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The Hudson County Community College (HCCC) Board of Trustees has awarded tenure to four faculty members. Heather Connors, Karen Hosick, Laura Samuelsen, and Carrie Rong Xiao have earned tenure in recognition of their excellence in teaching, scholarly achievement, service to the College and the community, and fulfillment of their professional responsibilities.

Hudson County Community College President Dr. Christopher Reber is proud to join the University of Michigan’s Diversity Scholars Network (DSN), an interdisciplinary, multi-institutional community of scholars hosted by the National Center for Institutional Diversity (NCID) at the University of Michigan.

HCCC Associate Professor and Coordinator of Business Programs Elana Winslow has been awarded Dale P. Parnell Faculty Distinction Recognition by the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC).

Hudson County Community College’s (HCCC) School of Business, Culinary Arts, and Hospitality Management has received Insight Into Diversity Magazine’s 2024 “Inspiring Programs in Business” Award. The prestigious national award honors business schools that demonstrate outstanding commitment to encouraging and assisting students from traditionally underrepresented groups to enter the field of business.

Recently, Hudson County Community College’s (HCCC) innovative and transformative Hudson Scholars program was presented the prestigious Bellwether Legacy Award for impacting student success in retention and college completion, particularly for those from traditionally underserved groups.

HCCC’s Hudson Scholars Program was named the winner of the 2024 Bellwether Legacy Award, the highest honor bestowed upon community colleges by the Bellwether College Consortium. The Hudson Scholars Program was honored for its sustainable impact on student success, particularly those from traditionally underserved groups including Hispanic and African American students.

Hudson County Community College (HCCC), its leaders, and faculty are finalists in seven of eleven categories for the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) National Awards of Excellence. The finalist designations recognize HCCC’s dedication and success in advancing equity, student success, and innovative teaching.

In what is becoming an annual tradition at the College, HCCC is a finalist for three prestigious National Bellwether Awards at the upcoming 30th Annual Community College Futures Assembly (CCFA) taking place February 25 to 27, 2024, in San Antonio, Texas.

Hudson County Community College (HCCC) is making great strides supporting the retention, completion, and achievement of all students’ goals and dreams. The College is using data and best practices to remove barriers to student success.

Hudson County Community College (HCCC) has earned “Leader College of Distinction” designation from Achieving the Dream (ATD), the national reform movement of high-achieving community colleges. The honor is bestowed upon innovative higher education institutions that demonstrate sustained and significant outcomes in the advancement of student success. HCCC is one of six Leader Colleges to receive this honor.