Atlantic Cape, Rutgers Sign Dual Admission Agreement; Expanding Opportunity for Local Residents

MAYS LANDING — Atlantic Cape Community College and Rutgers University signed a conditional dual admission agreement for four Rutgers degrees this month. The agreements enable students who complete an associate degree at Atlantic Cape seamless continuation toward a Bachelor of Science at the Rutgers Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy on the New Brunswick Campus in Public Health, Public Policy, Planning and Public Policy, or Urban Planning and Design.
Additionally, the institutions signed an articulation agreement for the Bachelor of Science in Health Administration, allowing students continued progression toward the bachelor’s degree at the Rutgers at Atlantic Cape campus. This program will be offered for the first time in Mays Landing in spring 2016.
These agreements expand the long-standing relationship between Atlantic Cape and Rutgers, however, this is the first agreement that creates a direct path to the New Brunswick campus. Also notable, the agreement for the Health Administration program allows seamless transfer for students who earn an Associate in Applied Science from Atlantic Cape to the program, rather than Associate in Arts or Associate in Science degrees.
“This relationship is built on a successful model of higher education partnerships flourishing throughout the state and country and is a cost-efficient way to meet the state’s growing demand for higher education,” said Dr. Peter L. Mora, Atlantic Cape president. “We have a strong relationship, and this is another increased level of high-end opportunity for our students.”
Rutgers and Atlantic Cape partnered in 2006 to expand opportunities for residents of southeastern New Jersey. “These collaborative efforts resulted in the opening of the Rutgers Lifelong Learning Center in 2012, which is currently serving over 300 students,” said Jason Jankowski, manager of academic programs for the Division of Continuing Studies at Rutgers.
Rutgers offers the following degree programs at its Lifelong Learning Center at Atlantic Cape’s Mays Landing Campus:
* Business Administration
* Criminal Justice
* Health Administration (beginning in Spring 2016)
* Labor Studies and Employment Relations
* Liberal Studies
* Political Science
* Psychology
* Psychology with Early Childhood Concentration
* Public Health
* RN-BSN Nursing
* Social Work
For more information, visit www.atlantic.edu or www.rutgersataccc.org.