Trade schools by state
Trade schools in New Jersey
U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard data · Updated October 17, 2026
24 colleges and trade schools in New Jersey reported 39 electrician, HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning), plumbing or construction programs with graduates in the latest two reported years, according to the federal College Scorecard. For each one you can see how many certificates or degrees it awarded, what graduates typically earned a year and four years later, and what a year at the school costs after grants.
Electrician programs in New Jersey
16 programs at 16 schools. Listed by graduates' pay one year after finishing, then by size; click any column heading to sort by it, and click again to reverse.
All 16 programs
| School | Program | Graduates 2023–24 | Typical pay 1 year after | Typical pay 4 years after | Yearly cost after grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brookdale Community CollegeLincroft · Public · Scorecard | Associate degree | 0 | $116,975 | — | $11,178 |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-UnionUnion · Private for-profit · Scorecard | Certificate | 573 | $41,310 | $49,232 | $32,519 |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-MahwahMahwah · Private for-profit · Scorecard | Certificate | 233 | $41,310 | $49,232 | $38,763 |
| National Career InstituteEast Orange · Private for-profit · Scorecard | Certificate | 47 | $38,450 | $34,249 | $22,482 |
| Pennco Tech-BlackwoodBlackwood · Private for-profit · Scorecard | Certificate | 232 | $38,309 | $45,476 | $28,322 |
| Hohokus School of Trade and Technical SciencesPaterson · Private for-profit · Scorecard | Certificate | 88 | $36,374 | $41,246 | $24,034 |
| Adult and Continuing Education-BCTSHackensack · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 21 | $28,716 | $52,076 | $11,729 |
| American Institute-Toms RiverToms River · Private for-profit · Scorecard | Certificate | 43 | — | — | $15,735 |
| Union County Vocational Technical SchoolScotch Plains · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 37 | — | — | $4,640 |
| American Institute-CliftonClifton · Private for-profit · Scorecard | Certificate | 34 | — | — | $17,190 |
| American Institute-Cherry HillCherry Hill · Private for-profit · Scorecard | Certificate | 33 | — | — | $20,447 |
| Sussex County Community CollegeNewton · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 13 | — | — | $10,517 |
| American Institute-SomersetSomerset · Private for-profit · Scorecard | Certificate | 12 | — | — | $21,574 |
| Ocean County Vocational-Technical SchoolToms River · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 8 | — | — | $10,175 |
| Burlington County Institute of Technology-Adult EducationWestampton · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 0 | — | — | $8,254 |
| Raritan Valley Community CollegeBranchburg · Public · Scorecard | Associate degree | 0 | — | $157,660 | $4,662 |
Nationally, the typical pay one year after finishing was $44,469 for certificate programs; $55,611 for associate degree programs.
New Jersey electrician license: hours, exam and costs
HVAC programs in New Jersey
7 programs at 7 schools. Listed by graduates' pay one year after finishing, then by size; click any column heading to sort by it, and click again to reverse.
All 7 programs
| School | Program | Graduates 2023–24 | Typical pay 1 year after | Typical pay 4 years after | Yearly cost after grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennco Tech-BlackwoodBlackwood · Private for-profit · Scorecard | Certificate | 127 | $41,323 | $52,427 | $28,322 |
| Fortis Institute-WayneWayne · Private for-profit · Scorecard | Certificate | 64 | $40,530 | $49,332 | $21,062 |
| Fortis Institute-LawrencevilleLawrenceville · Private for-profit · Scorecard | Certificate | 50 | $40,530 | $49,332 | $21,249 |
| Adult and Continuing Education-BCTSHackensack · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 15 | $35,235 | $47,201 | $11,729 |
| National Career InstituteEast Orange · Private for-profit · Scorecard | Certificate | 18 | — | — | $22,482 |
| Burlington County Institute of Technology-Adult EducationWestampton · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 14 | — | — | $8,254 |
| Ocean County Vocational-Technical SchoolToms River · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 12 | — | — | $10,175 |
Nationally, the typical pay one year after finishing was $42,278 for certificate programs.
New Jersey HVAC license: hours, exam and costs
Plumbing programs in New Jersey
4 programs at 4 schools. Listed by graduates' pay one year after finishing, then by size; click any column heading to sort by it, and click again to reverse.
All 4 programs
| School | Program | Graduates 2023–24 | Typical pay 1 year after | Typical pay 4 years after | Yearly cost after grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult and Continuing Education-BCTSHackensack · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 24 | $42,613 | — | $11,729 |
| Hohokus School of Trade and Technical SciencesPaterson · Private for-profit · Scorecard | Certificate | 32 | $39,444 | $36,892 | $24,034 |
| Union County Vocational Technical SchoolScotch Plains · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 17 | — | — | $4,640 |
| Ocean County Vocational-Technical SchoolToms River · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 2 | — | — | $10,175 |
Nationally, the typical pay one year after finishing was $41,980 for certificate programs.
New Jersey plumbing license: hours, exam and costs
Construction programs in New Jersey
12 programs at 9 schools. Listed by graduates' pay one year after finishing, then by size; click any column heading to sort by it, and click again to reverse.
All 12 programs
| School | Program | Graduates 2023–24 | Typical pay 1 year after | Typical pay 4 years after | Yearly cost after grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rowan UniversityGlassboro · Public · Scorecard | Bachelor's degreeBuilding/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection | 53 | $90,154 | — | $23,938 |
| Hohokus School of Trade and Technical SciencesPaterson · Private for-profit · Scorecard | CertificateBuilding/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection | 21 | $33,278 | $31,399 | $24,034 |
| New Jersey Institute of TechnologyNewark · Public · Scorecard | Bachelor's degreeConstruction Engineering Technology/Technician | 23 | — | — | $18,783 |
| Ocean County Vocational-Technical SchoolToms River · Public · Scorecard | CertificateCarpenters | 21 | — | $26,841 | $10,175 |
| Hudson County Community CollegeJersey City · Public · Scorecard | Associate degreeBuilding/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection | 14 | — | — | $6,999 |
| National Career InstituteEast Orange · Private for-profit · Scorecard | CertificateConstruction Trades, General | 7 | — | — | $22,482 |
| Hudson County Community CollegeJersey City · Public · Scorecard | CertificateBuilding/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection | 5 | — | — | $6,999 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan CampusTeaneck · Private nonprofit · Scorecard | Bachelor's degreeConstruction Engineering Technology/Technician | 4 | — | — | $17,923 |
| New Community Career & Technical InstituteNewark · Private nonprofit · Scorecard | CertificateConstruction Trades, General | 3 | — | — | $7,721 |
| Rowan College at Burlington CountyMount Laurel · Public · Scorecard | Associate degreeConstruction Engineering Technology/Technician | 3 | — | — | $7,766 |
| Rowan UniversityGlassboro · Public · Scorecard | CertificateConstruction Management | 3 | — | — | $23,938 |
| Hudson County Community CollegeJersey City · Public · Scorecard | Associate degreeCarpenters | 1 | — | — | $6,999 |
Nationally, the typical pay one year after finishing was $60,261 for associate degree programs in construction engineering technology/technician; $77,872 for bachelor's degree programs in construction engineering technology/technician; $39,348 for certificate programs in construction trades, general; $35,931 for certificate programs in carpenters; $39,626 for associate degree programs in carpenters; $35,572 for certificate programs in building/construction finishing, management, and inspection; $52,746 for associate degree programs in building/construction finishing, management, and inspection; $75,419 for bachelor's degree programs in building/construction finishing, management, and inspection; $59,911 for certificate programs in construction management.
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How to read these numbers
- Where they come from: the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard. Schools report their programs and graduates; the pay figures come from federal tax records.
- Graduates: the number of certificates or degrees the school reported awarding in that field in the 2023–24 school year. Programs with no graduates in the two latest reported years (2022–23 and 2023–24) are left out.
- Typical pay: the median yearly earnings (wages plus self-employment income) of graduates who were working and not back in school. The 1-year figure is for people who finished in 2020–21 or 2021–22; the 4-year figure is for people who finished in 2017–18 or 2018–19. Both are in 2024 dollars.
- Who's counted: only graduates who got federal student aid (federal grants or student loans). Graduates who didn't get federal aid aren't in the figures, so the numbers may not describe every graduate.
- A dash (—) means the Department didn't publish a figure. For pay, that's usually because too few graduates were measured, so the figure is withheld to protect their privacy. Most small programs have no pay figure.
- Yearly cost after grants: the school's average net price: a year's tuition, fees, books and living costs, minus the average grant and scholarship aid, for full-time students starting college for the first time who got federal aid (at public schools, only students paying in-state tuition). At most colleges it's an average across all programs, not the one listed; at schools that enroll students year-round instead of by semester, it's for the school's largest program, and for a program shorter than a year it's the cost of the whole program. A school's own net price calculator, if it has one, gives a closer estimate.
- Program names follow the federal list of fields of study. "Electrical" includes power line worker programs; "construction" includes general construction trades, carpentry, building finishing and inspection, construction technology and construction management.
Sources (3)
- College Scorecard data (field of study and institution files, through the College Scorecard API), U.S. Department of Education. Data as of October 17, 2026.
- Technical documentation: field of study data, U.S. Department of Education, October 2026 version.
- College Scorecard data dictionary, U.S. Department of Education.