Travel Directions

Main Campus
400 Paramus Road, Paramus, NJ 07652 - Click Here for MapQuest map

From the North
(Via Garden State Parkway)-Take Exit 165, turn right (west) on Ridgewood Road, then right onto Ridgewood Avenue (crossing over Route 17) and continue to Paramus Road. Turn left onto Paramus Road and continue approximately 2 miles to college, proceed around jug handle to main entrance.

(Via Route 17)-Turn right off Route 17 onto Ridgewood Avenue (west) to Paramus Road. Turn left onto Paramus Road and continue as above.

From the East
Take Route 4 (via George Washington Bridge from New York City) to Paramus Road, Paramus. (From the east, Paramus Road is approximately 3/4 miles past Route 17 intersection). Turn right onto Paramus Road and proceed north for approximately 2 miles to College entrance on right side of Paramus Road.

From the South
(Via Garden State Parkway)-Take Exit 160 (Passaic Street). Turn left onto Passaic Street. Continue over Route 4 onto Paramus Road (Passaic Street becomes Paramus Road north of Route 4 overpass). Continue north about 2 miles on Paramus Road to college entrance on right.

(Via Route 17)-Take Century Road, second exit to the right, proceed around clover leaf over Route 17 onto Century Road (west). Continue to Paramus Road and turn right onto Paramus Road to college entrance on right.

From the West
Take Route 4 to Paramus Road, Paramus (exit under overpass). Turn right onto Paramus Road and proceed north for approximately 2 miles to college entrance on right side of Paramus Road.

Transit Travel Directions to Bergen Community College’s Paramus Campus

There are now five NJ Transit bus routes providing service to BCC. The 163 Ridgewood - New York bus stops on Paramus Road at the main entrance to the college and provides direct service from Southwest Bergen County. The 756 Englewood Cliffs – Ft. Lee – Paramus bus stops on campus at both the Mega-structure and East Hall and provides direct service across central Bergen County. In addition to the 163 and 756, the Paramus Campus is also served by the 751 and 755 both of which provide direct service to the campus from south east Bergen County. The 751 and 755 also connect the Paramus Campus with the Ciarco Learning Center in Hackensack. Also some trips of NJ Transit’s 175 Ridgewood – New York (GWB Bus Station 178th and Ft Washington Ave, New York City) serve the Mega Structure bus stop also providing direct service to the College from central Bergen County.

Transit Travel Directions to Bergen Community College’s Hackensack Campus

The Ciarco Learning Center in Hackensack is near many New Jersey Transit bus routes. The following services run northbound on Main Street: 165, 178, 751, 753, 755, 762 and 780. One block to the west the following services run southbound on State Street: 165, 751, 753 and 755. One block to the east on River Road the following services run southbound: 83, 178, 762 and 780. The 83 also runs northbound on River Road. In addition to these services two blocks north at Sears (Main & Anderson) there are the following bus services: 168 and 175. About a half mile south, more bus services are available at the Hackensack Bus Transfer Station.

For more information, please contact the Bergen Community College Welcome Center at (201) 447-7100 or the Bergen County Transit Information Center at 201-336-6450.