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New LPN to RN program

Camden County College is hosting two information sessions to introduce the new LPN to RN program. This is an opportunity for potential students to ask questions and obtain additional information on the new program that leads to an associate degree in nursing and eligibility to sit for the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nursing (NCLEX-RN).

The information sessions will be held Thursday, June 24, 2021 at 5:30 pm and Thursday July 1, 2021 at 1:00 pm. Please visit the CCC events calendar to register.

The curriculum provides students with the knowledge, technical skills, interpersonal skills, and values that qualify graduates for a career in professional nursing. Content includes courses in science, social science, humanities, nursing theory, lab skills training, and clinical experiences in a variety of healthcare settings. General education credits earned in this program will transfer as per existing intercollegiate agreements.

Congratulations Joslyn Thompson, recipient of the Battleship New Jersey Scholarship

Camden County College student Joslyn Thompson, of Camden City, is one of nine recipients of a $1,000 scholarship from the Battleship New Jersey Museum and Memorial.

“We are thrilled to be providing these exceptional students assistance as they move forward in their academic careers,” said Dennis Levitt, member of the Board of Trustees for the Battleship New Jersey. “These Camden students have been recommended by their teachers for their scholastic achievements and we are thrilled to recognize them aboard the Big J.”

As a Camden, New Jersey-based institution, the Battleship New Jersey Museum and Memorial is committed to furthering the educational aspirations of Camden resident students. A key part of the Battleship’s mission is to provide positive benefits and to educate students and residents of her homeport of Camden.

The Cougars are back!

Camden County College is pleased to announce the return of athletic competition for the Spring 2021 semester.

In March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic necessitated the tough but necessary decision to suspend athletic competition for the remainder of the Spring 2020 semester. Since that time, CCC has been exploring ways for student-athletes to return to competition in a healthy and safe atmosphere.

Currently, the programs are returning are Basketball, Men’s Wrestling, Baseball, Softball, Golf, Soccer and Women’s Tennis. Outdoor Track and Field is still to be determined due to the availability to compete at regular season events and Nationals.

Basketball has begun practicing and will tip off a ten-game regular season schedule on March 4. The basketball teams will practice and compete at off campus facilities while the gymnasium serves as the coronavirus vaccination site for Camden County.

Although no regular season wrestling matches have been scheduled at this time, Men’s Wrestling has also begun practicing. Baseball and Softball will begin practicing on February 22. Baseball is slated to toe the rubber on March 17 and Softball on March 30.

Soccer will begin practicing March 1 with their first match scheduled for April 2. Golf and Women’s Tennis should begin practicing mid-March. Our golf program is arranged to tee off at our home facility on March 29 and Women’s Tennis will begin their schedule in April.

CCC is adhering to all federal, state and local guidelines to ensure the health and safety of our student-athletes while providing them an opportunity to participate in athletics. All rostered student-athletes and participating coaches will undergo daily screening and temperature checks.

In addition, NJCAA Region XIX guidelines do not permit any spectators at indoor athletic events. Since fans are prohibited this semester, CCC will attempt to livestream as many events as possible or record events for the athletic YouTube channel.

Please continue to check the Camden County College Athletic website at www.camdenccathletics.org for schedules and updates on this continuously changing matter. You can also stay connected on Twitter @CamdenCCsports.

We are excited to see our student-athletes compete again. Go Cougars!

Student Tuition Statements Available

The IRS form 1098-T (Tuition Statement) is issued for each student enrolled and for whom a reportable transaction is made. Per IRS mandate, beginning in tax year 2018, CCC reports payments received for qualified tuition and related expenses, and no longer reports amounts billed for qualified tuition and fees. For a payment to be reportable, it must relate to qualified tuition and related expenses billed during the same calendar year. Amounts paid will be limited to the amount of qualified tuition and related expenses billed within the same calendar year. Please note that qualified tuition/expenses are billed on the day that a student registers, which may have been in 2019 for spring 2020 and in fall 2020 for spring 2021. The form is available on the college website through MyCCC Portal. Students do not have to be currently enrolled to access their Self-Service account. Students who do not remember their password, may contact the Help Desk at 856-227-7200 x4900. To access the form, log into MyCCC portal, go to Payment Center through Self Serve or WebAdvisor, Under Financial Information tab, click on View My 1098-T Forms, then select the year you wish to view.

Give Kids A Smile Event

Free education and preventative services

For children ages 12 and under.

Give Kids A Smile Day was developed as an annual one-day public health initiative to focus attention on the epidemic of untreated oral disease among children. Thousands of dental professionals across the country will take time from their practices to help children get the oral health care they need. Due to the pandemic and current healthcare protocols, we will be offering preventive services throughout the spring semester at our Camden County College Dental Hygiene Clinic.

Where:
Camden County College Dental Department
200 College Drive
107 Halpern Hall – Dental Hygiene Clinic
Blackwood, NJ 08012

When:
Beginning February 8, 2021 through May 6, 2021

To schedule an appointment, please call:
856-374-4930

Thank You William G. Rohrer Foundation

The Camden County College Foundation recently received a $50,000 grant from the William G. Rohrer Foundation for scholarship support for students. The scholarship funds will be used to support students in need to reach their academic goals at Camden County College. The William G. Rohrer Foundation has given over $800,000 to the Camden County College Foundation since 2000.

We appreciate the generous support of our students.

New Data Science program offered this spring at Camden County College

Camden County College is now offering a new Data Science program designed to prepare students for a career in Data Science and Data Analytics. The new program is the first of its kind in New Jersey.

Topics covered in the new program include data acquisition in both structured and unstructured formats, data security, ethical responsibility, and effective communication of informed tactical and strategic objectives. The curriculum also covers cleaning, modeling, visualization, and analysis of data. Using a hands-on, applied approach, students in the program will learn to identify patterns and relationships in large data sets and to resolve questions and problems through data driven decisions.

“CCC’s Data Science program will prepare you to enter a career in the growing field of data science with the skills sought after by today’s most innovative companies,” said Camden County College President Donald Borden. “With the highest selection of programs, the most available transfer options, and one of the lowest tuitions in the region, CCC is your best choice.”

Program graduates will develop solid analytical reasoning, critical thinking and technical skills to analyze and present data to enhance understanding and decision-making. They will learn to work independently or as a member of a team with modern technical tools to accomplish data life cycle project goals and meet deadlines. They will also gain an appreciation for ethical decision-making principles for the analysis, management and presentation of data.

CCC’s courses for the Associate in Applied Science Degree in Data Science will be offered beginning on January 20. To learn more, visit the Data Science program page. For additional information, contact Professor Joseph Diaco at jdiaco@camdencc.edu

Spring 2021 semester mix of online and in-person classes

Camden County College President Donald A. Borden announced that spring 2021 for-credit lecture, workforce development, and noncredit courses will continue to be offered online, with many nursing, health sciences, lab, and studio courses offered through a hybrid mix of in-person and remote courses.

“Camden County College continues to monitor the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on College operations,” Borden said. “Our foremost commitment remains to ensure the health and safety of our students, faculty, staff and community members as we gradually reintegrate onto our campuses and instructional sites.”

For the spring 2021 semester, lecture sections will be offered in a combination of synchronous course delivery (instructors and students meet at the same time online) and asynchronous course delivery (materials and assignments are prepared in advance and available online over the course of the semester), allowing students to achieve their educational goals in a learning format that best fits their schedule.

Spring semester courses containing both lecture and lab instructional components will be offered in a hybrid course format, allowing for limited in-person instruction in keeping with the Governor’s restart plan and CDC standards.

“Because the COVID-19 pandemic continues to be fluid, campus restart conditions will evolve and may change,” Borden said. “The College is prepared to reassess and readjust our approach to spring instruction should circumstances dictate and as we receive updated direction from the Governor.”
Registration for spring 2021 courses begins on November 2.

54th Annual Camden County Senior Citizens art exhibition opens online

An all-virtual format did not deter 58 Camden County senior artists from submitting their work to the Camden County Cultural & Heritage Commission’s 2020 Senior Citizens Juried Art Contest and Exhibition. Unlike prior years, the 2020 event is occurring virtually, due to COVID-19 concerns and social distancing restrictions.

View the virtual art gallery here

“This is a great opportunity for our seniors to share their talents with the county,” said Freeholder Melinda Kane, liaison to the Camden County Cultural and Heritage Commission. “We have some amazing senior artists in Camden County and this is their chance to have their works viewed and appreciated by a larger audience.”

County residents age 60 and older, at any level of skill or experience, were invited to participate, including amateurs and non-professionals as well as working artists. Categories of work include acrylic painting; craft; digital art; mixed media; oil painting; pastel; print; photography; sculpture; watercolor; and works on paper (drawing).

Artists completed an online form and submitted digital images, which were adjudicated by an independent panel of professional artists. First place winners in all categories at the County level will advance to compete at the state level in the New Jersey Senior Citizens Art Show, also to be held virtually, in fall 2020.

First place winners are Robin Brownfield of Collingswood, Non-professional, Craft; Bonnie Burbank of Cherry Hill, Non-professional, Mixed Media; Henry J. Cummings of Laurel Springs, Professional, Sculpture; Peter Ehlinger of Haddonfield, Professional, Water Color; Carol Gooberman of Haddonfield, Professional, Oil Painting; Nancy Schmidt, Sicklerville, Professional, Mixed Media; Gerard Iannelli of Haddon Heights, Non-professional, Oil Painting; William Lane of Haddonfield, Non-professional, Watercolor; Michael Leathem of Cherry Hill, Non-professional, Works on Paper; Jay Miller of Voorhees, Non-professional, Acrylic Painting; Richard Montemurro of Runnemede, Professional, Digital Art; Annette Rinker of Waterford Township, Professional, Print; Bonnie Rovere of Voorhees, Professional, Photography; Janet Brenda Sellers of Pine Hill, Professional, Acrylic Painting; Howard Shivers of Haddonfield, Non-professional, Pastel; Riccardo Veggian of Laurel Springs, Professional, Works on Paper; and Rita Wood of Waterford Township, Non-professional, Photography.

The Camden County Cultural & Heritage Commission, founded in 1972, recognizes the role of the arts and local history in making our communities dynamic places to live and work. The Commission was established by the Board of Freeholders to act as the designated agency in Camden County to receive and administer the New Jersey State Council on the Arts Local Arts Program and the New Jersey Historical Commission County History Partnership Program.

CCC Athletic Program ranked third nationwide

Congratulations Cougars!

(Blackwood, NJ) – Camden County College’s Athletic program placed third in the nation for the NJCAA Non-Scholarship Division. The National Alliance of Two Year College Athletic Administrators (NATYCAA) have released the final 2019-20 Daktronics Cup standings giving the CCC Cougars 72 points for the season.

“Words can’t begin to describe how proud we are of our student-athletes, coaches, staff and Camden County College Administration,” said CCC Director of Athletics William J. Banks. “The highest finish in the history of the college is because of the continued support from all parties! Receiving this National Award is truly a team effort from top to bottom! We hope to continue this success into the future.”

Daktronics-Cup

Colleges in each division are allowed to use their top five finishes per gender at their highest level of competition to earn points for the Daktronics Cup. The champions of each competition score 20 points, second place scores 19, third place 18, etc. This is the second year that Daktronics has sponsored this award in conjunction with the National Alliance of Two-Year College Athletic Administrators (NATYCAA).

About NATYCAA: Now in its 32nd year, NATYCAA is the professional organization of two-year college athletics administrators and membership open to all two-year institutions from throughout the country. NATYCAA is administered by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA), which is in its 55th year. For more information on NACDA and the 17 professional associations that fall under its umbrella, please visit www.nacda.com.