Camden County College and Fairleigh Dickinson University established a partnership that offers a Bachelor of Arts degree in Homeland Security at the RETC and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sports Administration at the Blackwood campus.

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Gerry Schreiber (J & J Snack Food) recently donated a check for $10,000 to the CCC Foundation, earmarked for the Veterinary Technology program. Over the years, Mr. Schreiber has donated approximately $40,000 in support of the program and his donations have allowed for the purchase of equipment, supplies and scholarships for students.

The College recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Princeton University for a Teaching Partnership Program in 2019. This agreement allows up to two enrolled Ph.D. students from Princeton who have completed the general examination in their field to work with a faculty member from Camden County College. They also have the opportunity to teach as an adjunct starting in the fall 2019 semester.

The College signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Fairleigh Dickinson University (FDU) to offer Bachelor of Arts degrees in Individualized Studies with specialization concentration in Homeland Security Studies at the Camden County College Regional Emergency Training Center in Lakeland (Blackwood). Additionally, FDU will offer a Bachelor of Arts in Sports Administration at the Blackwood campus.

The College signed a Reverse Transfer Agreement with the University of the Sciences.

The College signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Stockton University to strengthen reverse transfer and develop more program-to-program articulation agreements for high-demand majors.

The Gateway to College program received the National Performance Excellence Award at the Gateway to College National Network 2018 Peer Learning Conference in Oregon this summer.

Camden County College’s program earned the distinction as the only Gateway center to receive this prestigious award each year since it was introduced three years ago. The award established benchmarks to assess the performance of over 40 Gateway centers nationwide.

Customized Training (CT) partnered with Ravitz ShopRite to implement a Deli Clerk training program to prepare dislocated workers for employment with ShopRite. CT also partnered with several manufacturing employers and has implemented CNC Fabricated Metal Manufacturing training to prepare dislocated workers for employment.

The College is partnering with U.S. Vision to implement a Certified Production Technician Training program for dislocated workers through the Advanced Manufacturing Talent Development Center.

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The Career and Technical Institute worked with the ESL department to begin two ESL classes for parents at local elementary schools. These programs are free of charge and funded via a grant through local school districts. Students who successfully complete the training will receive a certificate of completion from our Continuing Education Department.

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Camden County College participated in the New Jersey STEM Pathways Network celebration of STEM Month at the State House in Trenton on March 26. Nearly 100 attendees, including dozens of state legislative representatives, visited the presenting organizations to learn about the many STEM initiatives going on around the state.

Partnerships with Raritan Valley CC, Rutgers Division of Continuing Ed, and the Naval Foundry formed.

Through the Advanced Manufacturing Talent Development Center, the College partnered with Raritan Valley Community College and Mechatronics Boot Camp to train dislocated workers using our mobile training lab. We also partnered with Eastwick Hohokus School of Trade to offer CNC/Welding training for dislocated workers.

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The statewide Rutgers Center for Off-Campus Initiatives—a component of the Rutgers University Division of Continuing Studies—administers the Rutgers Higher Education Centers (HECs) throughout New Jersey.  The Higher Education Centers are the home of the undergraduate degree completion programs that provide those students who have earned an Associate’s Degree from an accredited community college the opportunity to pursue a Rutgers University Bachelor’s Degree.  Camden County College is proud to announce its affiliation as a Rutgers University Higher Education Center. This will strengthen our existing partnership with Rutgers University–Camden, expand program opportunities beyond Rutgers-Camden to all of Rutgers, and bring additional resources to the operation.  The Division of Continuing Studies (DoCS) will serve as the single administrative point of contact for Rutgers University and Camden County College. This change will allow for better coordination between the various Rutgers entities currently at the Camden County College Blackwood campus: Rutgers University–Camden, and Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences.

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The Naval Foundry held a career fair in the gym on February 24. Three hundred people attended and 40 were given tentative job offers and six of those were students from our precision machining and CIM majors.