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Passaic County Community College

Passaic County Community College
1 College Boulevard
Paterson, NJ 07505

Official telephone: (973) 684-6800
Fax number: (973) 684-1925
Website: www.pccc.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
STUDENT PROFILE
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Northeast

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 8 acres
City or town school is located in: Paterson, NJ
Population of city/town: 145,948
Locations of branch/satellite campuses: Branch campuses in Passaic and Wanaque.

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: no
Percent of students who live off campus: 100%
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, smoking prohibited
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: no

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: no
Computer equipment is provided in: library, computer center/lab(s)
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Libraries at Wanaque campus and Passaic campus.
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
Poetry center, art galleries.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
reading, writing, math, study skills
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, day care, health insurance
Counseling services:
minority student, military, veteran student, older student, career, personal, academic, psychological
Career placement services:
co-op education, internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, interview training
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special transportation, adaptive equipment, braille services
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: fully

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine
School newspaper(s): Visions, published three times per semester
Number of honor societies: 1
Total number of registered organizations: 30
Campus-based religious organizations:
Muslim Student Association, Christian Fellowship, United Sociology Club
Minority student organizations:
Latin American Student Club, Organization of African Ancestry
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Nursing Student's Organization, Student Advisory Board, LGBTS; American Sign Language, baseball, business, cheerleading, dance, engineering, computer science, ESL, guitar, math, performing arts, psychology, science, billiards, photography, poetry, radiography

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Wayne Martin,
Athletic Director
School colors: red and black
School mascot: Panther
Athletic conference memberships: NJCAA, NJCAA Region XIX, Garden State Athletic Conference (GSAC)

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's basketballno 
Men's soccerno 
Women's basketballno 
Women's volleyballno 

Athletic facilities:
fitness center, gymnasium
Intramural/Recreational sports:
basketball, indoor soccer, volleyball

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: no
Nearest international airport: Newark (15 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Paterson, NJ (1 mile)
Nearest passenger bus service: Paterson, NJ (near campus)

AFTER GRADUATION
List of four-year colleges most often selected by recent graduates:
Four-year schools most often selected by recent graduates are Montclair St U, New Jersey Inst of Tech, Rutgers U, and William Paterson U.

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