by Career Tech | Aug 10, 2020 | Career and Technical Education, Employer Engagement, Schools
Read this article as it originally appeared Aug. 10, 2020 on ROI-NJ. John Branda worked as a chef at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City. Cameron DiCostanzo, who has a degree in nursing, was a clinical quality program manager at Regional Cancer Care Associates....
by Career Tech | Jul 19, 2020 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Schools, Student Achievements
From an early age, Liliana Gomez understood the importance of education. Neither of her parents had an opportunity to attend college and she dreamed of one day going to college and earning a degree. Her dream came true this spring — well before the 18-year-old Bound...
by Career Tech | Jun 22, 2020 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Employer Engagement, Schools, Student Achievements
In a year of virtual graduation ceremonies prompted by the coronavirus, 161 students who attend vocational technical high schools across the state got to celebrate twice – as they graduated from community college and again when they finished high school. The students...
by Career Tech | May 28, 2020 | Career Programs, Employer Engagement, Schools
Read this article as it initially appeared on May 26, 2020 on ROI-NJ. For the last two months, the graduates of New Jersey’s vocational and technical high schools have been on the front lines in the battle against COVID-19, saluted by their communities as health care...
by Career Tech | May 11, 2020 | Career Programs, Employer Engagement, Schools
Read this article as it originally appeared May 11, 2020 on ROI-NJ.com. When the state ordered schools to close in March in an effort to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus, teachers across New Jersey quickly made the transition to remote instruction. But for...