New Jersey
New Jersey
Fast Facts
33,585
Associates Degrees & Certificates Awarded
32.5%
of All Degrees & Certificates Awarded Statewide
CTE Secondary Concentrators
No Data Found
Graduation Rate
Go on to Postsecondary Education
CTE Postsecondary Concentrators
No Data Found
Earn a Postsecondary Credential, Certificate, or Diploma
Placed in Employment, Military Service or Apprenticeships Within Six Months
Secondary CTE Enrollment
428
Public High Schools
428,742
Public High School Enrollment
45,092
High School CTE Concentrators
75,712
Total Secondary CTE Enrollment
By Race
Secondary CTE Enrollment
No Data Found
American Indian or Alaskan Native
Asian
Black
Latino
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
White
Two or More Races
By Gender
Secondary CTE Enrollment
No Data Found
Male
Female
Postsecondary CTE Enrollment
19
Community Colleges
181,433
Public Community Colleges Enrollment (full and part-time)
44,337
Postsecondary CTE Concentrators
55,116
Total Postsecondary CTE Enrollment
67
Area Technical Centers
By Race
Postsecondary CTE Enrollment
No Data Found
American Indian or Alaskan Native
Asian
Black
Latino
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
White
Two or More Races
Unknown
By Gender
Postsecondary CTE Enrollment
No Data Found
Male
Female
Perkins Data
Combined State Plan with Perkins and WIOA
Is the State Using the Reserve Fund?
Perkins Eligible Agency
New Jersey Department of Education
Funding For FY24
$29,104,700
Percentage of Funding Directed to:
No Data Found
Secondary
Postsecondary
$150,000
Amount of Leadership Funds the State Set Aside to Prepare Students for Non-Traditional Careers
11.01%
Percent of Funds Being Reserved in Total
5-8
Middle Grades That are Eligible for Perkins V Funding
1%
Percent of Leadership Funds the State Set Aside for State Correctional Institution
Ways the Secondary CTE, Postsecondary CTE and Workforce Systems Collaborate
- Through statewide advisory committees/boards
- Sharing labor market information
- Approving a common list of industry-recognized credentials
Secondary Program Quality Indicator(s)
- Work-based learning
Postsecondary Goals
goal
65%
Attainment by 2025
progress
58.9%
Statewide Postsecondary
Attainment Progress
Every Student Succeeds Act Metrics
ESSA School Quality and Student Success Indicators
New Jersey’s ESSA accountability system does not include any measures of career readiness at this time. The state does publicly report a number of career-focused indicators.
State CTE Director
Kathleen Paquette
State Director
New Jersey Department of Education
Trenton, NJ 08902
