Atlantic Cape Community College was one of 19 community colleges across the state hosting a series of campus-based activities during the statewide NJ Community College Completion Challenge (NJC4) this week.
Sponsored by the New Jersey Council of County Colleges’ Center for Student Success, Kean University and the New Jersey Education Association, the NJC4 initiative is an effort to increase the number of community college students completing their associate degrees and certificates, so they have the credentials they need to successfully transfer to four-year colleges and universities to earn their bachelor’s degrees and enter careers that provide family-sustaining wages.
Atlantic Cape hosted a kick-off rally Oct. 16 at its Mays Landing Campus, where students learned about the C4 initiative. The Atlantic City and Cape May County campuses held similar events throughout the week. A closing rally, held Oct. 19 at the Mays Landing campus, included remarks from Holly Schultheis, Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) club adviser; Dr. Denise Coulter, dean of Liberal Studies at Atlantic Cape; Cynthia Correa, director of Student Services and Institutional Career Services at the Charles D. Worthington Atlantic City Campus; and Atlantic Cape PTK President David Smith. Continue reading