Atlantic Cape Community College’s Art Gallery is kicking off the New Year with its Faculty Selects 2022 Art Exhibit on Tuesday, January 3 on the second floor of the William J. Spangler Library in Daniel Leeds Hall (D Building) at the Mays Landing campus.
Raised in Atlantic City since the age of five. A 2002 graduate of Atlantic City High School. A 2009 alumna of Atlantic Cape Community College. An educator, advocate and nonprofit champion. A mother, wife and resident of Atlantic City too. For Lizbeth Castro-James, community is not just another word, it is a passion.
For returning Atlantic Cape Community College students the opportunity to turn a year’s worth of hard work into a possible scholarship has begun as applications are now being accepted from rising sophomores for the 2023-24 school year.
Atlantic Cape Community College officially opened its latest Nonprofit Resource Center at the Charles D. Worthington Atlantic City campus library during an unveiling ceremony on Wednesday, December 7.
“Hired!” “Go Home!” “Fabulous!” “Yikes!” Dressing for success or failing to do so often will elicit such verbal or non-verbal remarks from potential employers. Thus, understanding the right way and the wrong way to dress for an important job interview is crucial.
Atlantic Cape Community College will unveil its newest Nonprofit Resource Center during an unveiling ceremony at the Charles D. Worthington Atlantic City campus on Wednesday, December 7 at 9 a.m.
Thanks to a tremendous outpouring of selfless giving and philanthropy this holiday season, Atlantic Cape Community College and the Atlantic Cape Community College Foundation raised $13,921.67 during GivingTuesday on Tuesday, November 29 to help provide critically-needed financial support to Atlantic Cape students in need.
Atlantic Cape Community College’s Academy of Culinary Arts program awarded two scholarships during the Vincent DeFinis Restaurant Gala Scholarship cooking competition on Friday, December 2 on the Mays Landing campus.
Atlantic Cape Community College announced the addition of Men’s and Women’s Crew to the college’s athletic program lineup during the monthly Board of Trustees meeting and annual reorganization meeting on Tuesday, November 29 at the Mays Landing campus.
The Atlantic Cape Community College Board of Trustees conducted their monthly meeting and annual reorganization meeting on Tuesday, November 29 at the Mays Landing Campus.
Atlantic Cape Community College named Ms. Connie Walton as the college’s 2023 Employee of the Year during a breakfast ceremony on Monday, November 28 at the Mays Landing campus.
Atlantic Cape Community College was the recipient of a generous $40,000 donation from the OceanFirst Foundation that will go towards providing student scholarships during a ceremony at the Mays Landing campus on Tuesday, November 22.
Atlantic Cape Community College’s Alpha Delta Mu chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) International Honor Society officially swore in its 2022-23 inductee class during its 44th Annual Induction Ceremony on Tuesday, November 15 in Walter E. Edge Hall Theatre on the Mays Landing campus.
Atlantic Cape Community College’s Student Support Services (SSS) and Educational Opportunity Fund (EOF) applauded the college’s first-generation students and faculty during the First-Gen College Week Celebration from November 8-10 on the Mays Landing campus.
Atlantic Cape Community College’s Academy of Culinary Arts held its Italy Dinner fundraising event on Tuesday, November 8 at Careme’s in support of its Study Abroad Program and 17-day educational cuisine and culture trip to Italy next year.
Registration for Atlantic Cape Community College’s Winter and Spring 2023 semesters opened this week for returning and new students online and at the college’s three campuses in Mays Landing, Atlantic City and Cape May Court House.
Atlantic Cape Community College introduced its new Cape May County Campus Director Krista Fitzsimons to a gathering of county and college officials, business entrepreneurs and residents during a meet-and-greet event at the Cape May Campus on Wednesday, November 2.
In recognition for their outstanding contributions and for helping to serve others in the community, the Atlantic Cape Community College Foundation and the Cape May County Women’s Commission honored Lenora Boninfante Kodytek, Bernadette Givens and Joyce Gould at the 2022 Women of Wonder Luncheon.
Atlantic Cape Community College’s Casino Career Institute (CCI) is excited to be celebrating its 45th anniversary in May 2023 and the CCI will be holding several events at the Charles D. Worthington Atlantic City Campus leading up to that monumental occasion.
It has been said that fortune favors the bold. If so, then the Atlantic Cape Community College Men’s Basketball team could be in for an exciting 2022-23 season. Coming off of a tremendously-successful 2021-22 campaign...
Nearly 100 media production students from five area high schools were given hands-on instruction on the various Media Studies programs offered at Atlantic Cape Community College during Media Day on October 28 at the Mays Landing Campus.
With registration for the upcoming Spring 2023 semester less than two weeks away, Atlantic Cape Community College held a two-day Prep Rally on October 25 and October 26 for all current and prospective Educational Opportunity Fund (EOF) and Student Support Services (SSS) students.
The Atlantic Cape Community College Archery Team raised $380 for The National Breast Cancer Foundation when it hosted its annual “I Shoot for the Girls” Breast Cancer Research Fundraiser on Saturday, October 15 at Atlantic Cape’s Mays Landing campus.
For a second consecutive year a record-breaking amount of funds were raised for student scholarships at the Atlantic Cape Community College Foundation’s Annual Scramble ‘FORE’ Scholarships Golf Tournament at Cape May National Golf Club on Friday, October 14.
Atlantic Cape Community College, in collaboration with high school partners throughout Atlantic and Cape May counties, recently began a 45-hour sUAS Operation-Multi-Rotor drones for teachers lecture and lab course at Atlantic Cape’s Mays Landing Campus.
Atlantic Cape Community College Art Gallery is once again partnering with the Friends of The Park, Inc. to produce this year’s Atlantic County Parks Plein Air and Photographic Exhibition showcase from October 12-November 30.
Local basketball legend Leonard Hayes, Jr. took time out to speak with Atlantic Cape's Men's Basketball team about planning, mental toughness, accountability and more after practice at Jonathan Pitney Gym on October 6.
Time is running out to participate in the 2022 Atlantic Cape Community College Scramble ‘FORE’ Scholarships Golf Tournament, Friday, Oct. 14, at Cape May National Golf Club.
Ten Atlantic City teens will be learning about careers in aviation and drones while earning college credits through a new partnership between Atlantic Cape Community College and the Boys & Girls Club of Atlantic City.
Sunshine and warm weather greeted students as they returned to Atlantic Cape Community College’s Mays Landing and Atlantic City campuses for the first day of fall classes Monday, Aug. 29.
The Atlantic Cape Community College Board of Trustees conducted a Zoom meeting on Thursday, July 21, 2022, to approve the college’s submission for the Higher Education Facilities Trust (HEFT) grant and endorse the revised five-year Facilities Master Plan.
The annual Women of Wonder Awards Luncheon presented by the Cape May County Women’s Commission and the Atlantic Cape Community College Foundation will be 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 3 at The Flanders Hotel in Ocean City.
“Voices and Votes: Democracy in America,” presented by Museum on Main Street in cooperation with New Jersey Council for the Humanities (NJCH), is a free exhibit at Atlantic Cape’s Mays Landing campus, open to the public Monday through Saturday until Aug. 13.
Former Atlantic Cape Foundation Board member and Gala supporter Ed Blake was recognized June 22 as the 2022 President’s Distinguished Foundation Board Member for his years of dedicated service to Atlantic Cape Community College.
After months of anticipation, the Smithsonian Institution’s traveling historical exhibit “Voices and Votes” will open at Atlantic Cape Community College on July 11.
Atlantic Cape Community College is proud to announce multiple students have been named to the Garden State Athletic Conference (GSAC) All-Academic Team for Spring 2022.
About 30 students from St. Augustine Preparatory School in Buena Vista Township convened at the college for a two-week culinary course as part of the high school's Third Semester, which culminated Thursday, June 8 with a luncheon for parents and family catered by the students.
The Atlantic Cape Community College Art Gallery will host a complementary art exhibit in July and August in celebration of the Smithsonian’s traveling historical exhibit “Voices and Votes” coming to Atlantic Cape this summer.
Ninety visiting high school students spent a day in hands-on, science-based workshops during TeenTech 2022 hosted by Atlantic Cape Community College on May 25.
The Atlantic Cape Archery team’s 2021-2022 season came to a close following the 2022 USA Archery Collegiate Target Nationals May 19-22 in Chula Vista, California.
Atlantic Cape Community College will continue its Voices and Votes speaker series 3 p.m. June 6 with a virtual talk by Sybastian Smith titled “Voting While Transgender or Transforming.”
Nearly 400 students walked across the stage to accept their diplomas as family and friends cheered them on during Atlantic Cape Community College’s 55th annual Commencement held Thursday, May 19, in the Quad of the Mays Landing campus.
The 55th Annual Scholarship Recognition Ceremony hosted by the Atlantic Cape Foundation celebrated the 156 scholarship recipients receiving 282 scholarships for the Fall 2022 semester, and the donors who made those awards possible.
The new Culinary program is part of expanded programming coming to the Cape May County campus this autumn that will also include courses in Drones and Hospitality, as well as evening Nursing courses.
Atlantic Cape Community College’s Center for Student Success (CSS) celebrated the graduates of the class of 2022 and their mentors during an Awards Ceremony on Friday, May 6 in Walter Edge Theater on the Mays Landing campus.
Thirty-nine Atlantic Cape Community College students, 28 in person and 11 virtually, attended the ceremony. In the 2021-22 school year, there were 174 Atlantic Cape students who joined PTK, bringing membership up to 215 active members.
The Atlantic Cape Community College Archery team took home several accolades in the 2022 USA Archery Collegiate Target Regionals-East Region at James Madison University April 23 and 24 in Virginia.
Men of Atlantic Cape (MAC), a retention program for Black and Latino students at Atlantic Cape Community College, hosted a jacket presentation ceremony for five students on Wednesday, May 4, 2022 at the Mays Landing campus.
Four culinary students had the right mix of ingredients and ingenuity to impress the judges on Friday, April 22 and take home the title of Iron Student Chef.
Join Atlantic Cape Community College 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 10 at the Atlantic City campus for a discussion on that referendum with Hon. Steven P. Perskie, a former Atlantic County Superior Court judge, state legislator and chairman of the New Jersey Casino Control Commission.
With all the glitz and glam of a televised awards show, the students in the Communication program at Atlantic Cape Community College were recognized for their efforts in spring and fall 2021 during the 15th annual Communication Awards.
A plaque recognizing the contributions of William Spangler, Atlantic Cape Community College’s first library director, was installed in the entryway to the library named in his honor during a ceremony Tuesday, April 26 on the Mays Landing campus.
Kids College returns starting July 11 with weeklong classes for children and teens ages 7-15 such as cartooning, mosaics, science exploration, comic book development, cooking, and digital photography.
Construction is underway on the new Innovation Center at Atlantic Cape Community College, which will offer esports and cybersecurity programs in a state-of-the-art facility on the Mays Landing campus in the fall.
Atlantic Cape Community College hosted two job fairs over two days, one for nursing students at the Mays Landing campus, and another general career expo across its three campuses, drawing employers and potential employees from across the region.
Atlantic Cape Community College Student Nurses Club hosted its SimMom Baby Shower on April 4 for the first time in two years, collecting items for families in need.
Dr. David Blake from The College of New Jersey will present a discussion on poet Walt Whitman’s modern legacy at 2 p.m. Thursday, April 21 in room H116 at the Mays Landing campus, 5100 E. Black Horse Pike.
Students have until May 3 to register for Summer and Fall 2022 classes at Atlantic Cape and receive free credits for each semester. Summer semester begins May 16 and fall classes start Aug. 29.
Atlantic Cape’s Center for Accessibility (CFA) partnered with the Atlantic Center for Independent Living (ACIL) to offer no cost life skills workshops on March 30 and April 5 and 7.
Atlantic Cape Community College is celebrating Community College Month this April by joining the #CCMonth campaign, a monthlong grassroots education campaign coordinated by the Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT).
An astounding $240,775 was raised at the 39th annual Atlantic Cape Restaurant Gala, a scholarship fundraiser for students in the Academy of Culinary Arts.
The Atlantic Cape Student Nurses Club will host its SimMom Baby Shower 12:30 p.m. Monday, April 4 in H-108 (nursing lab) to benefit the Atlantic County Women’s Shelter and Meest, a nonprofit supporting Ukraine refugees and humanitarian aid.
The Center for Accessibility recognized Developmental Disability Awareness Month in March by hosting an information table where visitors could read about the campaign and its history, as well as contribute by sharing thoughts on innovations that break down barriers for people with disabilities.
The Atlantic Cape Community for the Differently Abled student club presents the second of its Accessibility Advocacy Series conversations Tuesday, April 12 with advocate Rachel Handler.
The 39th annual Holocaust Awareness program is co-sponsored by the Sara and Sam Schoffer Holocaust Resource Center at Stockton University and Atlantic Cape Community College.
The new food truck at the Academy of Culinary Arts at Atlantic Cape Community College will help teach students about mobile food operations while helping a local veteran start their own business.
Academy of Culinary Arts alumna Carole Trace was recently invited to show off her prowess and create a molecular gastronomy dessert for Chef Annemarie Chelius’ Baking and Pastry class, a skill she refined working in a famed Chicago restaurant.
Congratulations to Atlantic Cape Men’s Basketball players David Coit and Richard Jones for being named 2021-22 Region 19 All-Region Basketball First Team.
From globe-trotting pastry chefs to locally-renowned restaurateurs and everything in between, the Academy of Culinary Arts has been helping to mold, educate and elevate highly skilled culinary and hospitality professionals for four decades.
Atlantic Cape Community College will present a series of fun, interactive STEM activities for all ages as part of Maker’s Day 2022, held 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, March 26 at the Mays Landing campus.
Cape May County Clerk Rita Rothberg detailed the history of the Women’s Suffrage movement during a presentation Tuesday, March 8 at Atlantic Cape Community College Cape May County campus.
The Art Gallery at Atlantic Cape Community College will host its annual “Celebrate Atlantic Cape” art show March 21-May 27, with an opening reception scheduled for 5-6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 23.
On Thursday, Feb. 24, Jacob Hackett was the first presenter at the inaugural Accessibility Advocate Series hosted by Atlantic Cape Community College’s Community for the Differently Abled student club.
Atlantic Cape biology professor Barbara R. Heard was a speaker during the second of four town hall events supporting students with disabilities in anatomy and physiology laboratories hosted by the Human Anatomy and Physiology Society (HAPS).
In honor of Women's History Month, Student Engagement will be hosting interview sessions with select women faculty leaders and their students at all three campuses throughout the month of March.
Gerald Fox is Atlantic Cape Community College’s 2022 Employee of the Year. Fox was selected by his peers from a group of 15 full-time employees at the college. The announcement was made during a Zoom meeting with Atlantic Cape President Dr. Barbara Gaba on Thursday, Feb. 3.
Join Cape May County Clerk Rita Rothberg for a talk exploring the local women’s suffrage movement on
March 8 – International Women’s Day – at Atlantic Cape Community College’s Cape May County
campus.
The Atlantic Cape Buccaneers are co-Conference Champions. The men’s basketball team finished its regular season 15-5 in the Garden State Athletic Conference to take home the title along with Brookdale Community College before appearing in the Region 19 playoffs next week.
Atlantic Cape Community College has been recertified as a Leader College by Achieving the Dream (ATD), a national nonprofit dedicated to advancing community colleges as hubs of equity and mobility in their communities, for its efforts to ensure all students succeed.
Atlantic Cape Community College’s Cape May County campus hosted the Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office and Louisiana State University’s National Center for Biomedical Research and Training for their Active Threat Integrated Response Course for 30 local first responders Dec. 13-17.
Join Atlantic Cape Community College’s Community for the Differently Abled club for a discussion with local accessibility advocate Jacob Hackett 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 24 at the college’s Mays Landing campus.
Atlantic Cape offers hundreds of scholarship opportunities each year to new and current students made possible by the generous donations to the Atlantic Cape Foundation. Scholarships can cover the costs of tuition, fees and books.
Several students at Atlantic Cape Community College participated in a Day of Service on Thursday, Feb. 3, which honored the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Black History Month 2022 kicked off across Atlantic Cape Community College’s three campuses on Tuesday, Feb. 1 with a Day of Unity flag raising ceremony in the quad.
Tickets on sale now for the scholarship fundraiser March 31 at Harrah’s in Atlantic City honoring
retired ACA dean Chef Kelly McClay and the Mullock Family of Cape May
The Pan-African Flag will be raised Tuesday, Feb. 1 in the quad of Atlantic Cape Community College’s Mays Landing campus signaling the start of Black History Month and a series of events that will run throughout the month.
Atlantic Cape Community College will present a drive-thru COVID-19 vaccination and booster clinic 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 5 at the Worthington Atlantic City campus, 1535 Bacharach Blvd.
The Atlantic Cape Community College Board of Trustees took several actions at their monthly meeting Tuesday, Jan. 25 at the Cape May County campus, including awarding an honorary degree to 2022 Commencement keynote speaker James Allen, chairman of Hard Rock International and CEO of Seminole Gaming.
Legislators from New Jersey’s 1st and 2nd districts met with area businesspeople Wednesday, Jan. 26 at Atlantic Cape Community College to discuss their goals and plans for the region during the Southern New Jersey Development Council’s Meet the Legislators breakfast.