Ocean County College and New Jersey City University signed an academic programs partnership agreement on March 2 that will connect students pursuing associate degrees at OCC to a variety of bachelor’s and master’s degree programs at NJCU. The agreement enables students to complete their A.S. or A.A. degrees at OCC and then transfer up to 90 credits to a variety of undergraduate or graduate programs at NJCU toward completion of its B.S./B.A. or M.S./M.A. degrees.

“Our great hope,” OCC President Jon H. Larson said of the college’s mission, “is that we provide an environment of and…