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Alumnus Eddi Khaytman, ’10, credits Bergen Community College with setting the foundation that he needed to earn his Master of Business Administration from Montclair State University and found his company, PromoAmbitions LLC, a web design and SEO firm.
“Bergen Community College was where I first felt empowered to truly own my educational journey,” said Khaytman.
After high school, Khaytman was accepted to Rutgers University on a scholarship. However, due to personal and family challenges, he was not able to start college the way he had hoped, and he ended up losing the scholarship opportunity. To get a fresh start, Khaytman decided to attend Bergen.
“Bergen Community College became the fresh start I didn’t know I needed,” said Khaytman. “It offered not just an education, but a second chance.”
“The supportive professors and welcoming environment helped me rebuild confidence, reframe setbacks, and reignite my passion for learning,” he said. Recalling his Bergen experience, Khaytman said he received “genuine care and encouragement from the professors.”
“The faculty did not just teach, they inspired the students,” he said. “The nurturing environment motivated me to strive for more, laying the academic foundation and healthy mindset about higher learning that eventually helped me earn my MBA and finish at the top of my class doing so.”
In 2010, Khatyman earned his associate in science degree in professional general studies from Bergen. He then went on to earn a bachelor’s degree in psychology from William Paterson University and a Master of Business Administration from Montclair State University.
“Bergen Community College really did set the foundation for everything that followed,” said Khatyman.
As the founder and principal AI consultant for PromoAmbitions LLC, Khaytman has helped hundreds of companies grow their businesses and establish impressive brands online over the past 8 years. He has developed and maintained websites for companies and professionals in the North Jersey region and beyond. Recently, he has helped streamline operations via AI driven solutions. As an AI consultant, he has presented over 200 presentations on artificial intelligence to school districts, municipalities, and companies of various sizes across the tri-state area in New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut.
“I’ve achieved the status of a highly sought after AI Business and Search Engine Optimization Consultant in the North Jersey region,” said Khaytman.
“Don’t ever lose confidence in yourself regardless of any setbacks,” said Khaytman. “Put in the honest, gritty efforts and embrace the hurdles as they will prepare you and teach you more about real life than your successes ever will.”
Based in Paramus, Bergen Community College (www.bergen.edu), a public two-year coeducational college, enrolls more than 13,000 students at locations in Paramus, the Philip 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. More students graduate from Bergen than any other community college in the state.
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