RWJBarnabas Health employees have the opportunity to participate in a grant program provided by the State of New Jersey, in which community college tuition is free to those who meet the eligibility requirements. Students must enroll in any accredited program at any one of the state’s 18 county colleges.

RWJBarnabas Health Human Resources Workforce Division will support the employee during the FAFSA application and enrollment process. Additionally, HR will provide career counseling guidance if needed. A webinar will be available on the Career page on The Bridge to further explain the program, services and next steps.

For further information on CCOG program allowable fees, please click here. 

For further information on New Jersey’s 18 community colleges tuition and fees, please click here.

New Jersey Community College Navigators

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Bergen Community College:

Christine Gillespie, cgillespie@bergen.edu
 

Brookdale Community College:

Birgit Mondesir, bmondesir@brookdalecc.edu
 

County College of Morris:

Patrick Enright, penright@ccm.edu

Essex County College:

Leigh Bello-de Castro, bellodecastro@essex.edu

Hudson County Community College: 

Nakiya Santos, nsantos@hccc.edu

Mercer County Community College:

Steve Waniak, waniaks@mccc.edu

Middlesex College:

Saswati Roy, sroy@middlesexcc.edu

Ocean County College:

Jim Campbell, jcampbell@ocean.edu

Passaic County Community College: 

Stephanie Decker, sdecker@pccc.edu

Raritan Valley Community College:

Antoinette Bryant, antoinette.bryant@raritanval.edu

Delma Rose, delma.rose@raritanval.edu

Rowan College at Burlington County:

Zaneb Ghanem, zghanem@rcbc.edu

Union County College:

Kristin Kulick, kristin.kulick@ucc.edu

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Warren County Community College

Dawn Smith, dsmith3@warren.edu

New Jersey Community College Program Manager 

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Zakir Mirza, Zmirza@njccc.org 

RWJBarnabas Contacts

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John Fugazzie, John.Fugazzie@rwjbh.org

Lourdes Valdes, Lourdes.Valdes@rwjbh.org

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Click here to download the RWJBarnabas flier

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Click here to visit the RWJBarnabas bridge intake form

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