certification, ESL for Beginners and Medical Terminology for Health Professions. Students can register for classes by visiting my.bergen.edu or any of Bergen’s locations – including the main campus at 400 Paramus Road.
The College has satellite locations in Lyndhurst (Bergen Community College at the Meadowlands) and Hackensack (the Philip J. Ciarco Jr. Learning Center); it offers select classes in Mahwah (the Law and Public Safety Institute) and Fort Lee (Fort Lee High School) as well.
Bergen Community College (www.bergen.edu) based in Paramus is a public two-year coeducational college, enrolling nearly 16,000 students at locations in Paramus, the Philip J. Ciarco Jr. Learning Center in Hackensack and Bergen Community College at the Meadowlands in Lyndhurst. The College offers associate degree, certificate and continuing education programs in a variety of fields.
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