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Cliffside Park students earn college credits through Bergen Community College ESL dual-enrollment program
Summary
Cliffside Park students completed a two-year dual-enrollment summer ESL program with Bergen Community College that provided tuition, textbooks and supports through state College Readiness funding; district and college leaders said the program helped students accelerate into college-level coursework.
Stephanie Brennan, ESL supervisor, told the Cliffside Park Board of Education on Sept. 17 that a two-year dual-enrollment summer program with Bergen Community College has helped multilingual learners earn early college credits and strengthen language skills. “Through this dual enrollment summer program, students strengthen their academic and language foundations while gaining early exposure to college expectations,” Brennan said.
Laura Madera, director of early-college and college-readiness programs at Bergen Community College, described how participating students can earn associate-degree credits at the same time or shortly before graduating high school.…
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