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Future Students

Atlantic Cape: The Smart Decision for Your Future

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Value

Get your degree while saving big. We're more affordable than private four-year institutions. Plus, the Atlantic Cape Foundation awarded $628,000 in scholarships last year alone. And if you're a top performing high school graduate, your tuition could be free.

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Academics

Learn from distinguished professors who are experts in their fields. Choose from 46 degree programs, including a rigorous Honors program and the number one culinary school in New Jersey. With small class sizes, you'll enjoy personalized attention from our renowned faculty.

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Student Life

Enjoy everything that makes college, college. We have a diverse array of student organizations and athletic teams.  You will get more from your Atlantic Cape experience than just a great classroom education. Take advantage of the countless opportunities to network, socialize and grow.

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Transfer Options

Start here and get your bachelor's degree elsewhere – while saving big. We have transfer partnerships with 28 prestigious four-year institutions. You can even earn your degree from Rutgers or Fairleigh Dickinson without ever leaving our campus. These partnerships mean you enjoy exclusive scholarships, special tuition rates and more.

Click here to find out more about why you should choose Atlantic Cape. 
 
By The Numbers
20+

Student Clubs and Organizations

#1

Culinary School in NJ

44

Academic Degrees

 

Ready to get started?

One Stop Welcome Center logoVisit us at our One-Stop Welcome Center, a central location where you may take care of all your enrollment needs.

Simply walk-in at any of our campus locations or schedule an appointment for a future time. You will then be assigned a Student Service Navigator who will help you along each step. For more information or to schedule an appointment, visit our One-Stop Welcome Center page.

Before you visit our new One-Stop Welcome Center, we recommend that you fill out your FREE application to Atlantic Cape. You may fill out the application at home or on your phone by visiting atlanticcape.edu/apply. 

Atlantic Cape News
Academy of Culinary Arts and Hospitality students receive their scholarships
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Atlantic Cape’s Academy of Culinary Arts Holds Annual Beaujolais Nouveau Food & Wine Scholarship Fundraising Reception

Atlantic Cape Community College’s Academy of Culinary Arts (ACA), in partnership with the Atlantic City Bailliage of Chaine des Rotisseurs, hosted the 24th Annual Beaujolais Nouveau Food & Wine Scholarship Reception on November 16 at Careme’s, the student-run gourmet restaurant on the Mays Landing campus, in M Building. The event awarded four scholarships to culinary and hospitality students, and recognized ACA alum and Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa Chef Deb Pellegrino.
Atlantic Cape Buccaneers 2023-24 Men's Basketball team
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Rebuilding Atlantic Cape Buccaneers Men’s Basketball Team Looks to Build on Successes of Past Two Seasons in 2023-24

It will be a season of change for the 2023-24 Atlantic Cape Community College Buccaneers Men’s Basketball team with only one student athlete returning this fall from last season’s roster. The team will look to build upon two consecutive years of positive growth, on and off of the court, that has yielded back-to-back playoff berths, top 15 national rankings, upset victories, and multiple Division I and II scholarship opportunities.
Atlantic Cape's graduating student athletes pose for a photo at the second annual athletics banquet
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Atlantic Cape Recognizes Outstanding Contributions of Student Athletes at 2nd Annual Athletics Banquet

Atlantic Cape Community College’s dedicated Buccaneer student athletes rose to the occasion in their respective sports and in their classwork this school year, and in recognition of these outstanding efforts, Atlantic Cape honored their excellence in sports and academics before proud parents, family, friends, and college staff and faculty at the 2nd Annual Athletics Banquet in Jonathan Pitney Hall Gymnasium on May 16 at the Mays Landing campus.

Student Engagement Manager Lisa Givens with SGA members Jasmin Caldwell and Tatiana Shukovsky at the SGA Club Recognition Ceremony
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Happy Tears and Emotion Aplenty at Atlantic Cape’s Student Government Association Annual Club Recognition Ceremony

Atlantic Cape Community College’s Student Government Association (SGA) recognized the contributions of its many diverse student clubs and its advisors, along with acknowledging and honoring some of the college’s finest and most dedicated students, staff and faculty members at the SGA’s Annual Club Recognition Ceremony on May 4 in the Student Center on the Mays Landing campus.
Students from the Academy of Culinary Arts present the Restaurant Gala check donation
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Atlantic Cape’s 40th Annual Restaurant Gala Celebrates Local Icons and Sponsors as a Record Amount is Raised for Culinary Scholarships

An elegant evening filled with delectable dishes from the area's finest local restaurants, delicious desserts and scrumptious spirits encapsulated the jovial mood by all at the 40th Annual Atlantic Cape Community College Restaurant Gala, which raised a record $284,575 to support the college’s Academy of Culinary Arts student scholarships, on March 9 at the Harrah’s Waterfront Conference Center’s Avalon Ballroom in Atlantic City.