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==Education== ===Tertiary education=== [[File:St. Peter's University Englewood Cliffs campus.jpg|right|thumb|The former [[Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey|Englewood Cliffs]] campus of [[Saint Peter's University]] and [[Englewood Cliffs College]], as seen from Manhattan]] Bergen County is home to several colleges and universities: * [[Bergen Community College]] β [[Paramus, New Jersey|Paramus]], with other centers in [[Hackensack, New Jersey|Hackensack]] and [[Lyndhurst, New Jersey|Lyndhurst]]<ref>[https://bergen.edu/about-us/locations/ Locations], [[Bergen Community College]]. Accessed June 22, 2022. "From North Arlington to Mahwah, and everywhere in between, students living throughout Bergen County begin their path to a degree at the College's three primary locations: the main campus (Paramus), Bergen Community College at the Meadowlands (Lyndhurst) and the Philip Ciarco Jr. Learning Center (Hackensack)."</ref> * Eastwick College β [[Ramsey, New Jersey|Ramsey]] and Hackensack<ref>[https://eastwick.edu/campuses/ Bergen County College Campuses in NJ], Eastwick College. Accessed August 30, 2023.</ref> * [[Fairleigh Dickinson University]] β [[Teaneck, New Jersey|Teaneck]] and Hackensack<ref>[https://www.fdu.edu/campuses/metropolitan-campus/about-metropolitan-campus/ About Metropolitan Campus], [[Fairleigh Dickinson University]]. Accessed June 22, 2022.</ref> * [[Felician University]] β [[Lodi, New Jersey|Lodi]] and [[Rutherford, New Jersey|Rutherford]]<ref>[https://felician.edu/about-felician-university/directions-and-maps/ Directions and Maps], [[Felician College]]. Accessed June 22, 2022.</ref> * [[Ramapo College]] β [[Mahwah, New Jersey|Mahwah]]<ref>[https://www.ramapo.edu/about/ About], [[Ramapo College]]. Accessed June 22, 2022.</ref> [[Saint Peter's University]] formerly operated a campus in [[Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey|Englewood Cliffs]]. This campus, on the site of the former [[Englewood Cliffs College]], was active from 1975 until its official closure in August 2018.<ref>Casino, Khier. [http://www.saintpeterstribune.com/news/saint-peter-s-at-the-meadowlands-opens-to-nontraditional-students/article_b390408e-bb79-11e8-b884-bf2e2fff13dc.html Saint Peterβs at the Meadowlands Opens to Nontraditional Students], ''[[Saint Peter's University|Saint Peter's Tribune]]'', September 18, 2018. Accessed August 30, 2023.</ref> [[Berkeley College]] formerly operated a campus in Paramus but announced the closure of this campus in spring 2022, thereafter consolidating it with the college's campus in [[Woodland Park, New Jersey|Woodland Park]] (in [[Passaic County, New Jersey|Passaic County]]).{{Citation needed|date=August 2023}} ===School districts=== The county has the following school districts:<ref name=NJDOE>[https://homeroom5.doe.state.nj.us/directory/district.php?source=01&county=bergen New Jersey School Directory for Bergen County], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed August 1, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_list.asp?Search=1&details=1&State=34&County=Bergen+County Search for Public School Districts in Bergen County, New Jersey], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed August 1, 2022.</ref><ref name=CensusSDMap2020>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st34_nj/schooldistrict_maps/c34003_bergen/DC20SD_C34003.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210604215904/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st34_nj/schooldistrict_maps/c34003_bergen/DC20SD_C34003.pdf |archive-date=June 4, 2021 |url-status=live|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Bergen County, NJ|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=August 6, 2022}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st34_nj/schooldistrict_maps/c34003_bergen/DC20SD_C34003_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref><!--They are organized on here by the grades they actually have instruction for, with grades that are send-received away to other school districts not included. This differs from the Census Bureau's arrangement where the school districts are sorted by grades that include the ones they send/receive away to other school districts.--> ;K-12: {{div col|colwidth=30em}} *[[Bergenfield Public School District]] *[[Bogota Public Schools]] *[[Cliffside Park School District]] *[[Cresskill Public Schools]] *[[Dumont Public Schools]] *[[Edgewater Public Schools]] *[[Elmwood Park Public Schools]] *[[Emerson School District]] *[[Englewood Public School District]] *[[Fair Lawn Public Schools]] *[[Fort Lee School District]] *[[Garfield Public Schools]] *[[Glen Rock Public Schools]] *[[Hackensack Public Schools]] *[[Hasbrouck Heights School District]] *[[Leonia Public Schools]] *[[Lodi Public Schools]] *[[Lyndhurst School District]] *[[Mahwah Township Public Schools]] *[[Midland Park School District]] *[[New Milford School District]] *[[North Arlington School District]] *[[Palisades Park Public School District]] *[[Paramus Public Schools]] *[[Park Ridge Public Schools]] *[[Ramsey Public School District]] *[[Ridgefield Park Public Schools]] *[[Ridgefield School District (New Jersey)|Ridgefield School District]] *[[Ridgewood Public Schools]] *[[Rutherford School District]] *[[Saddle Brook Public Schools]] *[[Teaneck Public Schools]] *[[Tenafly Public Schools]] *[[Waldwick Public School District]] *[[Wallington Public Schools]] *[[Westwood Regional School District]] β Regional *[[Wood-Ridge School District]] {{div col end}} ;Secondary (9-12, except as noted): {{div col|colwidth=30em}} *[[Bergen County Technical Schools]] *[[Carlstadt-East Rutherford Regional School District]] *[[Northern Highlands Regional High School]] *[[Northern Valley Regional High School District]] *[[Pascack Valley Regional High School District]] *[[Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District]] *[[River Dell Regional School District]] β (7β12) {{div col end}} ;Elementary (K-8, except as noted): {{div col|colwidth=30em}} *[[Allendale School District]] *[[Alpine Public School District]] *[[Carlstadt Public Schools]] *[[Closter Public Schools]] *[[Demarest Public Schools]] *[[East Rutherford School District]] *[[Englewood Cliffs Public Schools]] *[[Fairview Public Schools]] *[[Franklin Lakes Public Schools]] *[[Harrington Park School District]] *[[Haworth Public Schools]] *[[Hillsdale Public Schools]] *[[Ho-Ho-Kus School District]] *[[Little Ferry Public Schools]] *[[Maywood Public Schools]] *[[Montvale Public Schools]] *[[Moonachie School District]] *[[Northvale Public Schools]] *[[Norwood Public School District]] *[[Oakland Public Schools]] *[[Old Tappan Public Schools]] *[[Oradell Public School District]] (Kβ6) *[[River Edge Elementary School District]] (Kβ6) *[[River Vale Public Schools]] *[[Rochelle Park School District]] *[[Saddle River School District]] (Kβ5) *[[South Hackensack School District]] *[[Upper Saddle River School District]] *[[Woodcliff Lake Public Schools]] *[[Wyckoff School District]] {{div col end}} The [[Rockleigh Borough School District]] is a non-operating school district.<ref name=NJDOE/> [[Teterboro Borough School District]] was a non-operating school district; it is now in the Hasbrouck Heights district.<ref name=CensusSDMap2020/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/sch_dist/st34_nj/c34003_bergen/DC10SD_C34003_001.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170823214040/http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/sch_dist/st34_nj/c34003_bergen/DC10SD_C34003_001.pdf |archive-date=August 23, 2017 |url-status=live|title=SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Bergen County, NJ|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=August 6, 2022}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/sch_dist/st34_nj/c34003_bergen/DC10SD_C34003_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref> County-wide school districts include [[Bergen County Technical Schools]] and [[Bergen County Special Services School District]]. [[South Bergen Jointure Commission]] also has special education services for the south of the county. Bergen has some 45 [[Public school (government funded)|public]] [[List of high schools in New Jersey#Bergen County|high schools]] and at least 23 [[List of high schools in New Jersey#Bergen County 2|private high schools]]. Three of the top ten municipal high schools out of 339 schools in New Jersey were located in Bergen County, according to a 2014 ranking by ''[[New Jersey Monthly]]'' magazine, including [[Northern Highlands Regional High School]] in [[Allendale, New Jersey|Allendale]] (#3), [[Pascack Hills High School]] in [[Montvale, New Jersey|Montvale]] (#7), and [[Glen Rock High School]] in [[Glen Rock, New Jersey|Glen Rock]] (#8).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://njmonthly.com/articles/towns_and_schools/top-schools-alphabetical-list.html|title=Top Schools Alphabetical List 2014|publisher=[[New Jersey Monthly]]|date=September 2, 2014|access-date=June 11, 2015}}</ref> The magazine's list did not include the [[Bergen County Academies]], which as the county's public [[magnet school|magnet]] high school in [[Hackensack, New Jersey|Hackensack]] has continued to be recognized by various rankings as one of the best high schools in the United States.<ref>[http://www.thedailybeast.com/galleries/2014/08/27/25-best-high-schools-in-the-northeast.html#249a6650-b94d-42b6-9b23-9944cbc7a5fe "25 Best High Schools in the Northeast: 2. Bergen County Academies"], ''[[The Daily Beast]]''. Accessed June 11, 2015.</ref> In 2014, BCA had an average [[High School Proficiency Assessment|HSPA]] score of 294 out of 300 and an average [[SAT]] score of 2103 out of 2400.<ref>Kaimann, Frederick. [http://www.nj.com/inside-jersey/index.ssf/2014/08/new_jerseys_2014_top_performing_public_high_schools_for_academics_the_arts.html "New Jersey's Top Performing Public High Schools for Academics & the Arts in 2014"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', August 18, 2014. Accessed June 11, 2015.</ref> There is a [[Nihonjin gakkΕ|school for Japanese citizen students]], the [[New Jersey Japanese School]], in [[Oakland, New Jersey|Oakland]], in the northwestern portion of Bergen County. In 1987, there were five [[juku]] (Japanese-style cram schools) in the county, with two of them in [[Fort Lee, New Jersey|Fort Lee]].<ref name=Goldmanpupilsprep>{{cite news|last=Goldman|first=David|title=Pupils prep for Japan's schools|newspaper=[[The Record (Hackensack, New Jersey)|The Record]]|place=[[Hackensack, New Jersey]]|date=April 2, 1987|page=B-3}} - [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94250579/ Clipping from] [[Newspapers.com]].</ref>
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