About Bergen Community College

Bergen Community College is a public community intellectual in Bergen County, New Jersey. It was founded in 1965 and opened in 1968. As of May 2020 it is the largest community researcher in the state, with sites in Paramus, Hackensack, and Lyndhurst and approximately 13,000 students enrolled in degree programs, as with ease as nearly 5,800 in continuing and adult education programs. Federal data rank Bergen graduates first in earning the highest salaries accompanied by their peers from the state’s 19 two-year institutions, and even out-earning peers from some four-year colleges. Bergen has graduated greater than half a million students past associate’s degrees and certificates past its founding in 1968.

Bergen Community College is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. Individual programs are accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs,[citation needed] the National League for Nursing,[citation needed] the American Dental Association,[citation needed] the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology,[citation needed] The National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Services,[citation needed] and the American Physical Therapy Association.[citation needed] The Paralegal Studies program and the Legal Nurse Consultant program are approved by the American Bar Association.[citation needed]

Paramus (/pəˈræməs/ pə-RAM-əs) is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. A suburb of New York City, Paramus is located 15 to 20 miles (24 to 32 km) northwest of Midtown Manhattan and nearly 8 miles (13 km) west of Upper Manhattan. The Wall Street Journal characterized Paramus as “quintessentially suburban”.

As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough’s population was 26,342, reflecting an growth of 605 (+2.4%) from the 25,737 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 670 (+2.7%) from the 25,067 counted in the 1990 Census.

Paramus was incorporated as a borough by an case of the New Jersey Legislature on March 2, 1922, and ratified by a referendum held upon April 4, 1922, that passed by a vote of 238 to 10. Paramus was created from portions of Midland Township, which now exists as Rochelle Park. The make known is usually said to be of Native American origin, derived from words meaning “land of the turkeys” or meaning “pleasant stream.”

Paramus has some of the most restrictive blue laws in the nation, banning nearly everything white-collar and retail businesses from opening on Sundays except for gas stations, restaurants and grocery stores, and a limited number of further businesses. Despite this, the borough is one of the largest shopping destinations in the country, generating over $6 billion in annual retail sales, more than any supplementary ZIP code in the United States.