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Atlantic Cape - Did You Know?: Cape May Campus

A history and description of the Atlantic Cape Community College campus buildings and libraries
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Entrance to Cape May County Campus

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Cape May Campus

In July 1995, the New Jersey Commission on Higher Education recommended that Cape May County (the last of the NJ counties to have or be part of a community college) enter into a partnership with a neighboring community college. Prior to that, as early as 1973, Atlantic Cape Community College, known then as, Atlantic Community College had been offering classes in Cape May. 

On January 1, 1999 Atlantic Community College officially became a joint college encompassing Atlantic and Cape May counties. The Board of Trustees approved a new name for the joint college: Atlantic Cape Community College (Atlantic Cape) in February 1999.

The Cape May County Campus (CMCC) with two three-story wings joined by a two story open entranceway, adjacent to the Rutgers University Cooperative Extension and across from the Cape May County Zoo at 341 Court House South Dennis Rd. Cape May Court House, opened in August 2005. The campus offers the same curriculum that is available to all Atlantic Cape students. 

Support services include counseling, testing, tutoring and financial aid. There is a 100-seat lecture hall, cafeteria, chemistry and biology labs, computer labs, and Information Commons library

 In partnership with Marina Energy the installation of 450 kilowatt solar photovoltaic system was completed in October 2013. The system generates up to 10% of the campus's electric power.

The Cape May County Campus offers a unique 13-week semester to help balance student academic goals with the demands of the region’s busy tourism season. From Atlantic Cape Community College Institutional Profile, September 2016

Mullock Family Library

In October 2016 the Cape May Campus library was renamed in honor of Robert Mullock, an Atlantic Cape Foundation honorary board member. College officials acknowledged the Mullock family's long-time contributions to student scholarships with a dedication ceremony for the Mullock Family Library.

The library contains a print book and journal collection, computer workstations with Internet and access to the library's digital collections and databases, study rooms, assistive technology services and free tutoring services.

Non-Profit Resource Center

The Nonprofit Resource Center provides access by nonprofits and individuals to the Candid Foundation Directory Online a database for scholarships, grants and other funding resources. 
The NRC is a free service, open to the public during regular library hours and is available in the Cape May and  Worthington Atlantic City campus libraries. 

Atlantic Cape's Nonprofit Resource Center provides:

  • Access to a suite of databases from Candid (previously known as the Foundation Center).

  • Access to the Foundation Directory Online (FDO) with records of more than 140,000 U.S. foundations.

  • Grants to Individuals database, which identifies organizations that fund scholarships and creative or entrepreneurial projects.

Dr. Alex Ernst Memorial Education Center for Zoo Education

Located on the first floor of the Cape May County campus, the Dr. Alex Ernst Memorial Education Center serves as headquarters for the Cape May County Zoo’s Education Program and provides educational opportunities for Cape May County residents and guests.

The Center features:

  • Animal holding rooms for small mammals, reptiles, and aviary
  • Classrooms
  • Offices
  • Conference room. 

For information about the Zoo's Education programs, visit www.capemaycountynj.gov/1679/Park-Zoo.