New Jersey

New Jersey

Fast Facts

33,833

Associates Degrees & Certificates Awarded

32.7%

of All Degrees & Certificates Awarded Statewide

New Jersey

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

361

Public High Schools

424,264

Public High School Enrollment

46,234

High School CTE Concentrators

77,428

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

18

Community Colleges

196,907

Public Community Colleges Enrollment (full and part-time)

53,829

Postsecondary CTE Concentrators

66,466

Total Postsecondary CTE Enrollment

69

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 FY22

$27,654,595

Percentage of Funding Directed to:

No Data Found

Secondary

Postsecondary

$137,562

Amount of Leadership Funds the State Set Aside to Prepare Students for Non-Traditional Careers

15%

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

56.5%

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

kathleen.paquette@doe.nj.gov

New Jersey Department of Education
Trenton, NJ 08902