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Bergen Community College

Paramus, New Jersey · Public community college

Radiology & sonography programsDental hygiene programsSurgical technologist programsWelding schoolsEMT & paramedic trainingCulinary & pastry schoolsCNC & machining programs
21%completion rate · New Jersey avg 62%
$12,000median debt of graduates
$36,599median earnings, 6 yrs after entry
$46,624median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
not reportedannual cost of attendance
Yesfederal aid (FAFSA / Pell) eligible
Accreditation: Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing | American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation | Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology | Middle States Commission on Higher Education (Accredited)
Address: 400 Paramus Rd, Paramus, NJ 07652 · Phone: (201) 447-7200 · School website ↗ · Verify on College Scorecard ↗
Accountability record (federal accreditation database, last 36 months; Department of Education oversight)
Sanction on record, since lifted — Aug 2025 · Probation · Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology; Dec 2025 · Renewal of Accreditation. 4 sanction actions in the window.
Sanctions are probation, warning, show-cause and loss-of-accreditation actions by any recognized accreditor, including program-specific accreditors (a nursing-program probation counts for the campus). Routine monitoring reviews and voluntary withdrawals are not counted. Ask the school what the action concerned and how it was resolved.
Completion rate vs. benchmarks
Bergen Community Coll… Bergen Community Coll…: 20.7% 20.7% New Jersey average New Jersey average: 61.9% 61.9% National average National average: 62.1% 62.1%

What these trades pay once you're working

OccupationStarting (10th pct)MedianExperienced (75th)
Radiologic technologists and technicians$71,770$95,000$103,510
Dental hygienists$94,260$107,040$115,470
Surgical technologists$48,270$77,200$85,700
Welders, cutters, solderers and brazers$43,290$59,440$71,060
Emergency medical technicians$45,550$53,610$60,900
Chefs and head cooks$49,200$74,280$82,200
Machinists$46,170$63,190$79,330

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics wages for everyone employed in the occupation in New Jersey (May 2025; national where the state figure is not published). The program table below shows what this campus's own graduates earned in their first year, whatever job they took.

Trade programs at this campus

ProgramCredentialGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Earnings, yr 2Median debt
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Associate degree 38 $57,621 $56,544 $17,183
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate degree 27 $60,672 $57,995 $16,000
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate degree 14 $60,672 $57,995 $16,000
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Certificate, 1–2 years 13 not reported not reported $9,500
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Certificate, 1–2 years 8 not reported not reported $9,500
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate degree 4 $60,672 $57,995 $16,000
Precision Metal Working Certificate, 300–899 hours 4 not reported not reported not reported
Culinary Arts and Related Services Certificate, 1–2 years 3 not reported not reported not reported
Culinary Arts and Related Services Certificate, 300–899 hours 1 not reported not reported not reported
Precision Metal Working Certificate, 300–899 hours 1 not reported not reported not reported

Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.

Graduates per year from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey. Earnings and debt are College Scorecard field-of-study medians for graduates of this program at this campus (reported at the 4-digit program level, so closely related programs share a figure); "not reported" means too few graduates were counted to publish a figure.

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Data: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026. Figures are the U.S. Department of Education's official measures, not Career Training Path's opinion. Tuition, schedules and program availability change — confirm with the school before enrolling.

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