Rose Duger | For The Jersey Journal

With the economy steadily improving, Hudson County's institutions of higher education are embarking on capital projects and expanding academic programs that promise to transform neighborhoods and expand educational horizons.

Near Journal Square, Hudson County Community College is contributing to the area's ongoing renaissance with the groundbreaking of a $16.7 million STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) building on Bergen Avenue this spring. The six-story structure will include classrooms, science and computer labs, offices, student lounges, exhibit space and a coffee shop.

Next door, HCCC will soon begin renovating the Joseph Cundari Center to accommodate the relocation of the cooperative allied health registered nursing and radiography programs from CarePoint Health-Christ Hospital to the college. The renovated building will also house new two- and four-year associate's and baccalaureate nursing degree programs that will be offered in conjunction with Saint Peter's University.


"The new programs and our state-of-the-art facilities will contribute to the men and women of Hudson County having opportunities to develop fulfilling, well-paying careers that will benefit them, their families and our entire community," HCCC President Glen Gabert said, noting that the U.S. Department of Labor projects an additional nine million STEM-related jobs by 2022.

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