Atlantic Cape Community College

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established = 1964
type = Public community college
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city = Mays Landing
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website = [http://www.atlantic.edu www.atlantic.edu]
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Atlantic Cape Community College (ACCC) is an accredited, co-educational, two-year, public, community college located in both Atlantic County and Cape May County in New Jersey. ACCC enrolls more than 6,000 students. Its main campuses are in Mays Landing, Atlantic City and Cape May Court House.

Situated on convert|541|acre|km2 in the New Jersey Pine Barrens, ACCC's Mays Landing Campus is convert|15|mi|km west of Atlantic City's boardwalk, convert|45|mi|km from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and convert|115|mi|km 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 an extension center in Atlantic City and a full-service location in Cape May County.

Originally named Atlantic Community College, it was the second county college organized in the state of New Jersey when it was established in 1964. On January 1, 1999, Atlantic Community College officially became a joint college with Cape May County, and in February of that same year was renamed Atlantic Cape Community College. ACCC opened a full-service Cape May County Campus in August 2005 in Cape May Court House, Middle Township.

Atlantic Cape Community College is accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. The school was first accredited in 1971 and most recently reaccredited in 2008. [ [http://www.msche.org/institutions_view.asp?idinstitution=25 Atlantic Cape Community College] , Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. Accessed March 27, 2008.]

See also

*New Jersey County Colleges

References

External links

* [http://www.Atlantic.edu Official web site]