Make-up Designory programs, which provide students with education in professional artistry for film, television, fashion, theater and retail, are being offered in person at Raritan Valley Community College’s Workforce Training Center.

This Pioneer Pathways Joint Admissions Agreement gives students of the Monmouth County community college the opportunity to take courses at the university's campus or online, the schools said. Scholarships are available and students admitted through the program will have application fees waived.

Learners that receive an associate of science degree from Raritan Valley Community College can continue their studies at the Mahwah school's Anisfield School of Business, provided they meet certain requirements, like the requisite grade point average.

As the educational partner in the revitalization of the historic former United States Army base, New Jersey City University’s new site will expand bachelor's and master's degree offerings along the Jersey Shore, giving the school the only four-year public higher education program in the area.

The move was made possible by federal CARES Act Higher Education Emergency Relief Funding.

Catherine Brennan has been named New Jersey Institute of Technology's senior vice president/chief financial officer, the school announced Aug. 26. 

The Newark institution joins seven other universities in establishing the new, regional center, which is funded by a National Science Foundation grant and led by Princeton University, that will help faculty and students convert federally sponsored research into successful businesses.

The classes are one of several industry certificate programs introduced by New Jersey colleges in the last year. The program is intended for anyone interested in seeking employment in the profession or just those curious about it.

The Wayne-based institution says the program at its Cotsakos College of Business will provide education and research on sustainable and inclusive business development.

Plans for the Entrepreneurship and Culinary Science Center - which along with a new Career Technical Education Center will account for a 30% expansion of the Morris County Vocational School - were developed by CCM in response to business and community leaders looking to accelerate entrepreneurial growth in the area.

The Trenton school said that Malcolm Oliver will take over the top spot at the John S. Watson School of Public Service and that Deb D'Arcangelo would lead the university's advancement efforts.

Pamela Scott-Johnson comes to the West Long Branch campus from California State University in Los Angeles, where she served as the dean of the College of Natural and Social Sciences for five years.