MAYS LANDING — Atlantic Cape Community College will recognize Nicholas Asselta and Nancy Small Asselta with Athletics Recognition of Excellence Awards for their significant contributions to the College’s Athletics program on Saturday, January 24, 11:30 a.m. in Jonathan Pitney Gymnasium on the Mays Landing campus.
Nicholas Asselta, who raised in Vineland, and graduated from Vineland High School, Cumberland County College and the Frederick Military Academy, served as the College’s men’s basketball head coach from 1978-81. He also attended Rider College and the Glassboro State College Management Institute.
Asselta entered public service when he was elected in 1993 election to the Vineland Board of Education. In January 1995, he was sworn into the General Assembly to fill an unexpired term. Later that November, he won his first of four terms representing New Jersey’s First District in the General Assembly. In 2003 he was elected to the New Jersey Senate and served as State Senator until 2008.
Nancy Small Asselta attended and graduated from Mainland High School where she discovered her love of cheerleading. After earning her associate degree from Atlantic Cape (then known as Atlantic Community College) in 1975 she attended the University of Tennessee and earned her bachelor’s degree. She returned to Atlantic Cape as a cheerleading coach from 1978-81. The Asselta’s married in 1980. Small Asselta currently owns and operates an interior design company.
Following the awards ceremony, the public is invited to stay and cheer on our women’s and men’s basketball teams, who will host Camden County College, starting at 12 p.m.
Learn more about Atlantic Cape athletics at atlanticcape.edu/athletics.
About Atlantic Cape Community College
Atlantic Cape Community College is a Middle States accredited, 2022 Achieving the Dream Leader College and Hispanic Serving Institution proudly serving the residents of Atlantic and Cape May counties. As a comprehensive, two-year community college, Atlantic Cape offers 47 undergraduate degree programs, and 34 certificate and professional series programs at its Mays Landing, Atlantic City and Cape May campuses. Atlantic Cape is home to the renowned Academy of Culinary Arts, rated the top culinary school in New Jersey, and for more than 50 years, our highly-acclaimed Nursing program. Atlantic Cape also partners with more than 30 colleges and four-year universities to offer students the opportunity to seamlessly earn a bachelor’s degree upon graduation.
