by Allyson Roberts | Jun 15, 2026 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Featured News, Schools, Student Achievements
Trenton, N.J. – A record-setting 367 students set to graduate this month from New Jersey’s county vocational-technical high schools have already earned an associate degree. This year’s total increased over last year’s by 30 associate degree recipients,...
by Allyson Roberts | Jun 3, 2026 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Featured News, Schools
PARAMUS, NJ – Bergen County Executive James J. Tedesco III, the Bergen County Board of Commissioners, and the Bergen County Technical School District celebrated the official opening of the new Bergen County Career Innovation High School in Paramus with a ribbon...
by Allyson Roberts | Apr 28, 2026 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Featured News, Schools
New Jersey middle schoolers can get a jumpstart on their futures this summer. Throughout the state, county vocational-technical schools offer engaging summer camps that encourage youth to begin exploring career options. Such camps offer age-appropriate and meaningful...
by Allyson Roberts | Feb 24, 2026 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Featured News, Schools, Student Achievements
An “idea vault” maintained by Bergen County Academies instructor Carlos Nodarse preserves 14 years of students’ inventions, complete with instructions for how to build them. As a research mentor in the school’s Mechatronics Research Laboratory, Nodarse welcomes...
by Allyson Roberts | Feb 10, 2026 | Career and Technical Education, Career Programs, Employer Engagement, Featured News, Schools
Because of the hands-on training and real-world experiences he received during his education in Bergen County Technical School District’s Cosmetology program, Avelino Cachez, Class of 2020, was able to enter the cosmetology field while still in high school, giving him...
