Bergen Community College: Support Assists Students To Study Abroad

Hasbrouck Heights NJ

01 June, 2022

11:51 PM

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Press release from Bergen Community College: June 1, 2022 PARAMUS, N.J. – The Bergen Community College study abroad program, previously recognized by the federal government as one of the top producers of Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship awardees, has secured two new opportunities for students who may possess barriers to studying abroad. Data show students from community colleges represent only two percent of all undergraduates who study abroad, according to the U.S. Department of State. First, the Cultural Services of the French Embassy has selected two Bergen students for its sixth annual Community College in France summer bootcamp program. Fifty-one students, including the College's Victoria Balkaran and Juan Rivera III, will participate in two weeks of sustainability-focused summer programs in France. The Community College in France initiative began in 2017 as a pilot with the country's engineering schools. Balkaran, of Lodi, and Rivera, of Bogota, remain excited about the opportunity. "As soon as I'd learned about this opportunity, I didn't hesitate one bit to learn more about the program," Balkaran said. "I am super excited to be traveling to Paris," Rivera said. Based in Paramus, Bergen Community College (www.bergen.edu), a public two-year coeducational college, enrolls more than 13,000 students at locations in Paramus, the Philip Ciarco Jr. Learning Center in Hackensack and Bergen Community College at the Meadowlands in Lyndhurst. The College offers associate degree, certificate and continuing education programs in a variety of fields. More students graduate from Bergen than any other community college in the state. This press release was produced by Bergen Community College. The views expressed here are the author's own.