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Passaic County Community College

School Overview:

School Notes:

• Passaic County Community College is a publicly supported two-year college offering associate in arts and associate in science degree programs that lead to transfer to four-year colleges. Offering associate in applied science degrees and certificates in career specializations, the College provides more than forty degree and certificate programs to over 7,000 students. Student activities, cultural programming, and intercollegiate athletics provide students with a variety of extracurricular experiences.
• PCCC's main campus is located in the lower portion of Passaic County, New Jersey, in the heart of one of the nation's historic industrial cities, Paterson. The campus serves an extremely diverse population. The central campus buildings include Academic Hall, Founders' Hall, Hamilton Hall, and the newly refurbished Hamilton Club building. Academic Hall contains classrooms, computer and science laboratories, and the Academic Resource Center; it is connected to Founders' Hall by a passageway that crosses over College Boulevard. Founders' Hall contains many administrative offices, gymnasium, and theater.
• The College has recently added a child-care center, expanded its library facilities, electronic and multimedia classrooms greatly enhanced our Paterson campus. The historic “Hamilton Club” building is newly renovated for use as a conference center, and the Wanaque Academic Center provides an outstanding setting for the delivery of academic programs. PCCC is now one of the most technologically advanced campuses in the region.
• Today, PCCC enrolls over 7000 students a year in over 40 associate degree, certificate, and diploma programs plus an extensive program of English as a Second Language, continuing education, and customized training. At PCCC, you will enter a learning environment that is intimate and nurturing, where small class size encourages meaningful dialogue with instructors and where friendships develop and grow.
• The college is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.
• Profile last updated: 08/22/2008.

In the News:

• Passaic plays with pride (The Record and Herald News)
  posted on November 15, 2009 at 03:53:38 am
  The father of Percy Williams, whose son was murdered Nov. 7, inspires the team to stage one of the greatest comebacks in NJSIAA playoff history that falls one point short.
• Passaic inspired by fallen friend (The Record and Herald News)
  posted on November 13, 2009 at 07:47:17 pm
  PASSAIC - Najee Salaam saw Percy Williams last Friday afternoon at the McDonald's on Main Avenue. They talked about how Williams' freshman year was going at Passaic County Community College.
• Drive-by shooting victimcharged in teen’s slaying (The Record and Herald News)
  posted on November 13, 2009 at 07:07:58 am
  PATERSON — An 18-year-old city man who was critically injured in a drive-by shooting on Tuesday night has been charged in the fatal shooting of a college student from Passaic after a party early Saturday, authorities said.
• Pals killed two weeks apart (The Record and Herald News)
  posted on November 10, 2009 at 02:23:19 pm
  PASSAIC — Percival Williams, the 19-year-old college student and former high school football player from Passaic who was gunned down in Paterson this weekend, was best friends with Khalil Bunting, who was shot to death two weeks ago in Passaic.
• After narrow loss last year, Pituch wins council seat (The Record and Herald News)
  posted on November 9, 2009 at 06:08:47 am
  As was the case at the gubernatorial level and Passaic County Freeholder level, Republicans were successful in unseating Democrats in the local Borough Council race.

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