Bergen Community College: Bergen An Inaugural Partner In UK Student Exchange Program

Press release from Bergen Community College:

October 29, 2024

Bergen Community College President Eric M. Friedman, Ph.D., ACCT Vice President for Membership and Educational Services Robin Matross Helms, Linn-Benton Community College President Lisa Avery and Cyril Taylor Charitable Foundation Trustee William L. Gertz.

“This new educational exchange partnership with Southport College is groundbreaking for Bergen’s students interested in the green economy and sustainability,” Bergen President Eric M. Friedman, Ph.D., said at the leadership congress. “We see tremendous benefits from the cross-cultural learning and foresee the emergence of exciting new workforce pathways.”

The ACCT and AoC selected only two U.S. colleges – Bergen and Linn-Benton Community College in Oregon – from 17 that expressed interest in serving as inaugural partners.

“We’re excited to begin this collaboration,” ACCT President and CEO Jee Hang Lee said. “It is our hope that the first phase will catalyze an expansion to include more colleges throughout the United States and the United Kingdom, given high interest levels on both sides of the Atlantic and the importance of the programs offered.”

Bergen’s application stood out due to its extensive STEM program, which includes the nation’s only STEM Student Research Center at its main campus in Paramus, the College’s success in the national Community College Innovation Challenge and experience in completing gas-to-electric vehicle conversions.

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.

This press release was produced by Bergen Community College. The views expressed here are the author’s own.