Brookdale Community College
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Brookdale Community College is an accredited coeducation
al public
community college
in Lincroft
, Monmouth County
, New Jersey
. Brookdale Community College was founded in 1967 and has Higher Education Centers in Neptune
, Freehold
, Hazlet
, Long Branch
, Sandy Hook
, and Wall
.
Brookdale is an open-admission college, available to anyone 18 years of age or older, or anyone who is a high school graduate or holder of an equivalency diploma. It serves the residents of Monmouth County and surrounding communities. One in every three Monmouth County high school graduates attend Brookdale. The College offers Associate degrees in more than 60 programs, plus non-credit classes and certificate programs.
High Technology High School
, a magnet school
for students from Monmouth County, is located near the eastern edge of the Lincroft Campus. It is operated by the Monmouth County Vocational School District
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The Lincroft campus is home to the Monmouth Museum, the Brookdale Performing Arts Center, and Brookdale Public Radio (WBJB-FM). These institutions offer performances, National Public Radio, and music.
and in Region XIX of the National Junior College Athletic Association
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Sports teams
Coeducation
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al public
Public university
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community college
Community college
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in Lincroft
Lincroft, New Jersey
Lincroft is a part of Middletown Township, in Monmouth County, New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the Lincroft census-designated place had a population was 6,135.-Geography:Lincroft is located at ....
, Monmouth County
Monmouth County, New Jersey
Monmouth County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey, within the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 630,380, up from 615,301 at the 2000 census. Its county seat is Freehold Borough. The most populous municipality is Middletown Township with...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
. Brookdale Community College was founded in 1967 and has Higher Education Centers in Neptune
Neptune Township, New Jersey
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 27,690 people, 10,907 households, and 6,805 families residing in the township. The population density was 3,366.8 people per square mile . There were 12,217 housing units at an average density of 1,485.4 per square mile...
, Freehold
Freehold Township, New Jersey
Freehold Township is a Township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 36,184. Freehold Township was first formed on October 31, 1693, and was incorporated as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 21,...
, Hazlet
Hazlet, New Jersey
Hazlet Township is a township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 20,334....
, Long Branch
Long Branch, New Jersey
Long Branch is a city in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was 30,719.Long Branch was formed on April 11, 1867, as the Long Branch Commission, from portions of Ocean Township...
, Sandy Hook
Sandy Hook, New Jersey
Sandy Hook is a barrier spit, approximately 6.0 miles in length and varying between 0.10 and 1 miles wide in Middletown Township in Monmouth County, along the Atlantic Ocean coast of eastern New Jersey in the United States. The barrier spit encloses the southern entrance of Lower New York Bay...
, and Wall
Wall Township, New Jersey
Wall Township is a township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 26,164.Wall Township was formally incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 7, 1851...
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Brookdale is an open-admission college, available to anyone 18 years of age or older, or anyone who is a high school graduate or holder of an equivalency diploma. It serves the residents of Monmouth County and surrounding communities. One in every three Monmouth County high school graduates attend Brookdale. The College offers Associate degrees in more than 60 programs, plus non-credit classes and certificate programs.
Accreditation
Brookdale is accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.Lincroft campus
The Lincroft campus consists of 22 buildings, including the Center for the Visual Arts, the Center for World War II Studies, and the Donald D. Warner Student Life Center. The newly-renovated Robert J. Collins Arena/Brookdale Recreation and Events Center holds special events, including conventions, concerts, and athletic competitions.High Technology High School
High Technology High School
High Technology High School, or HTHS, founded in 1991, is a four-year Magnet public high school located in Lincroft, New Jersey, operated as a cooperative effort between the Monmouth County Vocational School District and Brookdale Community College...
, a magnet school
Magnet school
In education in the United States, magnet schools are public schools with specialized courses or curricula. "Magnet" refers to how the schools draw students from across the normal boundaries defined by authorities as school zones that feed into certain schools.There are magnet schools at the...
for students from Monmouth County, is located near the eastern edge of the Lincroft Campus. It is operated by the Monmouth County Vocational School District
Monmouth County Vocational School District
The Monmouth County Vocational School District is a vocational public school district in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States, serving the need to provide area students with relevant skills to implement technology and to develop as lifelong learners.As of the 2007-08 school year, the...
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The Lincroft campus is home to the Monmouth Museum, the Brookdale Performing Arts Center, and Brookdale Public Radio (WBJB-FM). These institutions offer performances, National Public Radio, and music.
Outreach, Business and Community Development
The Outreach, Business and Community Development division offers short-term career training and professional development programs, lifelong learning experiences, workshops, conferences, and summer camps to the community. Continuing education course catalogs are published three times a year, in December, May and August.Athletics
The Department of Athletics, Recreation, and Intramurals provides a diverse range of programs. Brookdale’s intercollegiate program is nationally recognized. The Jersey Blues teams compete in the Garden State Athletic ConferenceGarden State Athletic Conference
The Garden State Athletic Conference is a junior college conference for many technical and community colleges in Delaware, New Jersey, and eastern Pennsylvania. It is the only conference in Region XIX of the National Junior College Athletic Association...
and in Region XIX of the National Junior College Athletic Association
National Junior College Athletic Association
The National Junior College Athletic Association , founded in 1938, is an association of community college and junior college athletic departments throughout the United States. It is held as Divisions and Regions. The current NJCAA holds 24 separate regions.-History:The idea for the NJCAA was...
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Sports teams
- Men’s and Women’s Cross Country
- Men’s and Women’s Soccer
- Men’s and Women’s Tennis
- Men’s and Women’s Basketball
- Men’s and Women’s Lacrosse
- Baseball
- Golf
- Softball
Criminal investigation
In early 2011, President Peter Burnham and Finance Director George Fehr were suspended without pay pending the outcome of a criminal investigation into allegations of fraud after an annual audit revealed spending irregularities. Burnham subsequently resigned. The criminal investigation is being conducted by the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office.Notable alumni
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and currently a broadcaster on the Mid-Atlantic Sports NetworkMid-Atlantic Sports NetworkMid-Atlantic Sports Network is a regional sports network owned by two Major League Baseball franchises—the Baltimore Orioles and Washington Nationals -- and televises every available game of both teams, live and in high-definition...
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. Brookdale's Criminal Justice degree program was mentioned during the jail scene in his film Clerks 2. He received an Associate of Letters degree in 2007. - Brian WilliamsBrian WilliamsBrian Douglas Williams is the anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News, the evening news program of the NBC television network, a position he assumed in 2004...
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(born 1937), pastel and impressionist painter and author of several books and articles. - David P. RibleDave RibleDavid P. Rible is an American Republican Party politician, who has served in the New Jersey General Assembly since January 8, 2008, where he represents the 11th legislative district....
(born 1967), Assistant Republican Whip of New Jersey's General Assembly. - Denny WallingDenny WallingDennis Martin Walling is a former Major League Baseball player. Walling played all or part of eighteen seasons in the majors, from 1975 to 1992. He played his most games as a third baseman, but also saw significant time as an outfielder and first baseman.Walling may be best known as a...
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Notable faculty and staff
- Jeffrey FordJeffrey FordJeffrey Ford is an American writer in the Fantastic genre tradition, although his works have spanned genres including Fantasy, Science Fiction and Mystery. His work is characterized by a sweeping imaginative power, humor, literary allusion, and a fascination with tales told within tales...
(born 1955), fantasy, science fiction, and mystery author and recipient of the Edgar Allan Poe Award, the Nebula AwardNebula AwardThe Nebula Award is given each year by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America , for the best science fiction/fantasy fiction published in the United States during the previous year...
, and the World Fantasy AwardWorld Fantasy AwardThe World Fantasy Awards are annual, international awards given to authors and artists who have demonstrated outstanding achievement in the field of fantasy...
, among others. He is currently a professor of writing and literature at Brookdale. - Sally PriesandSally PriesandSally Jane Priesand is America's first ordained female rabbi, and the second ordained female rabbi in the world, after Regina Jonas.-Early life:...
(born 1946), America's first female rabbi. She serves on the Board of the Center for Holocaust Studies at Brookdale.