Click above and start at the 14:29 mark to hear Jackie Burke, executive director of the NJ Council of County Vocational-Technical Schools, discuss the value of a career-focused high school education for all students – those headed to college or right into the workforce. She is the third interview with Mark Bonamo on the April 21 New Jersey Now segment aired on My9 NJ.
Jackie Burke, executive director of the New Jersey Council of County Vocational-Technical Schools, speaks with NJBIZ editor Jeffery Kanige about the districts’ role in easing both the affordability problem of higher education and the workforce needs of today’s employers.
New Jersey county vocational-technical schools have set a new record with 337 students from the Class of 2025 earning an associate degree while in high school.
Morris County Vocational School District’s (MCVSD) is encouraging students to start exploring business ownership while in high school. The district has introduced the Share-Time Business Pathway at the Morris County Career Training Center, located on the campus of the County College of Morris in Randolph.