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Seven colleges and universities provide higher education and training
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Seven colleges and universities provide higher education and training

RAMAPO COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY

505 Ramapo ValleyRoad , Mahwah , ( 201 ) 684-7500 , ramapo . edu
Ramapo College is a state-supported , coeducational , four-year college of liberal arts , sciences and professional studies , which include nursing , socialworkand an AACSB-accreditedbusinessschool . It enrolls nearly 6,000 students annually in undergraduate and graduate programs . Ramapo also offers courses leading to teacher certification at the elementary andsecondary levels . The campus includes modern academic buildings with state-of-the-art computer centers , a student life building with FM radio station , student offices , cafeteria , entertainment and meeting rooms , a library withelectronic research facilities , an administration building , athletic playing fieldsand 12 lighted tennis courts .
Ramapo offers graduate programs in educationalleadership , educations technology , sustainability studies , nursing education , liberal arts and a new accelerated MBAprogram . The collegealsooffersarticulation agreements withthe University of Medicine andDentistry of New Jersey , Rutgers University , New York University College of Dentistry , SUNY State College of Optometry and New York Chiropractic College .
The Berrie Center for Performing andVisual Arts houses performance theaters , art galleries and specialized spaces devoted to fine arts , computer art , photography , theater , dance and music . Acampus-wide building program during recent years has resulted in the completion of the Anisfield School of Business , which opened in fall 2007 , and the Bill Bradley Sports and Recreation Center , with its 2,200-seatarena , fitness center , climbing wall , track , dance-aerobics studio and indoor swimming pool .

SAINT PETER ’ S UNIVERSITY

Englewood Cliffs Campus : 333 Hudson Terrace , Englewood Cliffs , ( 201 ) 761-7898 Jersey City Campus : 2641 John F . Kennedy Blvd ., Jersey City ,( 201 ) 761-6000 saintpeters . edu
Saint Peter ’ sUniversity , founded in 1872 , is aJesuit , Catholic university inthe liberalarts tradition located in the heartofJersey City , with abranch campus inEnglewood Cliffs , and course offerings onthe Jersey City waterfront and at various corporatesites throughout NewJersey . Saint Peter ’ sis committedtoeducatingmore than 3,000 undergraduate , graduate and doctoral studentsfor alifetime of learning , leadershipand service in a diverse and global society .

BERGEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Main Campus : 400 Paramus Road , Paramus , ( 201 ) 447-7100 BergenCommunityCollegeatthe Meadowlands : 1280 Wall St . W ., Lyndhurst , ( 201 ) 447-7920 The Philip Ciarco Jr . Learning Center : 355 Main St ., Hackensack ,( 201 ) 489-1551 bergen . edu
Bergen Community College is a public community college serving morethan 30,000 students in degree , continuing education and non-credit programs . With three academic sites , Bergen is accessible for thousandsofnorthern New Jersey residents . Morestudents graduate from Bergenthan any other NewJersey community college .
Affordable tuition , more than 140 academic programs and renowned faculty help draw students from every municipality in Bergen County and more than 130 countries . Thecollege offers courses throughout the year , including winter and summer sessions .
Bergen ’ s credits cantransfertothe state ’ s publiccolleges and universities . The collegealso maintainsdozensoftransfer agreements with colleges outside the state . Recent graduates now attend top schools such as Yale , Brown , Columbia and the University of California , Berkeley .
The main campus houses instructional facilities such as West Hall , a high-tech facility fitted with state-of-the art equipment , including a television studio used toproduceprogrammingfor TorchTV , channel 26 of theVerizon FIOScablesystem . Other facilities include the Anna Maria Ciccone Theatre , which hosts musical , comedy and children ’ s performances throughout the year .
Bergen is home to the number onetutoring center in the nation , according to the National College Learning Center Association .
Through the School of Continuing Education , the college offers job training , career enhancement and enrichment programs in areas such as computers , fashion andinterior design , green technology , health and fitness , and foreign languages .
BERGEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE : BETH BALBIERZ ; RAMAPO COLLEGE : CHRIS PEDOTA ; SAINT PETER ’ S UNIVERSITY : COURTESY OF ANGELINE BOYER
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