Bergen County
Technical School District
High School
The Bergen County Technical School District includes the Bergen County Academies, seven magnet high school programs that meld college prep classes with a career focus; Bergen County Technical High School/Teterboro, a full-time program with nine technical concentrations; Applied Technology High School at Bergen Community College, a full-time, four-year program; and Bergen County Technical High School/Paramus, a secondary program with a full-time option for special needs students and a shared-time option for students from local sending districts. In addition to the high school programs, BCTS provides educational opportunities for the adult learner.
District Information
High School Programs
- Aerospace Engineering
- Animal Care & Veterinary Assistance
- Automotive Collision Repair
- Automotive Engineering and Design
- Automotive Technology A.S.E.
- Business and Finance
- Commercial Art and Graphic Design
- Computer Networking & Telecommunications
- Cosmetology
- Culinary Arts and Hospitality Administration
- Cybersecurity
- Digital and Media Arts
- Engineering and Design Technology
- Engineering Technology
- Environmental Design
- Fashion Design
- Food Science (Culinology®)
- Green Building Trades
- Healthcare Occupations
- Information Technology
- Interactive Design Technology (UX/UI)
- Institute for Science and Technology
- Law and Justice
- Media Design
- Medical Science Technology
- Science and Technology
- Skin Care and Esthetics
- Small Animal Care
- Sports Medicine and Exercise Science
- Strategic Asset Management
- Technology and Computer Science
- Visual and Graphic Design
- Visual and Performing Arts – Music
- Visual and Performing Arts – Theatre
- Visual and Performing Arts – Visual
For Adults
Bergen County Technical Schools Adult and Continuing Education Division provides county-based, cost-efficient vocational and technical programs and services for post-secondary students and adults. Both full-time day programs and evening programs are offered, with a variety of courses to help students learn new skills for a current career, explore a new path, or pursue an interest for personal enjoyment and enrichment. Select from courses in construction trades and business, apprenticeship training, and HSE/GED and ESL programs.
District Information
Adult Programs
- Advanced Manufacturing and Fabrication
- Apprenticeship Programs
- Automotive Collision Repair
- Business and Management
- Carpentry
- Cisco Certified Network Associate Certification
- Computer Aided Drafting and Design (CADD)
- Computer and Information Technology
- Electrical Trades
- Firemen-Stationary Engineering
- Home Inspection Certification
- HVAC/R
- Machinist
- Microsoft Office Applications
- Plumbing
- Stationary Engineering
- Water and Wastewater Operations
- Welding
School Locations
Bergen County Academies
200 Hackensack Avenue
Hackensack, New Jersey 07601
Applied Technology High School @ BCC
Ender Hall, Room E-106
Bergen Community College
400 Paramus Road
Paramus, NJ 07562
Bergen County Technical High School-Teterboro
504 Rt. 46 West
Teterboro, New Jersey 07608
Bergen County Technical High School-Paramus
275-285 Pascack Road
Paramus, New Jersey 07652
Additional BCTS programs located at Bergenfield High School and Northern Valley Regional High School
News From Bergen County Technical School District
Vocational-technical school leaders tout benefits of work-based learning at NJSBA’s Workshop 2023
Student voices emphasized how work-based learning has helped prepare them for future career success during a recent presentation by county vocational-technical school leaders at New Jersey School Board Association’s (NJSBA) Workshop 2023.
More N.J. kids are choosing vo-tech schools. Some are turning students away. (NJ.com)
Of the state’s over one million public school students who went back to school this fall, about 34,000 are enrolled in career-focused programs in the county vocational-technical school districts. Enrollment in these schools has grown by about 23% over the past two decades and by about 6% over the past nine years, according to the New Jersey Council of County Vocational-Technical Schools.
These 37 N.J. high schools are tops in the nation, U.S. News says (NJ.com)
NJ.com has published an article listing New Jersey’s highest-ranked high schools according to U.S. News & World Report. Nine of the top 10 are county vocational-technical schools.