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See Innovation Center, Game Lab, More At Bergen Community College 'Meadowlands Open House'

The July 11 open house will show off the new Innovation Center with 4 career-oriented labs, and have information on financial aid and more.

The Meadowlands isn't just for nature walks. Bergen County College's Meadowlands campus now has an innovation lab with sections for learning about Bloomberg finance, gaming, cybersecurity and more.
The Meadowlands isn't just for nature walks. Bergen County College's Meadowlands campus now has an innovation lab with sections for learning about Bloomberg finance, gaming, cybersecurity and more. (Caren Lissner/Patch)

BERGEN COUNTY, NJ — Bergen County Community College will host an open house on July 11 at its Meadowlands facility in Lyndhurst, featuring the new Innovation Center, which brings the “real world” into the classroom via four career-oriented laboratories.

The Innovation Center takes up an entire floor of the Lyndhurst location and "represents the latest initiative in Bergen’s commitment to developing programs that prepare students for employment in thriving workforce sectors," said the college.

The Center includes four signature laboratories:

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  • Bloomberg Finance, featuring stock market terminals and a 16-foot LED ticker displaying real-time stock prices;
  • Cybersecurity, featuring cyberthreat monitors that display actual security breaches occurring throughout the world;
  • Gaming, featuring six 65-inch overhead monitors and software such as SpeedTree 3D modeling; and the
  • Innovation Lounge, featuring space for student collaboration and programs.
  • The open house will also provide attendees with information on campus life at the facility, financial aid, and information on a new partnership with Ramapo College of New Jersey that will allow Bergen graduates to transfer directly into the four-year college and take classes at the Meadowlands facility.

    Prospective open house attendees can RSVP at openhouse.bergen.edu, call (201) 447-7200 or email admissions@bergen.edu. Find out more about the Innovation Center, game lab, and more here.

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    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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