Bergen Community College is a public community college located in Paramus, NJ. It offers 81 programs for degree/certificate.

It is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education.

The 2025 tuition & fees of Bergen Community College is $8,894 for New Jersey residents and $9,294 for out-of-state students. Its tuition & fees is cheaper than that of New Jersey public community colleges' average ($8,609).

The school has 11,720 students, which is higher than New Jersey community collleges' average (3,562). In addition, 1,679 students have enrolled online exclusively. The students to faculty ratio is 18 to 1, which is lower than the average ratio (18 to 1) of New Jersey community colleges.

2025 Tuition & Fees

The following table shows the 2024-2025 tuition & fees, books & supplies, and living costs at Bergen Community College. Then, we compare its costs to New Jersey community colleges and all U.S. community colleges.

In addition, the chart shows tuition trends over the last 5 years. You can check more comprehensive tuition information on the cost of attendance page.

2025 Cost Of Attendance - Bergen CC
New Jersey ResidentsOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$8,894$9,294
Books & Supplies$1,500
Off-Campus Living Costs$20,188
Average Financial Aid$6,090
Cost of Attendance$30,582$30,982
After Financial Aid$24,492$24,892
Bergen CC Tuition Comparison to National and State Average
New Jersey ResidentsOut-of-State Students
Bergen Community College$8,894$9,294
Public Community Colleges in New Jersey$7,618$8,609
Public Community Colleges in U.S.$5,207$8,749

Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study

Bergen Community College offers Certificate and Associate's programs. The following table summarizes the number of offered programs by degree types.

Offered Programs and Online Availability
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Online ProgramsNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Total Programs3942NOT OFFERED

The following tables list each major program along with offered degrees and online availability. The number in each column indicates the number of awarded degrees and/or certificates of the program.

What is Personal and Culinary Services program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Computer and Information SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Information TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration2 completers
 8 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Computer Graphics1 completers
 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Network and System Administration/AdministratorNOT OFFERED 10 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information AssuranceNOT OFFERED 14 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Web/Multimedia Management and WebmasterNOT OFFERED 6 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Computer Support Specialist4 completers
 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Education program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Baking and Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef1 completers
 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Culinary Arts/Chef Training2 completers
 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Engineering Technology program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Early Childhood Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Legal Assistant/Paralegal 9 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies1 completers
 1,570 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Health and Physical Education/Fitness1 completers
 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Sport and Fitness Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Precision Production Trades program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Criminal Justice/Police ScienceNOT OFFERED 8 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Corrections and Criminal Justice (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Forensic Science and TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Visual and Performing Arts program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Machine Tool Technology/MachinistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Welding Technology/WelderNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Commercial and Advertising ArtNOT OFFERED 26 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Fashion/Apparel DesignNOT OFFERED 5 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Game and Interactive Media DesignNOT OFFERED 14 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and TechnologyNOT OFFERED 2 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Music ManagementNOT OFFERED 3 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Dental Hygiene/HygienistNOT OFFERED 43 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Medical Office Assistant/Specialist5 completers
 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical SecretaryNOT OFFERED 13 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)NOT OFFERED 6 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist8 completers
 35 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Respiratory Care Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFERED 18 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Surgical Technology/Technologist12 completers
 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound TechnicianNOT OFFERED 13 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Medical InformaticsNOT OFFERED 4 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFERED 126 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Accounting Technology/Technician and BookkeepingNOT OFFERED 7 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science NOT OFFERED
FinanceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Banking and Financial Support ServicesNOT OFFERED 3 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Hospitality Administration/Management 10 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Hotel/Motel Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Meeting and Event Planning NOT OFFERED
Management Information SystemsNOT OFFERED 3 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other) NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

Student Population

There are 11,720 students at Bergen Community College including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 5,470 male students and 6,331 female students are attending the school.

The following table shows the total number of students by gender and attending status at the school. You can check more enrollment information of the school.

Student Population
TotalFull-TimePart-time
Total11,8016,1235,678
Male Students5,4703,0092,461
Female Students6,3313,1143,217

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Enrollment

Of the 11,720 total students, 5,656 students enrolled through distance learning (1,679 students enrolled exclusively and 3,977 enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment11,720
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,679
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses3,977
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses6,064

School Profile and Academic Overview

The following table shows directory information and summarizes important academic and admission characteristics for Bergen Community College.

Directory Information and Key Academic Statistics
Type2-4 year, public
Address400 Paramus Rd, Paramus, NJ
Phone201-447-7200
Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) »In-State$8,894
Out-of-State$9,294
Student Population »11,720 Total Enrollment
Graduation Rate »21%
Transfer-out Rate15%
Retention Rate64% (Full-time)
43% (Part-time)
Average Financial Aid »$6,090
Students to Faculty18:1 (5.56%)