CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE – Atlantic Cape Community College invites local residents to Community Day, a celebration of the 10-year anniversary of the opening of the Cape May County Campus, 2-6 p.m., Monday, Oct. 12, at CMCC, 341 Court House-South Dennis Road, Cape May Court House.
Community Day offerings include campus tours, refreshments, a larger-than-life anniversary card for guests to sign, games, face painting, music, career workshops, a live radio broadcast and the opportunity to visit a class in session. Activities are designed for all ages.
Information about Atlantic Cape’s programs and services will be on display, including: the Academy of Culinary Arts, Admissions, Continuing Education, Health Professions Institute, student clubs, Rutgers at Atlantic Cape, Fairleigh Dickinson University and the Atlantic Cape Foundation.
Community supporters also will be in attendance, including: Caring for Kids, the American Association of University Women-Cape May County Branch, Cape May County Zoo, The Wetlands Institute, the New Jersey Audubon Nature Center & Cape May Bird Observatory, Coalition against Rape & Abuse, Cape May County Government and Cape May County Council for Young Children. Cape Regional Medical Center staff will perform blood pressure, blood sugar and cholesterol screenings.
Since opening its doors in 2005, the Cape May County Campus has brought credit programs and career training to thousands of county residents. The campus provides support services, including counseling, testing, tutoring and financial aid as well as administrative offices.
The nearly 68,000 square-foot campus is adjacent to the 4-H fairgrounds on a rural 29-acre site on Court House-South Dennis Road in Middle Township and replaced an extension center in Rio Grande in 2005.
Amenities include an information commons, a comprehensive library with 10,000 books, a 100-seat lecture hall, chemistry and biology labs, counseling, testing and tutoring services, a dining area, a conference room with teleconferencing capabilities and more.
Another advantage is that the classes are small, which enables students to receive more personal, one-on-one instruction.
There is ample parking and access to New Jersey Transit bus service on Route 522.
Prior to the opening of the campus in August 2005, students attended classes at a small extension center or at rented facilities in the county. Cape May was the only county in New Jersey that did not have its own or a shared community college, which presented a considerable inconvenience to those who wanted to pursue a higher education. Now, county residents can earn credits that count toward any of Atlantic Cape’s nearly 50 degree programs.
Atlantic Cape Community College was created in January 1999 through a joint agreement between the former Atlantic Community College and the counties of Atlantic and Cape May.
For more information, visit www.atlantic.edu.
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