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Hudson's colleges plan additions to transform neighborhoods and lives

By Rose Duger | For The Jersey Journal
on March 20, 2015 at 7:30 AM, updated March 20, 2015 at 7:33 AM


Hudson County Community College will soon begin renovating the Joseph Cundari Center, on Bergen Avenue near Academy Street in Jersey City, to accommodate the relocation of the cooperative allied health registered nursing and radiography programs from CarePoint Health-Christ Hospital to the college. Photo taken on Tuesday, March 17, 2015. Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal

With the economy steadily improving, Hudson County's institutions of higher education are embarking on capital projects and expanding academic programs that promise to transform neighborhoods and expand educational horizons.

Near Journal Square, Hudson County Community College is contributing to the area's ongoing renaissance with the groundbreaking of a $16.7 million STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) building on Bergen Avenue this spring. The six-story structure will include classrooms, science and computer labs, offices, student lounges, exhibit space and a coffee shop.

Next door, HCCC will soon begin renovating the Joseph Cundari Center to accommodate the relocation of the cooperative allied health registered nursing and radiography programs from CarePoint Health-Christ Hospital to the college. The renovated building will also house new two- and four-year associate's and baccalaureate nursing degree programs that will be offered in conjunction with Saint Peter's University.

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