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HUDSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE 2018-19 COLLEGE CATALOGABOUT HCCCHudson County Community College (HCCC) is a vibrant, comprehensive, urban college committed to offering high-quality programs that are affordable, accessible, and community-centered.It is the largest institution of higher education in Hudson County,one of the most historic, densely populated and ethnically diverseareas of the United States. Courses are available at two state-ofthe-art campuses – the Journal Square Campus in Jersey City, andNorth Hudson Campus in Union City; both are located in closeproximity to public transportation hubs.In 1974, the New Jersey Board of Higher Education approvedthe establishment of a community college commission in HudsonCounty. HCCC began as a “contract” college. As one of only twosuch colleges in the United States, and the sole contract collegein New Jersey, the newly formed college offered programs thatreflected the nature of the job market. Hudson County CommunityCollege received its official name in 1981.In the mid-1990’s, HCCC formulated, and began implementing,strategic plans for its academic and physical growth that werebased upon the community’s needs. The administration and Boardof Trustees worked to ensure that all of the people of HudsonCounty have access to an affordable education that provides themwith the knowledge and skills needed in today’s global society.Within the past several years, HCCC has brought about unprecedented growth in its course offerings, created a central counseling program, reorganized student activities and government programs, established an art gallery and year-round cultural eventsprogram, and expanded the number and quality of its facilities.In addition to day and evening classes, the College now providesfor on-campus studies seven days a week and online courses 24/7.Enrollment has risen from 4,129 students in 1996 to more than9,000 in Fall 2015, and the Class of 2016 numbered 1,150 strong –the largest graduating class in the College’s history.The College offers 66 degree and certificate programs, includingits signature programs in Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management, Nursing, Health Sciences, Science, Technology, Engineer-6ing, and Math (STEM) and the nationally acclaimed English as aSecond Language (ESL) studies. HCCC has dual-admission and/orarticulation agreements with more than a dozen four-year collegesand universities, including Saint Peter’s, Rutgers, Kean, and NewJersey City Universities, as well as NJIT.Hudson County Community College is fully accredited by theCommission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. Other accreditations include:The Nursing Program is sanctioned by the New Jersey Board ofNursing and ACEN, the Accreditation Commission for Educationin Nursing, Inc., has granted the Program candidacy status. TheCollege’s award-winning and nationally recognized Culinary ArtsInstitute (CAI) curriculum is one of only two programs in the NewYork region to be accredited by the American Culinary FederationAccrediting Commission.The College’s Continuing Education and Workforce DevelopmentDivision works in conjunction with the CAI, and in partnership witha number of local community-based groups, providing non-creditand certificate classes and courses, job readiness, life skills, andpersonal enrichment instruction.The HCCC Center for Business & Industry (CBI) is dedicated tohelping provide the Hudson County community with the skilledand educated workforce that will allow the area to prosper. CBIdevelops and delivers educational classes and programs to fulfillthe learning needs of businesses, nonprofit, and governmental organizations and individuals.In addition to the College offering one of the most extensiveprograms of financial aid, the nonprofit Hudson County Community College Foundation provides scholarships for students,and has awarded over 2 million in scholarships to more than2,000 students since its founding in 1997. The HCCC Foundationsupports faculty development and the College’s physicalexpansion. The Foundation is also the force behind the College’sPermanent Art Collection, which includes 1,000 works in mediafrom painting and sculpture.www.hccc.edu/apply

HUDSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE 2018-19 COLLEGE CATALOGEDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHYMISSION STATEMENT:By reason of their voluntary participation in the activities of Hudson County Community College, the individual members of theCollege community share a basic educational philosophy.The mission of Hudson County Community College is to providehigh quality educational opportunities that promote student success and are accessible, comprehensive, and learning centered.Members of the College community subscribe to the fundamental position that a democratic society requires the extension ofsome form of post-secondary education to virtually every member of the population.VISION STATEMENT:In addition, they recognize that educational institutions serve thewelfare of the broader society by preparing individuals to playeffective roles as citizens and participants in the workforce.Hudson County Community College is predicated on the assumption that there are vast numbers of county residents whoare in need of the educational services the College can provide.Hudson County Community College employs innovative and responsive models of educational delivery to satisfy these needs.We continually aspire to make Hudson County Community College such an excellent and innovative urban college that it can bea first-choice option for the students and communities it serves.VALUES STATEMENT:To fulfill the mission and vision of Hudson County CommunityCollege, we commit ourselves to these values: student success; academic excellence and learning support services; integrity, ethical behavior, and respect for others; celebration of our commonalities and respect for ourdifferences; championship of innovation; inquiry and data-informed decision making; high quality and affordable educational opportunities; and responsible stewardship of the resources entrusted to us.STRATEGIC PLANNINGHudson County Community College is committed to fulfilling theeducational needs of the residents and businesses of our community. To attain this goal, the College formulates and implementsa detailed strategic plan every five years. The most recent, entitled “Strategic Plan 2016-2021: An Institution of First Choice”, wasrecently approved by the Hudson County Board of Trustees. Theplan may be viewed at http://www.hccc.edu/strategic-plan/The strategic planning process provided an opportunity to engageour entire community in helping shape the vision and directionof the College over the next five years. The Steering Committee- composed of faculty, staff, and administrators – reviewed environmental scan data and conducted a series of town hall meetingsamong the members of the College community, which includedfaculty, staff, administrators, and students. Small group discussionsfocused on college operations, the future direction of the College,and how best to implement our vision of becoming an institutionof first choice for students.The College Board of Trustees was surveyed seeking their opinionon the most important priorities facing the College; the HudsonCounty Community College Foundation Board, representing manyexternal constituencies, was asked about how the College can better serve the needs of our community, promote greater opportunities for community involvement in our academic, cultural, andartistic initiatives, address issues of workforce development andtraining, and contribute to the needs of the local economy.Both the Strategic Planning Steering Committee and President’sCabinet engaged in SWOT analysis, identifying internal Strengthsand Weaknesses, as well as external Opportunities and Threats.The data from those surveys and focus groups were analyzedby the steering committee who developed a series of or priorityitems, which were shared with the executive leadership of the College. Informed by the data gathered through the focus groups,town hall meetings, surveys, and the work of the steering committee, seven goals and their strategies were developed across thesepriority areas: Learning Effectiveness and Student Success Organizational Development and Accountability Community EngagementSome of the elements considered in developing the strategic planinclude: How to reach and serve more constituencies within HudsonCounty; The development of a comprehensive academic plan that setspriorities for the next stage of the College’s development; Ensuring the operational and financial infrastructure to accommodate the College’s future growth is in position; and Initiating and strengthening partnerships with community, educational, and business leaders throughout the area.In December 2015, the steering committee provided a draft of theStrategic Plan to the President’s Cabinet for review, and made thedraft available for public review on the College’s website. Afterincorporating additional feedback from various stakeholders, theplan was presented to the HCCC Board of Trustees for approval onJanuary 19, 2016. The Strategic Plan will help guide the Collegefrom fiscal years 2016 to 2021.www.hccc.edu/apply7

HUDSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE 2018-19 COLLEGE CATALOGACCREDITATIONMEMBERSHIPSHudson County Community College operates under the authorityof the New Jersey State Commission on Higher Education. TheCollege is accredited by the Commission on Higher Educationof the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, 3624Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, (267) 284-5000. The Commission on Higher Education is an institutional accrediting agencyrecognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Commission on Recognition of Postsecondary Accreditation.Hudson County Community College and many of its faculty, administrators, and staff hold memberships in a broad range of professional and academic associations.The AAS degree in Culinary Arts and the Certificate in CulinaryArts are accredited by the Accrediting Commission of the American Culinary Federation Education Foundation.American Association of Community CollegesThe Nursing (NSG) Program currently offered at the JournalSquare Campus is approved by the New Jersey Board of Nursing124 Halsey Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102 and accredited bythe Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN),3343 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 850 Atlanta, Georgia 30326.American Society for Engineering EducationThe Practical Nursing (PNU) currently offered at the maincampus is sanctioned by the New Jersey Board of Nursing124 Halsey Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102.Association for Gerontology in Higher EducationThe Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) Program is a collaborative program between Hudson County Community College andRutgers, The State University of New Jersey, and is accreditedby the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) of the American Occupational Therapy Association(AOTA), located at 4720 Montgomery Lane, Suite 200 Bethesda,MD 20814-3449. ACOTE’s telephone number c/o AOTA is (301)652-AOTA and its Web address is www.acoteonline.org.Below is a sample of these associations:ACCESS: Associate Degree Early Childhood Education Teacher EducatorsAlliance for Community College InnovationAmerican Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions OfficersAmerican Educational Research AssociationAmerican Library AssociationAmerican Sociological AssociationAssociation for Childhood Education InternationalAssociation of College and University AuditorsAssociation of Community College TrusteesAssociation for Institutional ResearchCollege and University Professional Association for Human ResourcesCollege Students Educators InternationalCouncil for the Advancement of Standards in Higher EducationCouncil on Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional EducationCounty College Association of Institutional Research and PlanningCouncil for Opportunity in EducationHudson County Chamber of CommerceNational Association College Admission CounselorsNational Association of College & University Business OfficersThe Paramedic Science (EMT) program is offered in conjunctionwith Robert Wood Johnson/Barnabas Health at the Jersey CityMedical Center and is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (25400 U.S. Highway19 North, Suite 158, Clearwater, FL 33763 (727)-210-2350, www.caahep.org) upon the recommendation of the Committee onAccreditation of Educational Programs for the EmergencyMedical Services Professions (CoAEMSP), 8301 Lakeview Parkway,Suite 111-312, Rowlett, TX 75088.National Association of Community College Teacher Education ProgramsThe Radiography Program is accredited by the Joint ReviewCommittee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT) andapproved by the New Jersey Radiologic Technology Board ofExaminers.New Jersey Association of Student Financial Aid AdministratorsThe Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology(J.R.C.E.R.T.)20 North Wacker Drive, Suite 2850Chicago, IL 60606-3182(312) 704-5300Email: mail@jrcert.orgSee www.jrcert.org for program information and Radiography Standardsof Education.New Jersey State Department of Environmental ProtectionBoard of Radiologic Technology, State of New JerseyMail Code 25-01P.O. Box 415Trenton, NJ 08625(609) 984-0589www.xray.nj.gov8National Association of Educational ProcurementNational Association of Early Childhood Teacher EducationNational Council for Marketing and Public RelationsNational Council for Research and PlanningNational Council for Resource DevelopmentNational Tutoring AssociationNew Jersey Association of Institutional ResearchNew Jersey Association of Veterans ProgramsNew Jersey Association for College Admission CounselingNew Jersey Community Colleges Academic Officers AssociationNew Jersey Community Colleges Business Officers AssociationNew Jersey Library AssociationNew Jersey Teaching of English to Speakers of Other Languages/New Jersey Bilingual Education (NJTESOL/NJBE)New Jersey Virtual Community College ConsortiumPublic Relations Society of AmericaStudent Affairs Administrators in Higher Education (NASPA)Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)www.hccc.edu/apply

HUDSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE 2018-19 COLLEGE CATALOGAFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITYPOLICY STATEMENTHudson County Community College is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Hudson County Community College iscommitted to the principles of affirmative action in the recruitment, admission, and retention of students and in the recruitment, employment, training, tenure, assignment, and separation of all faculty and staff. In accordance with existing New Jersey statutes andFederal law, no person at the College shall be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, class, sex, religion, creed, age, life-style,disability, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, ancestry, national origin, veteran’s status, or union membership. Equal accessto employment opportunities and educational programs is extended to all qualified persons. Decisions on employment are made onthe basis of the qualif

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