Raritan Valley Community College campus view

Raritan Valley Community College buildings

Raritan Valley Community College Tunnel to planetarium

Raritan Valley Community College (RVCC) is a

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in Branchburg, New Jersey. RVCC offers

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programs leading to an Associate of Arts (A.A.), Associate of Science (A.S.), Associate of Fine Art (A.F.A), or an Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.), as well as certificate programs and continuing education courses. The college was founded in late 1965 as Somerset County College and opened to its first class of students in the fall of 1968. It was given its present name in 1987, when it became the county college for Hunterdon County as well as its home of Somerset County. It was the first community college in New Jersey to be sponsored by two different counties. Raritan Valley's University Center offers degree completion programs from a number of schools and university partners including

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Accreditation

Raritan Valley Community College is accredited by the

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. Programs offered by the college are accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education,

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, Commission on Opticianry Accreditation, and

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Library

In March 1985, Raritan Valley Community College opened its College Performing Arts Center and library. On its 25th anniversary in 1993, RVCC named the library in honor of founding trustee Evelyn S. Field. The Evelyn S. Field Library serves as the college's academic

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with special collections of the Institute for Holocaust and Genocide Studies and the Robeson Institute for Ethics, Leadership, and Social Justice. Anyone who lives or works in Somerset or Hunterdon County is eligible for a library card.

Notable alumni

* Billy Pauch Jr. (born 1987), professional

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"Billy Pauch Jr. vies for spot in Chili Bowl Champion race"
'' The Express-Times'', January 12, 2013. Accessed September 4, 2024. "Pauch Jr., a graduate of Delaware Valley Regional High School, Raritan Valley Community College and Rider University, said his racing plans for the upcoming season include big block and URC sprint car competition."

References

External links

Official website
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