Passaic County Community College is a two-year public college located in New Jersey. There are currently campuses located in Paterson, New Jersey, Wanaque, New Jersey, and Wayne, New Jersey. The current enrollment is between 6,500 and 7,000 students. PCCC offers Associates Degrees, Diploma and Certificate programs in areas such as Liberal Arts, Business, Technology, Human Services, and English-as-a-Second Language. Programs are offered days, evenings, and Saturdays. Financial aid is available to qualified applicants. Students who are at least 18 years old or have graduated high school are admitted to the College. Non-credit continuing education classes are also available in a wide variety of areas.
The original campus is the Paterson campus, which opened its doors in 1971. The Wanaque Academic Center opened it's doors in 2000.
The Public Safety Academy in Wayne opened its doors September 28, 2003. The Academy serves first responder training needs, particularly for the volunteer fire and EMT squads throughout Passaic County. In addition to PCCC's fire science and criminal justice classes, some liberal arts and humanities classes are offered at the Academy as well. Non-credit continuing education courses offered at the Public Safety Academy include Emergency Medical Technician, Fire Inspector and Fire Official courses, Uniform Construction Code courses, and Commercial Driver License Training.
PCCC's president is Dr. Steven Rose.
The athletic teams use the nickname "Panthers". They field teams in both men and women's basketball, men's soccer, and women's volleyball.
The PCCC motto is "Nothing so near can take you so far!" |
