Ocean County
Vocational Technical School
High School
Ocean County Vocational Technical School provides an intensive and immersive educational experience aligned with the current and emerging demands of business, industry, and advanced education. The district instills the knowledge, skills, and competencies required for students to experience success in entering the workforce, advancing along a career pathway, and achieving career aspirations. Students often build on the strong foundation they achieve in high school to pursue a college degree or additional training and certifications. OCVTS also offers accelerated and evening programs for adult learners.
District Information
High School Programs
- Automotive and Diesel Engine Technology
- Building Construction Technology
- Child Care Professions
- Collision Repair
- Computer Science
- Computer Service Repair
- Cosmetology
- Culinary Arts
- Custom Woodworking and Design
- Design and Visual Communications
- Electrical Trades
- Fashion Merchandising and Design
- Health Sciences and Fitness Technologies
- Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration (HVAC-R)
- Heavy Equipment Operator
- Law and Public Safety
- Manufacturing Engineering
- Marine Academy of Technology and Environmental Science (MATES)
- Marine Engine Service
- Medical Skills and Related Health Careers
- Performing Arts
- Plumbing, Pipefitters, Steamfitters and Fire Suppression Systems
- Pre-engineering
- Specialized Programs for students with special needs
- Welding
For Adults
The Ocean County Vocational Technical School Adult Division offers several flexible options to support career advancement or the start of a new career. Daytime, twilight, and evening hours may be available, depending on the program. Apprenticeship programs are also offered, connecting classroom learning and on-the-job training to prepare students with the skills needed to enter the workforce in a specific trade or occupation.
District Information
Adult Programs
- A+ Certification
- Apprenticeship Programs
- Audio Technology
- Automotive Collision Repair
- Automotive Technology
- Black Seal Boiler Operator
- Boat Captain’s License
- Carpentry
- Computer Aided Drafting and Design (CADD)
- Computer and Information Technology
- Construction
- Construction – Heavy Equipment Operator
- Construction – New Home
- Cosmetology
- CPR – Basic Life Support
- Culinary Arts
- Dental Assisting
- Diesel Technology
- Electrical Trades
- Health and Fitness Technology
- HVAC/R
- Machinist
- Manufacturing Technology
- Marine and Small Engine Maintenance and Technology
- Medical Assisting
- Medical Billing and Coding
- Medical Terminology
- Nursing – Licensed Practical Nursing
- Pharmacy Technician
- Phlebotomy
- Plumbing
- Water and Wastewater Operations
- Welding
School Locations
Brick Center
350 Chambers Bridge Road
Brick, New Jersey 08723
Cuisine on the Green, the Ocean County Center for Culinary Arts
261 Country Club Boulevard
Little Egg Harbor, New Jersey 08050
Jackson Center
850 Toms River Road
Jackson, New Jersey 08627
Grunin Performing Arts Academy
1 College Drive, Bldg. #12
Toms River, NJ 08754
Marine Academy of Technology & Environmental Science
195 Cedar Bridge Road
Manahawkin, New Jersey 08050
Toms River Center
1299 Old Freehold Road
Toms River, New Jersey 08753
Waretown Center
423 Wells Mills Road (Route 532)
Waretown, New Jersey 08758
Administrative Location:
137 Bey Lea Road
Toms River New Jersey 08753
(732) 240 6414
News From Ocean County Vocational Technical School
Ocean County Vocational Technical School District recognizes County Line Auto Body and OC Automotive Resources as 2024 Business Partner of the Year
For more than 15 years, County Line Auto Body and OC Automotive Resources has been a valued partner of Ocean County Vocational Technical School (OCVTS), playing a critical role in ensuring both Automotive Technology and Collision Repair students are prepared to find success in the industry. The years of support and dedication to training the next generation earned County Line the title of OCVTS’ 2024 Business Partner of the Year.
Culinary Arts at OCVTS Turns Passion into Service with 3,500 Thanksgiving Meals for Local Families in Need
Culinary Arts students and staff at the Ocean County Vocational Technical School’s Brick Center partnered again this year with Fulfill, formerly known as the Food Bank of Monmouth and Ocean County, and RWJ Barnabas Community Medical Center to prepare meals for those in need this Thanksgiving.
‘We need nurses’: High schoolers train for nursing careers at Ocean County College (Asbury Park Press)
Ocean County’s next generation of nurses surrounded a hospital bed at Ocean County College to explore what will be their new classroom for the coming school year. These high school students, enrolled in a pre-nursing program at Ocean County Vocational Technical School, are completing a two-year program that aims to prepare them for careers in health care. They recently celebrated the opening of the program’s new training classrooms on the college’s Toms River campus.