Hudson County Community College (HCCC) is one of the first four community colleges to participate in a statewide initiative to train students for careers in film and television production. Supported by the New Jersey Council of County Colleges (NJCCC) and New Jersey Business & Industry Association’s (NJBIA) New Jersey Pathways to Career Opportunities, the initiative, in partnership with the New Jersey Film Academy, will offer comprehensive training in the entertainment industry. Those who complete the Academy’s curriculum will receive a certificate of completion and connections to internships and entry-level jobs.
The New Jersey Film Academy offers four curriculum courses that were modeled on a best-in-class program: Introduction to the Entertainment Industry, On-set Production, Production Office and Accounting, and Hair, Makeup, and Wardrobe. Beginning April 7, HCCC will offer “Script to Screen: Introduction to the Entertainment Industry,” the prerequisite course required for the three other courses. The nine-week, $375 course runs Monday and Thursday evenings from 6 to 9 p.m. in rigorous, college-level classes at the HCCC Journal Square Campus. Students will learn industry standards, practices, and procedures; script development,t including group writing and story pitching; on-set safety, audiovisuals, and documents; production, post-production, and distribution; and more. The course is taught by Hisani P. Dubos,e who brings nearly three decades of experience performing in film, television and theater to her instruction.
“Hudson County Community College is fertile ground for the entertainment industry that enriches our lives through cinema and TV,” said HCCC President Dr. Christopher Reber. “Many great films like the Bob Dylan biopic ‘A Complete Unknown’ were produced here in Hudson County. We are honored to be among the first community colleges to help lead this industry comeback in New Jersey.”
Those interested in learning more about the HCCC “Script to Screen: Introduction to the Entertainment Industry” course can email HCCCFilmAcademy@hccc.edu. Register online at https://bit.ly/40JP3H6.
About Hudson County Community College
Hudson County Community College serves more than 20,000 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/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. In 2023, HCCC received the Outstanding Member Institution Award from the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU). HCCC was a finalist in seven categories of last year’s American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) national “Awards of Excellence” and earned the CEO of the Year, Faculty of the Year, and Student Success Awards. For the third consecutive year, HCCC was selected as one of 18 community colleges in the United States to be named among the “2024 Most Promising Places 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 2024, 2023 and 2022 “Great College to Work For®” and named to the 2024 and 2023 “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.
The College’s exemplary work in advancing student success has been recognized with the 2024 and 2023 “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 was also presented the Campus Prevention Network Seal of Prevention in 2024 and 2023 for demonstrating leadership in digital prevention programming focused on student safety, well-being, and inclusion.
