Brookdale Community College, located in Lincroft, New Jersey, is an excellent resource for residents of Monmouth County. The College offers (2-year) associate degrees and certificates, plus noncredit classes in many areas of personal and professional interest. Brookdale is an open-admission, comprehensive community college. Brookdale serves over 20,000 students per year at six locations throughout Monmouth County. The College was founded in 1967 and is sponsored by the citizens of Monmouth County through the County Commissioners.

In the 50 years since Brookdale opened its doors, both the College and the County have grown tremendously. The 220-acre main campus today comprises 22 buildings totaling 731,353 square feet. In the last decade, many new buildings have been constructed. Examples include Larrison Hall, the Center for the Visual Arts, the Bankier Library, and the Conference & Events Center. The campus also includes a 360-seat Performing Arts Center, an Advanced Technology Center with state-of-the-art television and music studios, 10 athletic fields, The Monmouth Museum, Brookdale Public Radio 90.5 The Night, and some 60 computer labs with about 2,000 fully networked PCs running all of today’s mainstream applications at all Brookdale locations.

In addition to the main campus in Lincroft, Brookdale also operates Regional Locations around Monmouth County. These regional locations offer local access to Brookdale`s credit and non-credit programs and services, as well as home to our University Partnerships while contributing to the economic growth of Monmouth County.

Vision

Brookdale, the County College of Monmouth, is a dynamic community college system committed to student success, lifelong learning, economic development and the common good of society. Brookdale plays a transformative role in our community, providing educational, cultural and professional programs and offerings to enable, empower and inspire all community members to fulfill their aspirations to the best of their ability.

Mission

Brookdale Community College empowers a diverse community by providing open access to high-quality and cost-effective educational and lifelong learning options with clear paths to personal, educational, and economic success.

Values

The following values guide the Brookdale community in the fulfillment of our Mission; each being of equal weight and importance:

1. Educational excellence through engagement, assessment and innovation
2. Economic empowerment through access, opportunity, and entrepreneurial partnerships
3. Institutional integrity through academic freedom, stewardship and accountability
4. Diversity through inclusivity, human equity and individual perspective

Careers

Brookdale is a major Monmouth County employer: we serve a student population of over 10,000 full and part time students each term, and about 35,000 visitors a year. The magnificent campus is located on 220 acres in central coastal NJ, approximately 50 miles south of NY.

We also want to encourage you to take some time to gain a better understanding of all the valuable resources offered by Brookdale Community College both as an employer and institution recognized for its focused commitment to its students and the community.

Diversity Statement
Brookdale Community College is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action educational institution. In order to promote this goal, the College makes positive efforts to ensure equal opportunity to all individuals without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability or veteran status.