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Get your degree while saving big. We're more affordable than private four-year institutions. Plus, the Atlantic Cape Foundation awarded $628,000 in scholarships last year alone. And if you're a top performing high school graduate, your tuition could be free.

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Learn from distinguished professors who are experts in their fields. Choose from 46 degree programs, including a rigorous Honors program and the number one culinary school in New Jersey. With small class sizes, you'll enjoy personalized attention from our renowned faculty.

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Enjoy everything that makes college, college. We have a diverse array of student organizations and athletic teams. You will get more from your Atlantic Cape experience than just a great classroom education. Take advantage of the countless opportunities to network, socialize and grow.

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Start here and get your bachelor's degree elsewhere – while saving big. We have transfer partnerships with 28 prestigious four-year institutions. You can even earn your degree from Rutgers or Fairleigh Dickinson without ever leaving our campus. These partnerships mean you enjoy exclusive scholarships, special tuition rates and more.

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Atlantic Cape News

Hispanic Heritage Month at Atlantic Cape

Flag raising ceremonies kick off Hispanic Heritage Month events at Atlantic Cape

Atlantic Cape will be offering programs at all three campuses and virtually to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month.

Student browses on laptop in hallway of Mays Landing campus on the first day of fall classes.

Fall class begin at Atlantic Cape, but there’s still time to register

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.

Atlantic Cape kicks off Summer Symposium Series July 27

Atlantic Cape’s 2022 Summer Symposium Series offers free enrichment programming on a variety of topics led by experts in their fields.

Student athletes wanted for Esports, Soccer and more at Atlantic Cape

The college is currently recruiting players for Esports, Men's Volleyball, Women's and Men's Soccer, and Women’s Basketball.

Smithsonian’s ‘Voices and Votes’ exhibit opens at Atlantic Cape July 11

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 student-athletes recognized for superior academic performance

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.

St. Augustine Prep students chop vegetables in one of the kitchens of the Academy of Culinary Arts on the Mays Landing campus.

St. Augustine students polish culinary skills at Atlantic Cape

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.

Students from Ocean City High School were among the 90 young women who attended TeenTech 2022.

AAUW Atlantic County and Atlantic Cape Community College host STEM careers event for teen girls

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.

Archery Matthew Byrnes shoots his bow during an event in spring 2021.

Atlantic Cape Archery ends successful 21-2022 season, looks ahead to next year

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.

Members of the Atlantic Cape Archery team with Dr. Barbara Gaba, college president, at the Board of Trustees meeting May 24, 2022 at the Cape May County campus. .

Atlantic Cape Board of Trustees honors Buccaneers Archery team at May meeting

The Atlantic Cape Community College Board of Trustees conducted their monthly meeting Tuesday, May 24, at the Cape May Court House Campus.

Atlantic Cape Community College 2022 graduate walks across the quad at the Mays Landing campus before Commencement.

Atlantic Cape Community College hosts 55th annual Commencement

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.

Atlantic Cape Community College campus in Cape May County

Earn a Culinary certification in one year at Atlantic Cape’s Cape May County campus

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 2022 graduates who participated in the Center for Student Success Awards pose for a photo Friday, May 6, 2022 at the Walter Edge Theater.

Center for Student Success Awards recognizes graduates and their mentors

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.

Atlantic Cape's new Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society members gather for a photo after the induction ceremony May 3 at the Walter Edge Theater.

Atlantic Cape chapter of PTK Honor Society inducts new members

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 at the 2022 USA Archery Collegiate Target Regionals-East Region at James Madison University April 23 and 24 in Virginia.

Atlantic Cape Archery team heads to Nationals after impressive showing at Regionals

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.

Students and mentors in the Men of Atlantic Cape program gather after the jacket ceremony May 4, 2022 at the Mays Landing campus.

Five Men of Atlantic Cape receive jackets

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.

Academy of Culinary Arts students prepare food as part of the Iron Student Chef competition on the Mays Landing campus Friday, April 22.

Iron Student Chef competition tests Academy of Culinary Arts students' creativity and skills

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.

From left are Julia Train (Communication Major of the Year runner-up 2021-2022), Chloe Cramutola (Communication Major of the Year runner-up 2022-2023), Bobby Prince (Communication Major of the Year 2022-2023), and Aylin Alvarez-Santiago (Communication Major of the Year 2021-2022) at the 15th annual Communication Awards, hosted by the Communication Department at Atlantic Cape Community College, Friday, April 29 at the Walter Edge Theatre on the Mays Landing campus.

Students shine at 15th annual Communication Awards at Atlantic Cape

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.

Registration now open for Kids College at Atlantic Cape

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.

Atlantic Cape Commencement set for May 19

Atlantic Cape Community College will celebrate the achievements of the class of 2022 during a ceremony on Thursday, May 19 at the Mays Landing campus.

A Career Fair takes place in the Student Center at Atlantic Cape Community College in Mays Landing.

Area employers search for new staff at Atlantic Cape Career Fairs

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.

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Atlantic Cape Nurses Club collects supplies for families in need at SimMom Baby Shower

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.

Register at Atlantic Cape by May 3 and get three free credits

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 to host Career Fair April 12 across three campuses

Atlantic Cape Community College will host a Career Fair at each of its three campuses on Tuesday, April 12 featuring more than 50 employers.

Academy of Culinary Arts students gather on the dance floor to present a check for the funds raised at the 39th Atlantic Cape Restaurant Gala March 31, 2022 at Harrah's in Atlantic City.

Atlantic Cape Restaurant Gala raises $240K to benefit culinary students

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.

SimMom Baby Shower hosted by Nurses Club returns April 4

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.

CDA presents ‘A Conversation with Accessibility Advocate Rachel Handler’

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.

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39th annual Holocaust Awareness program to discuss Anne Frank investigation

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.

Academy of Culinary Arts debuts food truck, partnership with Chow to help veterans

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 alum returns to Atlantic Cape for molecular gastronomy collaboration

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.

Atlantic Cape Basketball players receive 2021-22 Region 19 accolades

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.

Chef educators lined up at the Academy of Culinary Arts

Academy of Culinary Arts celebrates 40 years

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 presents Maker’s Day and Open House March 26

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.

Students interviewing professors for series on Women’s History Month at Atlantic Cape

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.

Sign congratulating the Atlantic Cape men's basketball team on being Conference Champions.

Atlantic Cape Bucs end successful 21-22 regular men’s basketball season

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 recognized as Leader College by Achieving the Dream

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 student club to host public Q&A event with accessibility advocate Jacob Hackett

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 scholarship recipients Megan Kazier and Briseida Olivera Moreno.

There's a scholarship for that at Atlantic Cape

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.

Atlantic Cape students stock the new campus commissary in Mays Landing Feb. 3 as part of the Day of Service.

Students stock commissary for Day of Service at Atlantic Cape

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.

Careme's exterior at Mays Landing campus

Careme’s now open for Spring 2022

Atlantic Cape Community College’s student-run restaurant, Careme’s, has reopened for the Spring 2022 semester and reservations are available.

Pan-African flag is raised in the quad at the Mays Landing campus at Atlantic Cape.

Day of Unity flag raising kicks off Black History Month events at Atlantic Cape

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.

2022 Atlantic Cape Restaurant Gala invite

Atlantic Cape Foundation presents 39th annual Restaurant Gala

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

Black History Month events scheduled throughout February at Atlantic Cape

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 students Celimar Troche, 18, and Jenniffer Ozoria, 20, both of Pleasantville, stop by the Welcome Back table for a snack on the first day of Spring 2022 semester Jan. 24.

Students excited for return to Atlantic Cape campuses for Spring 2022 semester

Students at Atlantic Cape Community College returned to campus on Monday, Jan. 24 excited for the start of the Spring 2022 semester.

Atlantic Cape Community College campus in Mays Landing, Student Center

Register for Spring 2022 at Atlantic Cape and get Three Free Credits

Get three free credits and a free laptop at Atlantic Cape Community College when you register for classes this spring.

Atlantic Cape basketball player David Coit with his teammates, family members and college officials

Atlantic Cape basketball standout David Coit signs with Northern Illinois University

Surrounded by family and teammates, Atlantic Cape Buccaneers Basketball player David Coit committed to NCAA Division I college, Northern Illinois University, during a signing ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 18 at the Mays Landing campus.

Atlantic Cape offering Drone Training Course for First Responders

Atlantic Cape Community College will begin offering hands-on drone training courses for local first responders to maximize the use of drone technology in their departments.

GivingTuesday raises nearly $6K for Atlantic Cape students and initiatives

Through the generosity of community supporters, Atlantic Cape Community College raised nearly $6,000 during its GivingTuesday fundraising campaign, which will go to help students in need.

Absegami High School seniors Zoe Greblunas and Daphne Kershenblatt sit at a picnic table on Atlantic Cape's Mays Landing campus

Atlantic Cape’s Early College partnership brings 13 Greater Egg Harbor Regional seniors to campus full-time

Thirteen students from the Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District participating in their district’s Early College High School partnership with Atlantic Cape, where they earn both their high school diploma and their associate’s degree at the same time, are spending their entire senior year on campus.

Food placed on a table at The Hunger Banquet

Atlantic Cape’s Hunger Banquet brings attention to world hunger crisis

On Thursday, a group of students, staff and faculty at Atlantic Cape Community College gathered for a Thanksgiving meal with a focus on poverty and world hunger.

2021 Women's Volleyball team at Atlantic Cape Community College

Women’s Volleyball team ends 2021 season with 9-game winning streak, championship appearance

Atlantic Cape Community College’s Women Volleyball team finished a remarkable 2021 season Oct. 30, making it to the NJCAA Region 19 Division III championships before losing to No. 1 seed Raritan Valley.

Register for Winter and Spring 2022 classes at Atlantic Cape

Registration is open for the winter and spring semesters at Atlantic Cape Community College.

Think pink: Atlantic Cape promotes breast cancer awareness

Atlantic Cape Community College held several events in October in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

The Clothesline Project set up in the Mays Landing campus Student Center

Clothesline Project brings domestic violence awareness to Atlantic Cape

Atlantic Cape Community College welcomed local nonprofit Avanzar and The Clothesline Project to its Mays Landing campus on Thursday in recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October.

Academy of Culinary Arts students on stage

Academy of Culinary Arts students receive second-year chef's coats

Twenty-seven Academy of Culinary Arts students received their second-year chef’s coat and toque during a ceremony Wednesday, Oct. 20 at the Walter Edge Theatre on the Mays Landing Campus of Atlantic Cape Community College.

Atlantic Cape archer Matthew Byrnes shooting at a competition

Atlantic Cape archer Matthew Byrnes earns national record

Atlantic Cape Community College Buccaneer archer Matthew Byrnes, 21, earned a national record for USA Archery in April during the 50m round of the Eastern Regional Collegiate Championships at James Madison University in Harrisburg, Virginia.

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Cannabis training program now available at Atlantic Cape

Registration is now open for the new online program, New Jersey Cannabis Training, which starts Nov. 15 and runs 6-9 p.m. Mondays through Dec. 13.

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Worthington Atlantic City Campus celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month

Atlantic Cape Community College Worthington Atlantic City campus hosts a Hispanic Heritage celebration Oct. 6, 2021.

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Atlantic Cape students encouraged to attend Transfer Fairs in October

Atlantic Cape Community College invites students to attend one of the three transfer fairs being held this October to learn about transferring upon completion of their associate’s degree.

Atlantic Cape guard David Coit shoots a basketball during practice

Atlantic Cape men's basketball coach looks toward successful season with new talent

The Atlantic Cape Buccaneers men's basketball season begins Nov. 9 against Rowan College of Gloucester County.

Atlantic Cape celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month

Hispanic Heritage Month begins Sept. 15 and Atlantic Cape Community College is celebrating with live music, film, food and more.

Careme's to reopen for lunch Sept. 13

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Two more chances to register for fall classes at Atlantic Cape

Atlantic Cape Community College is offering two abbreviated semesters – a 13-week Cape May Seasonal Session starting Sept. 20 and an 8-week “Second Start” fall session starting Oct. 25.

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Students at Atlantic Cape Can Receive Three FREE Credits this Fall

New and existing students enrolled in Fall classes are eligible for numerous programs.

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Atlantic Cape welcomes students back for Fall 2021

Atlantic Cape Community College welcomed back students to campus this fall with a barbecue, ice cream and games Wednesday, Sept. 8, in quad of the Mays Landing campus.

Academy of Culinary Arts at Atlantic Cape Again Receives American Culinary Federation Accreditation

Three Academy of Culinary Arts programs also receive “Exemplary” status.

Atlantic Cape awarded $10,000 from the National Junior College Athletic Association and First Point Volleyball Foundation

As announced by the NJCAA, the NJCAA Foundation and First Point Volleyball Foundation has awarded Atlantic Cape a $10,000 grant to establish a men’s volleyball program.