Certificate Programs at Union County Vocational Technical School

Number of Vocational Programs	Average Tuition & Fees
4	$5,500

Union County Vocational Technical School is a Less than 2-years, public school located in Scotch Plains, New Jersey. Its published tuition & fees of Electrician program, which is the largest program at the school, is $5,500 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average earning in 10 years after graduation of the school is $38,000. A total of 108 students are attending the school. Union County Vocational Technical School has 4 vocational programs.

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Largest Programs Costs and Completion Time

The largest program at Union County Vocational Technical School is Electrician and its 2024 tuition & fees are $5,500. For reference, the average tuition for the Electrician program of all trade schools in the United States is $15,963.

The next table shows the largest program information including tuition, books and supplies costs, program length, and average completion time.

2024 Costs and Completion Information of Largest Programs
Program Name	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Electrician	$5,500	$440	990 Hours	12 Months
National Average	$15,963	-	587 Hours	11.99 Months
Cosmetology / Cosmetologist	$5,500	$440	990 Hours	12 Months
National Average	$16,042	-	1,375 Hours	11.73 Months
Automobile / Automotive Mechanics Technology / Technician	$5,500	$440	990 Hours	12 Months
National Average	$16,505	-	891 Hours	12.90 Months
Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering Technology / Technician	$5,500	$440	990 Hours	12 Months
National Average	$13,584	-	512 Hours	9.97 Months

2024 Average Costs of Attendance

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average tuition & fees are $5,500 at Union County Vocational Technical School. The typical cost for purchasing books and supplies for programs is $440. The total cost of attendance is $15,540 when a student lives off-campus.

2024 Average Costs of Attendance
Tuition & Fees	$5,500
Books & Supplies	$440
Room & Board	$7,200
Other Living Expenses	$2,400
Total Cost of Attendace (COA)	$15,540

¹Union County Vocational Technical School does not offer on-campus housing facilities.²The tuition & fees are based on out-of-state rates.

Career and Vocational Programs

Union County Vocational Technical School offers 4 certificate and vocational programs through 2-Years Certificate programs. All certificate programs are conducted offline.

The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree programs.

Total Number of Career Programs
	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Online Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Overall Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED

The following tables list each career program with offered degrees. The number on each columns denotes the number of completers on the program last year. The numbers includes completers through on-campus classes and partial online classes as well as complete online classes.

Personal and Culinary Services

what is Personal and Culinary Services program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	22	NOT OFFERED

Engineering Technology

what is Engineering Technology program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED
Automotive Engineering Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED

Construction Trades

what is Construction Trades program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Electrician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	24	NOT OFFERED

Important Statistics for Prospective Students

The The students to faculty ratio is 18 to 1 an the retention rate is 21%.

Key Academics Stats
Retention Rate	21%(full-time)
Student to Faculty Ratio	18 to 1
Student Population	108 Students
Number of Faculties	4 Faculties
Number of Staffs	10 Staffs

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