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Bergen Community College

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Bergen Community College

  • LocationParamus, NJ
  • Type and sizePublic · 2-year · 11,801 students
Official website

Bergen Community College is not a Catholic college. This rating measures Catholic life on campus: campus ministry, priests, Mass and confession, student groups, and nearby parishes.

Catholic life here hasn’t been researched yet. We research from official sources only, starting with the largest campuses, and we never guess. The nearest Catholic church mapped in OpenStreetMap is 0.7 miles away.

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Catholic churches nearby

Map of Bergen Community College, its Catholic center and nearby Catholic churches1 mi2 mi3 miAnnunciation Roman Catholic Church: 0.7 mi1Saint Catherines Roman Catholic Church: 2.2 mi2Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church: 2.4 mi3Our Lady of Good Counsel Church: 2.5 mi4Saint Peter The Apostle Roman Catholic Church: 2.8 mi5Bergen Community College (campus)N1 mi
CampusCatholic church (numbered below)Open a street map ›
  1. Annunciation Roman Catholic Church — 0.7 mi
  2. Saint Catherines Roman Catholic Church — 2.2 mi
  3. Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church — 2.4 mi · 1 Passaic Street, Ridgewood
  4. Our Lady of Good Counsel Church — 2.5 mi
  5. Saint Peter The Apostle Roman Catholic Church — 2.8 mi

Within 3 miles, as mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. The map may be incomplete. Confirm with the parish or diocese.

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Academic Excellence

Academic Excellence is computed for four-year colleges with at least 100 undergraduates. Seminaries, graduate-only schools, and two-year colleges are not rated.

Campus facts

SettingSuburb
Study abroadOffered
Students per faculty member18 to 1

Federal data (IPEDS). None of this changes the faith grades.

Cost and value

Federal data, shown separately. Cost, debt, and earnings are never part of any grade.

Value and outcomes
Undergraduate students
Fall enrollment (IPEDS)
11,801
Total students11,801
Average net price (per year)
After grants and scholarships, for students receiving federal aid
$10,345
Cost of attendance (per year)$17,184
Median federal debt at graduation$12,000
Graduation rate
First-time, full-time students finishing within 150% of normal time
21%
First-year retention64%
Median earnings 10 years after entry$46,624
Admission rate—
Students receiving Pell grants35%

Sources: College Scorecard · IPEDS College Navigator · Net price calculator
College Scorecard, most recent cohorts (data release 06/10/2026); IPEDS 2024-25 directory and institutional characteristics; fall 2023 enrollment.

Local Church

Archdiocese of Newark

His Eminence Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, Archbishop of Newark

Formal address: “Your Eminence”

Source: rcan.org, rcan.org, verified Oct. 7, 2026.

Diocese determined from the county, using the diocese’s county list (Wikipedia). Confirm with the diocese.

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