Revel, which is next-door to Showboat, is still actively searching for a buyer. Showboat is one of four casinos, including Atlantic Club, Revel and Trump Plaza, that have closed this year. The casino was built in 1987 and has over 1.4 million square feet of space. Stockton will need to renovate the hotel that sports 24-floors and 755 guest rooms. “I believe the construction of a Stockton campus there will help to diversify the economy of the city, which is critical to its future well-being.” “The transformation and revitalization of Atlantic City requires the addition of a diverse set of reasons for people to come visit,” said Gary Loveman, chairman and chief executive of Caesars Entertainment, said in a statement the college posted on its website. Full academic programs are expected to begin in fall 2015.

The school expects to have the hotel portion operating by late spring, with some summer classes to follow. They plan to convert the former 28-acre boardwalk resort into a branch campus called the Stockton-Island Campus. Stockton is a state school with about 8,000 students and its main campus is about 15 miles from Atlantic City.

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