“At Hudson County Community College, we recognize that student success begins with access, which is why our North Hudson Campus is proud to offer 19 degree and certificate programs in flexible learning modalities. The various modalities enable students to earn a quality education while balancing the demands of family, employment, and other responsibilities, said HCCC Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Darryl Jones.”
The North Hudson Campus serves more than 2,200 students who benefit from the complete campus experience. The 92,250 square-foot, seven-story North Hudson Campus at 4800 John F. Kennedy Boulevard opened in September of 2011. Its glass-enclosed Pedestrian Bridge spans bus lanes and connects to the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail for maximum commuter accessibility and safety. There are computer, language, and science labs; a media center, library, and bookstore; an art concourse, gallery, and studios; mental health counseling and wellness programs; continuing education classes; courtyards and rooftop terrace; and more.
“We have made certain that the students attending our North Hudson Campus enjoy a rich student life,” said HCCC Interim President Dr. Lisa Dougherty. “In addition to our Career & Transfer Fairs, there is a vast array of clubs and social groups, gatherings celebrating holidays and historic events, community involvement/improvement groups, festivals and much more. We are committed to ensuring that students at the North Hudson Campus have access to the same student services as they would at the Journal Square Campus, including Mental Health Counseling and Wellness, Student Activities, a café, Basic Needs Support, a Food Pantry, and a full array of Enrollment Services.”
Lower tuition and generous aid packages make HCCC one of the most affordable colleges in New Jersey. Up to 83% of full-time HCCC students receive financial assistance. The HCCC Foundation provided more than $300,000 in scholarships last year.
Prospective students can learn more about the North Hudson Campus here: https://www.hccc.edu/locations/nhc/about-nhc.html.
About Hudson County Community College
Hudson County Community College serves more than 24,000 credit and non-credit students annually. The College offers more than 90 degree and certificate programs, including award-winning English as a Second Language; Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM); Culinary Arts/Hospitality Management; Nursing and Health Professions; and Humanities and Social Sciences. The HCCC Culinary Arts/Hospitality Management program was ranked number six in the U.S. by Best Choice Schools. The College’s School of Continuing Education and Workforce Development offers cutting-edge, industry-recognized, stackable credentials in alignment with high-priority workforce needs.
HCCC has partnerships with major four-year colleges and universities in the greater New Jersey-New York area and beyond, accommodating seamless transfer of credits for further undergraduate and graduate education.
The College has received dozens of national awards throughout the years. HCCC was a finalist in seven categories of the 2026 American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) “Awards of Excellence” and earned 2026 Advancing Institutional Equity and Belonging, Faculty Innovation, and Faculty of the Year Awards, in addition to Dale P. Parnell Faculty Recognition. HCCC also earned AACC 2024 “Awards of Excellence” including CEO of the Year, Faculty of the Year, and Student Success Awards. In 2023, HCCC received the Outstanding Member-Institution Award from the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU).
For the sixth consecutive year, HCCC was selected as one of only a few community colleges in the United States to be named a “2026 Most Promising Place to Work in Community Colleges” by the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD). HCCC was one of 22 community colleges in the nation, and the only college in New Jersey, to be recognized by ModernThink LLC and the “Chronicle of Higher Education” as a 2025, 2024, 2023 and 2022 “Great College to Work For®” and named to the 2024 and 2023 “Great Colleges Honor Roll of Distinction.”
HCCC is one of two colleges in the United States to be named a Top Ten Finalist in all three program categories for the nationally recognized 2023 Bellwether Awards, and received the 2023 Bellwether Award for the College’s cutting-edge “Hudson Scholars” program, which also won the 2024 Bellwether Legacy Award. HCCC further earned the 2026 Bellwether “Best in Showcase Award.”
The College’s exemplary work in advancing student success has been recognized with “Leader College of Distinction” designation by Achieving the Dream, the national nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing community colleges as catalysts for equity and mobility in their communities. HCCC also earned the Campus Prevention Network Seal of Prevention in 2025, 2024 and 2023 for demonstrating leadership in digital prevention programming focused on student safety, well-being, and inclusion.
