Atlantic County Educational and Training

Atlantic Cape Community College is a comprehensive two-year public institution serving the residents of Atlantic and Cape May counties, enrolling nearly 6,000 students. Located on 537 acres in the picturesque New Jersey Pinelands, ACCC is 15 miles west of Atlantic City's boardwalk, 45 miles from Philadelphia, and 115 miles from New York City. The college offers more than 40 transfer and career degree programs as well as continuing education professional development and training services. It awards Associate in Arts, Associate in Science and Associate in Applied Science degrees. The college operates nationally recognized casino career and culinary arts programs. The college operates extension centers in Atlantic City and Cape May County.

Originally named Atlantic Community College, ACC was the second community college organized in the state of New Jersey in 1964. On January 1, 1999, Atlantic Community College officially became a joint college with Cape May County and in February, 1999, was renamed Atlantic Cape Community College.
Plans are being developed for a comprehensive Cape May County Campus, which will be built on Dennisville Road in Cape May Court House, Middle Township. The facility is expected to be ready for occupancy in Fall 2004.

Contact information: Mays Landing Campus, 5100 Black Horse Pike, Mays Landing, NJ 08330-2699 • Phone: (609) 343-4900 — Atlantic City Center, 1535 Bacharach Blvd., Atlantic City, NJ 08401-4800 • Phone (609) 343-4800 — Cape May County Extension, 412 Rio Grande Blvd., Rio Grande, NJ 08242-2018 • Phone: (609) 886-7189

The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey is a mid-sized award-winning liberal arts college nestled in 1,600 acres of pristine southeastern New Jersey pinelands. Stockton is accredited by the Commission on Higher Education: Middle States Assn. of Colleges and Schools. Individual programs have been accredited/approved accordingly by the Associate of University Programs in Health Administration; the National Environmental Health Science and Protection Accreditation Council; the Council on Social Work Education; the National League for Nursing and NJ Board of Nursing; the American Chemical Society; the American Physical Therapy Assn.; and for the teacher education program, the NJ Dept. of Education and National Assn. of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification.

Special recognition:

• Since 1988, Governor's School on the Environment
• New Jersey's only nationally ranked Public Liberal Arts College as classified by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement for Teaching.
• Classified as a "highly selective college" by The Princeton Review.
• For quality academics at affordable cost, selected by Kiplinger's as one of the "100 best values in public colleges" in the nation.
• Environmental Studies and Marine Science programs were selected by Peterson's Guides and the Alliance for Environmental Education for inclusion in Education for the Earth, A Guide to Top Environmental Studies Programs.
• Stockton was cited as one of New Jersey's ten "Architectural Treasures" by New Jersey Monthly (April 1999). Mentioned for its harmonious fit into the pinelands setting, our unique campus building design was created by renowned architects Robert Geddes and Michael Graves.
• Noted for its distinguished faculty, such as Professor Stephen Dunn, winner of the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry.
• Home to the 2001 NCAA Division III Men's Soccer Champions.
  

Contact Information: The Richard Stockton College of NJ, PO Box 195, Pomona, NJ 08240 • Phone: (609) 652-1776

The Southern Regional Educational Technology Training Center aims to enhance the education available to every child through the creative use of educational technologies. The ETTC provides K-12 teachers and school administrators with training opportunities on relevant subjects including the New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, instructional technology, computer technologies, telecommunications and distance learning. The ETTC also provides a state-of-the-art demonstration facility and clearinghouse where teachers can explore the latest trends in educational technologies.
The Southern Regional ETTC Consortium includes 62 school districts and other regional organizations in Atlantic, Cumberland, Cape May, Monmouth and Ocean counties. The ETTC Consortium represents over 68,000 K-12 students. In July 2002, the ETTC was designated as the Southern Regional ETTC for Atlantic and Cumberland counties.

Contact information: Richard Stockton College of NJ, Room E-012, Pomona, NJ 08240 • Phone: (609) 652-4931.

Atlantic County Vocational and Technical School courses offer 29 areas of study for high school students and adults. Classes are free on a share time, part time basis to all high school students in Atlantic County from September - June. Adult high school and adult basic skills programs are free to all residents (available in evenings only).

Services include: careers in cosmetology, building trades, automotive and practical nursing. The apprentice coordinator registers apprentices for Atlantic County trades. Adult students on a full or part time basis pay a tuition fee. Part-time evening vocational programs available for adults. Atlantic County Vo-Tech requests that you kindly contact us to setup an appointment to tour the facility personally.

Contact information: Atlantic County Vocational-Technical School, 5080 Atlantic Ave., Mays Landing, NJ 08330 • Phone: (609) 625-2249.

The Rutgers Cooperative Extension (RCE) helps the diverse population of New Jersey adapt to a rapidly changing society and improve their lives through an educational process that uses science-based knowledge. We focus on issues and needs relating to agriculture and the environment; management of natural resources; food safety, quality, and health; family stability; economic security; and youth development.

RCE is an integral part of Cook College, the New Jersey Agriculture Experiment Station, and Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, and funded by the United States Department of Agriculture, the State of New Jersey, and County Boards of Chosen Freeholders.

Rutgers Cooperative Extension reaches people through meetings, workshops, conferences, publications, electronic communication, distance learning and mass media. Thousands of New Jerseyans are reached through the combined efforts of professionals and volunteers who provide educational programs in all counties throughout the state. See the County Offices page for the Rutgers Cooperative Extension office in your county.

Contact Information: Atlantic County Rutgers Cooperative Extension, 6260 Old Harding Highway, Mays Landing, NJ 08330 • Phone: (609) 625-0056

The Atlantic City Medical Center Community Health Services Back On Track Program is purposed to identify and provide outreach and referrals for at-risk or high school dropouts. The program is a high school dropout outreach and referral service targeting adolescents in the community who have either dropped out of school or who are at risk of dropping out. Those adolescents include pregnant and parenting teens, teens dissatisfied with school including those having academic difficulty and/or behavioral problems within the school system.

Referrals for this service are obtained from our own Atlantic City Medical Center's maternity and pediatric units, as well as from the family planning program. Other contacts with the teens are made from referrals by local agencies, word of mouth, and from outreach efforts conducted by the case manager of the program. Teens are assessed by the case manager and linkage is provided for the teen to the appropriate organization services and resources.

Contact Information: Atlantic City Medical Center - Community Health Services - Back On Track Program, 1925 Pacific Ave., Atlantic City, NJ 08401 • Phone: (609) 407-2065.