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Atlantic Cape Community College
(ACCC) is an accredited, co-educational,
two-year, public, community
college located in both Atlantic County and Cape May County in New Jersey. ACCC enrolls
more than 6,000 students. Its main campuses are in Mays Landing, Atlantic City and Cape May Court
House.
Situated on 541 acres (2.19 km2) in the New Jersey Pine Barrens,
ACCC's Mays Landing Campus is 15 miles (24 km) west of
Atlantic City's boardwalk, 45 miles (72 km) from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and
115 miles (185 km) from New York City. The college offers more
than 40 transfer and career degree programs as well as continuing
education professional development and training services. It awards
Associate in Arts, Associate in Science and Associate in Applied
Science degrees. The college operates nationally recognized casino
career and culinary arts programs. The college operates an
extension center in Atlantic City and a full-service location in
Cape May County.
Originally named Atlantic Community College, it was the second
county college organized in the state of New Jersey when it was
established in 1964. On January 1, 1999, Atlantic Community College
officially became a joint college with Cape May County, and in
February of that same year was renamed Atlantic Cape Community
College. ACCC opened a full-service Cape May County Campus in
August 2005 in Cape May Court House,
Middle Township.
Atlantic Cape Community College is accredited by the Commission
on Higher Education of the Middle
States Association of Colleges and Schools. The school was
first accredited in 1971 and most recently reaccredited in
2008.[1]
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