Bergen Community College’s new president says she hopes to improve the school’s graduation rate and tackle the persistent achievement gap that has minorities and lower-income students lagging behind their peers. MARKO GEORGIEV/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER BUY THIS PHOTO B. Kaye Walter, Bergen Community College's new president. Her appointment follows a tumultuous period for the school, which is now facing an accreditation review.
B. Kaye Walter, who heads the state’s largest community college, said the school’s graduation rate – less than 12 percent of students do so within three years – can be boosted to 50 percent.
She also wants to boost state and county funding, which is now below 20 percent of the college’s $130 million budget.
