Hudson County Community College’s welding program receives $50K from heavy metal band Metallica
One of the world’s most famous heavy metal bands is providing scholarships to a group of Hudson County Community College students to enhance their careers and support their technical education.
As the band continues to...
Career Classroom: Graduates of N.J.’s county vocational-technical schools are owning their futures
The theme of this year’s Career and Technical Education month, “Celebrate Today. Own Tomorrow,” aims to highlight the impact of career-focused programs on students, communities and industries. The theme is more of a call...
Morris County makes major expansion to workforce programs at Morris County Vo-Tech, CCM
The Morris County commissioners — in moves that aim to create and build the workforce of the future — announced major expansions of programs at both Morris County Vocational School and the County College...
New career taking flight: CCM to train drone pilots
In a sign of the times and — let’s be honest — workforce development for the next generation, the County College of Morris announced Tuesday it will be offering a course that will prepare...
Career Classroom: Work-based learning helps employers — and students
The countdown is on for the start of school. Parents and students are no doubt aware of the timeline, but employers across the state are becoming increasingly attuned to it, as well. Many are...
Career Classroom: N.J. employers recognized for strengthening career and technical education
Employers across the state were recognized recently by New Jersey’s county vocational-technical schools for making valuable contributions to career and technical education. Each school district chose its Business Partner of the Year, an annual...
AT&T contributes $10,500 to scholarship fund for top STEM graduates at vo-techs in all...
In an effort to help STEM students across the state, AT&T recently announced that it has awarded the New Jersey Association of Counties Foundation $10,500 — to be used by county vocational-technical school graduates...
Essex County Vocational Technical Schools is 1 of 19 in country to get Perkins...
The Essex County Vocational Technical Schools received a $1.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Perkins Innovation and Modernization, Career Connected High Schools grant program.
And, while million-dollar grants seemingly are thrown around...
Career Classroom: Vo-tech students among Governor’s STEM Scholars focused on future discoveries, innovation
March is STEM Month in New Jersey, a focused time to highlight the state’s accomplishments in science, technology, engineering, math and innovation. Efforts this month further position New Jersey as a leader in STEM,...
Career Classroom: Corporate contributions total $90K in scholarships to keep career-minded students in the...
Funding from Amazon, AT&T, NJM Insurance Group, PKA Technologies, Public Service Enterprise Group, SHI International Corp., South Jersey Industries and VMware totaled $90,250 to the New Jersey Association of Counties Foundation this year to...
