Union and Essex County Vocational-Technical Schools

The Union County Vocational-Technical Schools offers Shared-Time Programs in Allied Health, Automotive Technology, Child Development, Commercial Art, Cosmetology, Criminal Justice, Culinary Arts & Hospitality, Digital Multimedia Design, Electrical Technology, Green Construction Technology, Interactive Media & Game Design and Welding Technology. Essex County Schools of Technology in West Caldwell offers Shared-Time Programs in building trades, culinary arts, human services and transportation distribution and logistics.

For additional information on these programs, please refer to the Union County Vocational-Technical School website and the West Caldwell Tech-Essex County Schools of Technology website.

Interested students should speak with their school counselor/case manager regarding the programs/application process related to vo-tech programs.

Shared-Time Programs Admissions Procedures

Applicants must:

• be enrolled as a student in high school. Ninth graders may only be considered for a self-contained career cluster or Cosmetology program. All other applicants must be 10^th or 11^th grade students at the time of application.

• have an attendance record of less than 15 days absent per year.

• have an acceptable academic and behavior record in current school.

• must submit an online application by deadline of February 19, 2021 (Union County) and final deadline of March 1, 2021 (Essex County).

Preference is given to students that will be able to complete the vocational program, attending two years for most shared-time programs, three years for self-contained cluster programs and Cosmetology. Out of county applicants are considered after all county resident applications have been reviewed.