77. In 2013, student athleteShauntierah Douglas set a nationalrecord in the javelin.

79. The Division of ContinuingEducation offers hundreds ofcourses for adults seekingcertifications, career developmentor entertaining a hobby.

80. Bergen Community College at theMeadowlands (1280 Wall StreetWest in Lyndhurst) opened in 2008.

81. Led by 100 faculty members, 650Bergen students completed morethan 10,000 hours of communityservice in 2012.

82. The main campus sits nestledbetween three golf courses:Orchard Hills Golf Course,Paramus Golf & Country Club andRidgewood Country Club.

83. Five Bergen students claimAustralia as home.

84. The College’s horticulture programoperates a greenhouse laboratorythat enables the sale of plants forfundraisers.

85. The College maintains articulation(transfer) agreements with 33 four-year schools.

86. Since 2011, the mysterious “Mr.BCC” has answered every questionand made every post on theCollege’s social media.

87. The Office of Specialized Servicesassists students with disabilitiesachieve their goal of earning adegree.

88. Shortly after entering the NationalFootball League, New York Giantsquarterback Phil Simms taped aperiodic television program at theCollege.

89. Eight percent of all credits taken atBergen are completed exclusivelyonline.

90. The Stryker ManufacturingLaboratory at main campus housesindustry-standard milling andturning equipment to help trainstudents.

91. More than 33 percent of Bergenstudents are Hispanic.

92. Bergen Community College at theMeadowlands includes aconference center available forarea businesses.

93. The main campus cafeteriacomposts most items – includingfood waste and utensils.

94. The Anna Maria Ciccone Theatreappeared in season three, episodethree of “The Sopranos.”

95. A total of 179,442 credits weretaken by students in fall 2012.

97. The main campus’ ChildDevelopment Center operates a state-of-the-art educationalfacility for children ages 30 monthsto six.

98. More than 6,600 students enrolledin adult education classes at thePhilip J. Ciarco Jr. Learning Centerin 2012.

99. Three governors, multiple senatorsand U.S. Treasurer Rosie Rios havedelivered the commencementkeynote.

100. Almost 10 percent of Bergenstudents are older than 34.

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75. A dual-domed observatory at the main campus offers eveningviewings of celestial objects open to the public. 76. Since 1968, total degree enrollments number

more than 560,000.

78. Only seven men and women haveserved as Bergen’s president.

96. The College enrollsmore than 300veterans under thePost 9/11 G.I. Bill.

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3. The “green roof” of the studentcenter at main campus featureswater-absorbing plants that limitrun-off.

4. Bergen’s 167-acre main campus inParamus rests on the former nineholes of Orchard Hills Golf Course.

6. In 2001, Macy’s flagship store inManhattan featured a display ofmore than one million plants andflowers completed by Bergenstudents and faculty.

7. Nearly 13 percent of all coursestaken at the College are part of themathematics program – the highestamong all programs.

8. The library at main campus bearsthe name of the College’s firstpresident: Sidney J. Silverman.

9. Following in the tradition of showslike “On Campus,” which had morethan 300 episodes, “Studio Bergen,”a 30-minute news magazine, airsmonthly.

10. Students call Hackensack “home”(733) more than any othermunicipality.

11. The Bergen County PoliceDepartment maintains a permanentsubstation at the College.

12. The College offers 143 degree andcertificate programs.

13. In 2011, Bergen received more than$31 million in grants.

14. Students enrolled in the dentalhygiene program operate a publicclinic at main campus.

15. Bergen enrolls 138 NJ STARSstudents.

16. The College’s official Facebook pageaveraged more than 38,000 visits perday during the week of HurricaneSandy.

17. Outside of the U.S., students fromKorea (648) represent the largestcountry of citizenship.

18. Bergenstages features the work ofstudents in musical, dramatic andcomedic productions.

19. Enrollment in the informationtechnology major had a three-foldincrease from 2008 to 2012 (23 to 99).

20. The College’s adult education centerin Hackensack once occupied theformer headquarters of The Recordnewspaper.

21. Students and professors worked witha bio-diesel generator that turnedcooking oil into fuel.

22. MTV’s Daisy Fuentes graduated fromBergen in 1986.

23. Student interns from Bergen haveworked at organizations such asMSNBC.

24. Two electric car charging stationsreside in the College’s studentparking lot.

25. Pulitzer Prize winner SidneyKingsley (Men in White, 1934) servedon the College’s original board oftrustees.

26. The 2009-10 men’s basketball teamcompleted an undefeated regularseason (30-0).

27. Ender Hall at the main campus wasthe College’s first building (originallythe “E Building”).

28. The College was founded in 1965 andopened in 1968.

29. The nursing program enrolls 301students – the highest enrollment ofthe College’s renowned healthprofessions programs.

30. The student-run restaurantlaboratory, the Bergen Room, isopen to the public.

31. In 1968, Bergen offered four majors:business, education, science andsocial science.

32. One quarter of all students liveoutside Bergen County.

34. At the first commencement in 1970,Dr. John W. Davis of the NAACPLegal Defense Fund served as thekeynote speaker.

35. Senior citizens can take classesthrough the College’s Institute forLearning in Retirement.

36. In 2013, Bergen became one of only20 colleges in the world to earn aTEDx license.

37. “Taking Chance,” starring KevinBacon, filmed in the College’s WestHall at main campus.

41. Every year since 2006, Bergen hasearned a spot on the President’sHigher Education CommunityService Honor Roll.

42. The Judith K. Winn School of Honorsenrolls 230 students.

43. Due to demand, students were firstallowed to register via fax machine in1990.

44. Guest speakers have includedpersonalities such as BarbaraWalters, Ralph Nader, GloriaSteinem, James Earl Jones, RedAuerbach and Maya Angelou.

45. Bergen is a smoke free college.

46. The first version of Bergen.edulaunched in 1996.

47. The Meadowlands RegionalAccelerator, housed at the College’sMeadowlands facility, helps early-stage businesses get off the ground.

48. After a $1 million gift by the WinifredM. and George P. Pitkin Foundation,the College renamed the maincampus’ signature building in theirhonor.

49. More students are enrolled in thecriminal justice major (856) than anyother non-general program.

50. Students who attend classesexclusively during evenings andSaturdays account for 15.5 percent ofthe College’s population.

51. An alumnus of the College serves onthe board of trustees as the “alumnitrustee;” the position earned votingrights in 2013.

52. Gallery Bergen, featuring art fromstudents and the community, resideson the third floor of West Hall atmain campus.

53. The American Red Cross has utilizedthe main campus as a shelter duringsignificant storms.

54. In 2012, Bergen students qualifiedfor nearly $23.7 million in PellGrants, which unlike loans, do notneed to be repaid.

55. Original plans called for the maincampus to stand on Century Road inParamus.

56. Student newspaper the Torch wonthe “general excellence” award fromthe New Jersey Press Foundation in2012.

57. Over 1,200 international studentsattend Bergen on an F-1 visa.

58. The College was the first school inthe U.S. to have a channel on theVerizon FIOS cable system.

59. Until 2003, part-time studentsoutnumbered full-time every yearexcept once since the Collegeopened.

60. Thirty-eight retired faculty haveearned the rank of “professoremeritus” – a Bergen faculty hall offame.

61. The mean age of Bergen students is23.9 years.

62. The Bergen Small BusinessDevelopment Center resides at thePhilip J. Ciarco Jr. Learning Center inHackensack.

63. West Hall at the main campusfeatures two television studios and aradio studio.

64. The Cerullo Learning AssistanceCenter offers free tutoring for morethan 7,000 students each year.

65. Due to affects from Hurricane Sandy– including a loss of power – theCollege was closed for six days.

66. Full-time faculty number 392.

67. Bergen’s Center for Peace, Justiceand Reconciliation focuses many ofits efforts on genocide – includingthat of the Armenians in 1915.

68. At least one student from everymunicipality in Bergen County(except Teterboro) attends theCollege.

69. The College veterinary technologyprogram has its own building at themain campus.

71. A small number of degree programclasses are offered at locations inFort Lee and Mahwah.

72. More students graduated withdegrees in business administration(132) than any other non-generalmajor in 2012.

73. Based on enrollment, Bergen is thestate’s largest community college.

74. A flight simulator in the EmilBuehler Trust Aviation Center at themain campus prepares students forcareers in aeronautics and avionics.

05. The class of 2013included 57 studentswith 4.0 GPAs.

33. Students from more than 130 countries attend Bergen.

40. Bergen students havetransferred to alleight Ivy Leagueschools.

70. Bergen's Facebook isthe most-followedcommunity collegepage in New Jersey.

1. A 65,000 square-foot health professions center will rise at maincampus in 2015. 39. Phi Theta Kappa, the academic honor society of two-year

schools, graduated 68 students in 2013.2. The Bergen Community College Foundation has awarded more than $6.8 million in scholarships and awards for special projects since 1995. 38. The Pitkin Education Center’s original name was

the “Megastrucutre.”

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