Bergen Community College
Paramus, New Jersey
About
Bergen Community College is a public community college in Bergen County, New Jersey. It was founded in 1965 and opened in 1968. As of November 2021, it is the largest community college in the state, with campuses in Paramus (main campus), Hackensack (Ciarco Learning Center), and Lyndhurst (Bergen at the Meadowlands) and 13,352 students enrolled in degree programs, as well as approximately 5,800 in continuing and adult education programs. Federal data rank Bergen graduates first in earning the highest salaries among their peers from the state's 19 two-year institutions, and even out-earning peers from some four-year colleges. Bergen has graduated more than half a million students with associate degrees and certificates since its founding in 1968.
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Cost per year
- Tuition and fees (out of state)
- US$9,576
- Estimated total for international students
- US$21,834
- Tuition and fees (in state, for comparison)
- US$5,060
- Total cost for in-state students
- US$17,318
International students at public universities pay the out-of-state rate. The estimated total adds housing, food and books to that tuition; it is derived from Scorecard figures, so check the university's own cost page.
Students
- Undergraduates
- 10,557
- International undergraduates
- 6%
- Students per teacher
- 18 to 1
Outcomes
- Graduation rate
- 22%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- US$52,092
Earnings are for students who received US federal aid, so they may not reflect international graduates.
Programmes (52)
Associate's degrees31 subjects
Undergraduate certificates21 subjects
Subjects and degree levels reported to the US Department of Education. See the university's course catalogue for course-by-course details.