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About SCVTS

SCVTHS is a fully accredited high school, under the supervision of the State Department of Education, and offers a state endorsed high school diploma and certificate in over 19 Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs. Our high school credits offered to colleges are evaluated on the same basis as those which may be presented by applicants from other high schools. It is also noteworthy to mention that college admission counselors welcome CTE graduates as they find our alumni to arrive at college more focused and prepared to continue their education.

As a staff, we continue to stress the essence of quality within our school while also striving to reinvigorate the instructional component for our entire academic and career and technical education courses. This cannot be done by just one person; it is the culmination of consistent effort by all members of our school community.

CTE Programs Offered at Somerset Vo-Tech

  • Academy for Health & Medical Sciences
  • Agricultural Science
  • Auto Body/Collision Repair
  • Automotive Technology
  • Business Entrepreneurship & Management (BE&M)
  • Carpentry
  • Cosmetology
  • Culinary Arts
  • Dance
  • Electrical Construction
  • Graphic Communications
  • Health Occupations
  • Law & Public Safety
  • Mechanics & Repair
  • Mechatronics, Engineering & Advanced Manufacturing (MEAM)
  • Plumbing Technology
  • Theater Arts
  • Welding Technology

    Coming soon:
  • Biomedical
  • Finance
  • HVACR
  • Transportation/Logistics (Supply Chain)

As New Jersey considers plans to help our state create jobs and spur economic and workforce development, we hope that you will consider career and technical education as a reliable way to stimulate the economy and provide job growth. Career and technical education programs in high schools, community colleges and technical colleges are necessary in preparing and retraining students and displaced workers to become skilled contributors in the American economy.

Having highly skilled workers is critical to the success of our economy. By investing in career and technical education, you are giving America a tried and true solution to ensure that competitive skilled workers are ready, willing and capable of holding jobs in high wage, high skill, high demand career fields such as STEM disciplines, nursing, allied health, construction, information technology, energy sustainability, and many other areas that are vital in keeping our nation competitive in the global economy.

Career and technical education programs are revitalizing our communities by spurring cooperation and innovation between high schools, community colleges, and the business community to ensure that programs are being created quickly and efficiently so that students can be prepared for careers in fields where their skills are truly needed. Consider the following:

  • CTE graduates are 10-15 percent more likely to be in the labor force, and earn 8-9 percent more than graduates of academic programs, according to a 2001 Russell Sage Foundation Report.
  • The 2004 National Assessment of Vocational Education Final Report (the most recent report) found that postsecondary vocational education proved an effective means to higher income, as, even without attaining a credential, a single year of study brought 5-8 percent more earnings to postsecondary CTE students than to high school graduates with similar characteristics.
  • Students at schools with highly integrated rigorous academic and CTE programs have significantly higher student achievement in reading, mathematics and science than do students at schools with less integrated programs, as reported by the Southern Regional Education Board.
  • According to the state of Washington, for every dollar spent on secondary CTE students, federal and state governments will receive seven dollars back.

Statistics such as these emphasize the need for a strong career and technical education system to help students and adults prepare for 21st century jobs.