[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 71 (Wednesday, May 1, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E515]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            HONORING ESSEX COUNTY COLLEGE'S 50TH ANNIVERSARY

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                       HON. DONALD M. PAYNE, JR.

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                         Wednesday, May 1, 2019

  Mr. PAYNE. Madam Speaker, I proudly honor Essex County College on the 
occasion of its 50th anniversary. Over the past half-century, Essex 
County College has helped educate and enlighten thousands of students 
from New Jersey and across the country.
   Essex County College opened in 1968 to more than 3 thousand 
students. By 1970, the school needed a new campus and was relocated to 
what we now call University Heights in the Central Ward of Newark--
across the street from my congressional district office. Essex County 
College has grown and expanded across the community in the decades 
since it opened. Today, Essex County College has more than 13 thousand 
students across its degree, certificate, and job training programs.
   Throughout the 1970s and continuing today, Essex County College has 
invested in local communities. The school has opened and operated 
extension campuses throughout Essex County. It provides off-campus 
educational services like the popular Saturday Youth Programs. Essex 
County College helps students enter the workplace with marketable 
skills.
   Essex County College has provided a foundation of education for 
generations of students. Through leadership and community investment, 
Essex County College is leading the way toward greater opportunity. 
Under President Anthony Munroe, I know that Essex County College will 
continue to flourish for years to come. I ask that my colleagues join 
me in celebrating their 50th anniversary.

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