Salem Community College
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Salem Community College is an accredited, co-educational, two-year public, community college
located in Salem County
, New Jersey
. Salem Community College's main 11 acres (44,515.5 m²) campus is in Carneys Point Township
. SCC is authorized to grant associate's degree
s — Associate in Arts, Associate in Science and Associate in Applied Science — and certificates in over 40 liberal arts, business, practical nursing, scientific glass technology, and technology programs of study.
Salem Community College was founded as Salem County Technical Institute in 1958. Recognizing the college-level caliber of the institute’s programs, the Salem County Board of Chosen Freeholders
requested approval to grant degree-awarding authority to the institute. The New Jersey Commission on Higher Education
evaluated the institute’s programs and granted the requested approval. On September 3, 1972, Salem Community College was established.
Salem County College is accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
, which was first granted in 1979, and reaffirmed in 1984, 1990,1995 & 2005.
Dr. Peter B. Contini was appointed Salem Community College’s sixth president on June 1, 1997. Now the longest-serving president in College history, Dr. Contini recently marked his tenth anniversary.
Under Dr. Contini's leadership, the College has adopted new vision and mission statements, resulting in a comprehensive strategic plan. The plan has guided the establishment of new degree programs including glass art, computer graphic art and nursing; the implementation of over $1 million in instructional technology; and the completion of over $6 million in facility renovations and new construction. The result of these efforts has been continued enrollment growth.
- Main campus - Salem Center
Community college
A community college is a type of educational institution. The term can have different meanings in different countries.-Australia:Community colleges carry on the tradition of adult education, which was established in Australia around mid 19th century when evening classes were held to help adults...
located in Salem County
Salem County, New Jersey
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 64,285 people, 24,295 households, and 17,370 families residing in the county. The population density was 190 people per square mile . There were 26,158 housing units at an average density of 77 per square mile...
, 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...
. Salem Community College's main 11 acres (44,515.5 m²) campus is in Carneys Point Township
Carneys Point Township, New Jersey
Carneys Point Township is a Township in Salem County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 8,049....
. SCC is authorized to grant associate's degree
Associate's degree
An associate degree is an undergraduate academic degree awarded by community colleges, junior colleges, technical colleges, and bachelor's degree-granting colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study usually lasting two years...
s — Associate in Arts, Associate in Science and Associate in Applied Science — and certificates in over 40 liberal arts, business, practical nursing, scientific glass technology, and technology programs of study.
Salem Community College was founded as Salem County Technical Institute in 1958. Recognizing the college-level caliber of the institute’s programs, the Salem County Board of Chosen Freeholders
Board of Chosen Freeholders
In New Jersey, the Boards of Chosen Freeholders are the county legislatures in each of that state's 21 counties.- Origin :New Jersey's system of naming county legislators "freeholders" is unique in the United States...
requested approval to grant degree-awarding authority to the institute. The New Jersey Commission on Higher Education
New Jersey Commission on Higher Education
The New Jersey Commission on Higher Education is a government agency in New Jersey that is responsible for providing coordination, planning, policy development, and advocacy for the state's higher education system...
evaluated the institute’s programs and granted the requested approval. On September 3, 1972, Salem Community College was established.
Salem County College is accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
The Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools is a voluntary, peer-based, non-profit association dedicated to educational excellence and improvement through peer evaluation and accreditation...
, which was first granted in 1979, and reaffirmed in 1984, 1990,1995 & 2005.
Dr. Peter B. Contini was appointed Salem Community College’s sixth president on June 1, 1997. Now the longest-serving president in College history, Dr. Contini recently marked his tenth anniversary.
Under Dr. Contini's leadership, the College has adopted new vision and mission statements, resulting in a comprehensive strategic plan. The plan has guided the establishment of new degree programs including glass art, computer graphic art and nursing; the implementation of over $1 million in instructional technology; and the completion of over $6 million in facility renovations and new construction. The result of these efforts has been continued enrollment growth.
External links
- Salem Community College Homepage
- Samuel H. Jones Glass Education Center
- 50States.com - Summary of Salem Community College
- Main campus - Salem Center