Bergen Community College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

Bergen Community College was established in 1965. In addition to its campus in Bergen County, New Jersey, the college also has a learning center in Hackensack. As of 2008, the college enrolled more than 15,000 students. The academic units of Bergen Community College are organized into the following divisions:

• The Division of Arts and Humanities
• The Division of Business, Math & Social Sciences
• The Division of Science and Health

The athletic teams of Bergen Community College are known as the Bulldogs. They are a member of the Garden State Athletic Conference and the National Junior College Athletic Association. The men's sports teams include soccer, basketball, track and field, baseball, tennis, and golf. The women’s sports teams include softball, wrestling, basketball, volleyball, soccer, and cross country.

The student organizations and clubs of the college include the Caribbean Club, Phi Theta Kappa, Dental Hygiene Club, Philosophy Club, Environmental Club, and many more.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in liberal arts, hospitality, photography and commercial art, and law.
• Large number of students.
• High faculty salary.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• High male/female ratio.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Associates Colleges.

Features of note:

• Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 15,283 in 2009-2010 (10,690 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 70% of the student body. About 8% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Associate.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (30 awarded)

• Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
• Banking and Financial Support Services
• Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
• Finance
• Management Information Systems and Services
• Management Information Systems

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (26 awarded)

• Computer Programming, Specific Applications
• Information Technology

COOKING AND CULINARY ARTS (1 awarded)

• Culinary Arts/Chef Training

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (12 awarded)

• Early Childhood Education and Teaching

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (30 awarded)

• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician
• Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
• Engineering Technology
• Manufacturing Technology/Technician
• Mechanical Drafting and Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD

HOSPITALITY (33 awarded)

• Hospitality Administration/Management
• Hotel/Motel Administration/Management

LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (5 awarded)

• Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations
• Landscaping and Groundskeeping

LAW (37 awarded)

• Legal Assistant/Paralegal

LIBERAL ARTS (989 awarded)

• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (3 awarded)

• Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (178 awarded)

• Dental Hygiene/Hygienist
• Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer & Ultrasound Technician
• Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist
• Medical/Clinical Assistant
• Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist
• Surgical Technology/Technologist
• Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician/Veterinary Assistant

MEDICINE (10 awarded)

• Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences

MUSIC (1 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (94 awarded)

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (1 awarded)

• Kinesiology and Exercise Science

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (3 awarded)

• Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (28 awarded)

• Commercial and Advertising Art

SCIENCE (1 awarded)

• Biological and Biomedical Sciences

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (60 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Police Science