What is PTK?
Phi Theta Kappa is the official honors society for community colleges. With nearly 1,300 chapters worldwide, PTK provides excellent benefits to high-achieving community college students including millions of dollars of scholarship opportunities and professional development programs.
Right here at Bergen Community College, we have one of the most highly-awarded chapters of PTK! Our students have gone onto excellent colleges like Columbia University, NYU, Rutgers, UC San Diego, and so many more - often with significant PTK scholarships to help fund their education. We are proud that PTK students at BCC have won Jack Kent Cooke scholarships (which provides $55,000 per year towards a four-year degree) and have been recognized as New Jersey All-State Academic Team scholars. By joining us at PTK, you are joining a tradition of excellence that will help you succeed academically and professionally!
Our Purpose and Mission
The purpose of Phi Theta Kappa shall be to recognize and encourage scholarship among two-year college students. To achieve this purpose, Phi Theta Kappa shall provide opportunity for the development of leadership and service, for an intellectual climate for exchange of ideas and ideals, for lively fellowship for scholars, and for stimulation of interest in continuing academic excellence.
Phi Theta Kappa's mission is two-fold:
Recognize and encourage academic achievement of two-year college students and;
Provide opportunities for individual growth and development through participation in honors, leadership, service and fellowship programming.
Explore our PTK programming at BCC
Exclusive Workshops and Seminars - focused on topics such as transfer process, writing college essays for transfer and scholarship applications, public speaking, conducting academic research, emotional intelligence, and many others.
Fellowship Activities - such as costume parties, volleyball nights, movie screenings, cake decorating competitions, and more!
Community Service - we believe that "the best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others". We organize community service activities on weekdays, weekends, during the day and at night to allow all of our members to participate despite their busy schedules.
“For me, PTK has meant an entirely new future that I never would have had even the hope of before. PTK is what caused me to strive for more, fall in love with my community, and most importantly believe that I’m capable of doing things that matter and make a difference, even in the smallest of ways. I really wouldn’t be on the path I’m on without PTK and all of my advisors!”