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Resources for the Unemployed
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State of New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (LWD) |
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Business & Community Development: Certificates & Non-Credit Classes |
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How do I get started?
First, go to a One-Stop Career Services Center near you to gather information and establish what will be required of you by the State of New Jersey. Your One-Stop Counselor may require you to complete several steps and forms (including and not limited to applying for financial aid.) They will tell you (not Brookdale) what types of funding may be available to you.
Once the One-Stop Counselor determines your eligibility, please return to this website to review what needs to be done next based on your particular situation. The coursework or programs you may choose to pursue could be reliant (and possibly limited) based on the type of financial assistance available. A number of opportunities are offered by Brookdale Community College via credit and non-credit bearing programs. Links to information about programs is included in the Trade Act, Work Force, and Tuition Waiver sections of this page.
One Stop Career Services
Find your nearest One-Stop Services Center
A One-Stop Career Services Center Counselor (not Brookdale) will discuss what will be required of you by the State of New Jersey to secure funds for continued education or retraining. You may be instructed to complete several steps and forms (including and not limited to applying for financial aid.) If you are eligible for a funded program, the One-Stop Counselor will provide you with one of the following: Tuition Waiver Referral Form, Trade Act Introductory Letter, or One-Stop Referral Form for Workforce Development. At least one of these documents (and possibly others) will be required to take advantage of this unique financial partnership. Additional steps are given on this website once the One-Stop Center provides you with paperwork.
How do I determine what programs or courses I can take?
Before you select an academic or training progam, please be aware that not all individuals may be able to use funds towards every program offered at Brookdale Community College. This is not a choice made by Brookdale and is dictated by the type of funding you are eligible for. The NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Counselors at a One-Stop Career Services Center will be able to determine your eligibility and provide you with the appropriate paperwork. Please select Trade Act, Workforce, or Tuition Waiver for more specific information.
Tuition Waiver:
Remember you must first go to a One-Stop Career Services Center near you to gather information and establish what will be required of you by the State of New Jersey. Your One-Stop Counselor may require you to complete several steps and forms (including and not limited to applying for financial aid.) They will tell you (not Brookdale) what types of funding may be available to you.
Individuals wishing to take advantage of the Tuition Waiver must register on or after the first day of the semester in which you would like to enroll. However, you should complete your admission application, placement testing requirement, and meet a Brookdale Student Development Specialist to get courses approved prior to your earliest registration date. You will also apply for Financial Aid and must bring a Tuition Waiver referral form to the Cashier's Window in the Center for Counseling Admissions and Registration (CAR) Building. Unemployed students utilizing a tuition waiver must take these steps to avoid losing their course schedule. Please carefully review this "Tuition Waiver" link for Brookdale Community College's policies and procedures pertaining to tuition waiver.
You can search the links below for potential courses and programs to discuss with your One-Stop Counselor for approval
Course Catalog: Programs and Class Descriptions
WebAdvisor: Search for Credit Class Times
Section for Individuals Eligible for Funding through Trade Act (TRA):
Obtain a letter of introduction, One-Stop Referral Form, or Trade Act Contract from your Counselor at the One-Stop Career Services Center. If you wish to pursue a degree or credit bearing certificate at Brookdale call the Office of Recruitment Services at 732-224-1857 to schedule an appointment with Bruce Marich or Carl Wiltsee.
You should bring one of the documents mentioned above from the unemployment counselor you are working with to the appointment with you. Do not register for classes prior to your Recruitment Services appointment. Special arrangements need to be taken to ensure you do not lose your course schedule while Brookdale awaits payment from the State. However, you may take the following steps if you haven't done so already: apply, satisfy the placement testing requirement, and get courses approved by a Student Development Specialist.
If you have attended Brookdale Community College before, please have your Brookdale Student Development Specialist complete a "Suggested Course Sequence Form" for you based on the appropriate degree or certificate program and bring it to your meeting with Recruitment Services. Transfer Students must have a Student Development Specialist submit a "Transcript Evaluation Request Form" to the Recruitment Services Office and complete a "Suggested Course Sequence Form" that you will bring to your Recruitment Services appointment.
You can search the links below for potential courses and programs to discuss with your One-Stop Counselor for approval:
Course Catalog: Programs and Class Descriptions
WebAdvisor: Search for Credit Class Times
Section for Individuals Eligible for Funding Workforce Development:
WARNING: ONLY CERTAIN NJ STATE APPROVED PROGRAMS WILL BE FUNDED and FUNDS MAY BE LIMITED WHICH MEANS THE FULL COST OF THE PROGRAM MAY NOT BE COVERED.
Go to the New Jersey Training Opportunities website, check the Monmouth County Box, and at the bottom of the page in the box next to "Enter a Keyword or Provider Name" type "Brookdale." Click the "All Results" button at the bottom of the page. This will pull up all of the approved programs and course offered through Brookdale.
For each program it will say either Brookdale Community College Business & Community Development Division (and will give you a contact person) or "Brookdale Community College - Academic Division" which is for the credit-bearing certificates and degrees.
NON-CREDIT BEARING PROGRAMS:
For the non-credit bearing programs get the One-Stop Referral Form from your Counselor at the One-Stop Career Services Center and provide it to the designated Business & Community Development contact listed on the New Jersey Training Opportunities. Course descriptions, costs, and times may be viewed at Business & Community Development Division website.
CREDIT BEARING PROGRAMS, CERTIFICATES, & DEGREES
If the approved state program is offered through the "Brookdale Community College - Academic Division" and you wish to pursue a degree or credit bearing certificate at Brookdale, call the Office of Recruitment Services at 732-224-1857 to schedule an appointment with Bruce Marich or Carl Wiltsee.
You must obtain the One-Stop Referral Form from your Counselor at the One-Stop Career Services Center and bring it to your Recruitment Services appointment. Do not register for classes prior to your Recruitment Services appointment. Special arrangements need to be taken to ensure you do not lose your course schedule while Brookdale awaits payment from the State. However, you may take the following steps if you haven't done so already: apply, satisfy the placement testing requirement, and get courses approved by a Student Development Specialist.
If you have attended Brookdale Community College before, please have your Brookdale Student Development Specialist complete a "Suggested Course Sequence Form" for you based on the appropriate degree or certificate program and bring it to your meeting with Recruitment Services. Transfer Students must have a Student Development Specialist submit a "Transcript Evaluation Request Form" to the Recruitment Services Office and complete a "Suggested Course Sequence Form" that you will bring to your Recruitment Services appointment.
You can search the links below for potential courses and programs to discuss with your One-Stop Counselor for approval:
Course Catalog: Programs and Class Descriptions
WebAdvisor: Search for Credit Class Times