Trade schools in New Jersey have a long, established history of providing the state’s residents with professional courses that prepare them for positions in a wide range of fields. Most programs offer online courses in addition to their standard campus-based programs, and reward students with professional degrees, certificates and diplomas that qualify them for entry-level positions in most of the region’s key industries.
This free information resource contains a brief review of the region’s fastest-growing professions, a directory of accredited vocational schools in New Jersey, and other useful resources to help students find out about the opportunities that vocational education offers.
List of Trade Schools in NJ
There are currently 95 trade schools in New Jersey recognized by the National Center for Education Statistics. The table shown below contains program data and contact information for each of these vocational institutions.
| Name | Address |
|---|---|
| Academy of Massage Therapy | 321 Main Street, 2nd Floor, Hackensack, New Jersey 07601 |
| American Institute | 346 Lexington Avenue, Clifton, New Jersey 07011 |
| American Institute of Medical Sciences & Education | 4500 New Brunswick Ave, Piscatway, New Jersey 08854 |
| Anthem Institute-Cherry Hill | 2100 Rt 38 & Mall Dr, Cherry Hill, New Jersey 08002 |
| Anthem Institute-Jersey City | 40 Journal Square, 1st Floor, Jersey City, New Jersey 07306 |
| Anthem Institute-North Brunswick | 651 US Route 1, South 1st Floor, North Brunswick, New Jersey 08902 |
| Anthem Institute-Parsippany | 959 Route 46 East, Parsippany, New Jersey 07054-3897 |
| Artistic Academy of Hair Design | 301 Gibraltar Drive, Suite 1-A, Morris Plains, New Jersey 07950 |
| ASI Career Institute | 5360 Black Horse Pike, Turnersville, New Jersey 08012-1043 |
| Atlantic Beauty & Spa Academy LLC | 3003 English Creek Avenue, Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey 08234 |
| Berkeley College-Woodland Park | 44 Rifle Camp Rd, Woodland Park, New Jersey 07424 |
| Best Care Training Institute | 68 South Harrison, East Orange, New Jersey 07018-1703 |
| Capri Institute of Hair Design-Brick | 268 Brick Blvd, Brick, New Jersey 08723 |
| Capri Institute of Hair Design-Clifton | 1595 Main Ave, Clifton, New Jersey 07011 |
| Capri Institute of Hair Design-Kenilworth | 660 N Michigan Ave, Kenilworth, New Jersey 07033 |
| Capri Institute of Hair Design-Paramus | 615 Winters Ave, Paramus, New Jersey 07652 |
| Central Career Institute LLC | 126 Corporate Blvd, South Plainfield, New Jersey 07080-2408 |
| Christine Valmy International School of Esthetics & Cosmetology | 285 Changebridge Road, Pine Brook, New Jersey 07058-9589 |
| Cortiva Institute-New Jersey | 1985 Highway 34 South, Wall, New Jersey 07719 |
| DeVry University-New Jersey | 630 US Hwy One, North Brunswick, New Jersey 08902-3362 |
| DeVry University’s Keller Graduate School of Management-New Jersey | 630 U.S. Highway One, North Brunswick, New Jersey 08902-3362 |
| Divers Academy International | LAKESIDE BUSINESS PARK, 1500 LIBERTY PLACE, ERIAL, New Jersey 08081 |
| Dover Business College | 600 Getty Avenue, Clifton, New Jersey 07011-2161 |
| Drake College of Business-Elizabeth | 125 Broad St, Elizabeth, New Jersey 07201 |
| Drake College of Business-Newark | 800 Broad St, Newark, New Jersey 07102 |
| Eastern International College-Belleville | 251 Washington Ave, Belleville, New Jersey 07109 |
| Eastern International College-Jersey City | 3000 JF Kennedy Blvd 3rd Floor, Jersey City, New Jersey 07306 |
| Eastern School of Acupuncture and Traditional Medicine | 427 Bloomfield Avenue, Suite 301, Montclair, New Jersey 07042-3551 |
| Eastwick College-Hackensack | 250 Moore Street, Hackensack, New Jersey 07601 |
| Eastwick College-Ramsey | 10 South Franklin Turnpike, Ramsey, New Jersey 07446-2551 |
| Empire Beauty School-Bloomfield | 15 Ward Street, Bloomfield, New Jersey 07003 |
| Empire Beauty School-Bordentown | 610 Rt 206, Bordentown, New Jersey 08505 |
| Empire Beauty School-Cherry Hill | 2100 State Highway #38 Plaza Cherry Hill, Cherry Hill, New Jersey 08002 |
| Empire Beauty School-Jersey City | 2800 John F. Kennedy Blvd, Jersey City, New Jersey 07306 |
| Empire Beauty School-Laurel Springs | 1305 Blackwood-Clementon Rd Commerce Plz 2, Laurel Springs, New Jersey 08021-5602 |
| Empire Beauty School-Ocean | Rt 35 and Deal Rd, Ocean, New Jersey 07712-4003 |
| Empire Beauty School-Paramus | 332 Rt 4 E, Paramus, New Jersey 07652 |
| Empire Beauty School-Union | 1126 Morris Ave, Union, New Jersey 07083 |
| Everest Institute-South Plainfield | 5000 Hadley Road, South Plainfield, New Jersey 07080 |
| Fortis Institute | 201 Willowbrook Blvd., Wayne, New Jersey 07470 |
| Fortis Institute-Lawrenceville | 2572 Brunswick Pike, Suite 100, Lawrenceville, New Jersey 08648 |
| American Institute | 346 Lexington Ave, Clifton, New Jersey 07011 |
| Gentle Healing School of Massage | 1274 South River Rd, Cranbury, New Jersey 08512 |
| Harris School of Business-Cherry Hill Campus | One Cherry Hill, One Mall Drive Ste.700, Cherry Hill, New Jersey 08002 |
| Harris School of Business-Hamilton Campus | 3620 Quakerbridge Rd, Hamilton, New Jersey 08619 |
| Harris School of Business-Linwood Campus | 1201 New Road-Ste 226, Linwood, New Jersey 08221 |
| Harris School of Business-Voorhees Campus | 401 White Horse Rd., Voorhees, New Jersey 08043 |
| Healthcare Training Institute | 1969 Morris Ave, Union, New Jersey 07083 |
| Hohokus School of Trade and Technical Sciences | 634 Market Street, Paterson, New Jersey 07513 |
| Hohokus School-RETS Nutley | 103 Park Ave, Nutley, New Jersey 07110 |
| Institute for Therapeutic Massage | 1069 Ringwood Avenue, Suite 315, Haskell, New Jersey 07420 |
| ITT Technical Institute-Marlton | 2 Greentree Centre, 9000 Lincoln Dr Ste 100, Marlton, New Jersey 08053-3102 |
| Jersey College | 546 U.S. Highway 46, Teterboro, New Jersey 07608 |
| Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art | 37 Myrtle Ave, Dover, New Jersey 07801 |
| Jolie Hair & Beauty Academy-Northfield | 801 Tilton Road, Northfield, New Jersey 08225-1265 |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-Edison | 1697 Oak Tree Road, Edison, New Jersey 08820-2896 |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-Mahwah | 70 McKee Dr, Mahwah, New Jersey 07430 |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-Moorestown | 308 Route 38 W, Moorestown, New Jersey 08057 |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-Paramus | 240 Bergen Town Center, Paramus, New Jersey 07652-5002 |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-South Plainfield | 901 Hadley Road, South Plainfield, New Jersey 07080-2424 |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-Union | 2299 Vauxhall Rd, Union, New Jersey 07083 |
| Medical Career Institute | 901 West Park Ave, Ocean, New Jersey 07712 |
| Mountainside School of Nursing | 1 Bay Ave, Montclair, New Jersey 07042-4837 |
| National Career Institute | 134 Evergreen Pl, East Orange, New Jersey 07018 |
| Omega Institute | 7050 Route 38 East, Pennsauken, New Jersey 08109-4417 |
| P B Cosmetology Education Center | 110 Monmouth St, Gloucester, New Jersey 08030 |
| Parisian Beauty School | 362 State St, Hackensack, New Jersey 07601-5509 |
| PC Age-Edison | 145 Talmadge Rd, Suite 19, Edison, New Jersey 08817 |
| PC Age-Jersey City | 2815 Kennedy Blvd, 3rd Floor, Jersey City, New Jersey 07306 |
| Pennco Tech-Blackwood | 99 Erial Road, Blackwood, New Jersey 08012 |
| Performance Training Institute | 1012 Cox Cro Rd, Toms River, New Jersey 08755 |
| Prism Career Institute-Cherry Hill | 3 Executive Campus Rt 70, Suite 280, Cherry Hill, New Jersey 08002 |
| Prism Career Institute-West Atlantic City | 8025 Black Horse Pike Bayport One Suite 250, West Atlantic City, New Jersey 08232 |
| Rizzieri Aveda School for Beauty and Wellness | 8200 Town Center Blvd, Voorhees, New Jersey 08043-1800 |
| Robert Fiance Beauty Schools-North Plainfield | 121 Watchung Ave, North Plainfield, New Jersey 07060 |
| Robert Fiance Beauty Schools-Perth Amboy | 312 State St, Perth Amboy, New Jersey 08861 |
| Robert Fiance Beauty Schools-West New York | 5518 Bergenline Ave, West New York, New Jersey 07093-4623 |
| Roman Academy of Beauty Culture | 431 Lafayette Ave, Hawthorne, New Jersey 07506 |
| Sanford-Brown Institute-Iselin | 675 U.S Route 1, 2nd Floor, Iselin, New Jersey 08830 |
| School of Court Reporting (The) | 5000 Atrium Way – Suite 3, Mount Laurel, New Jersey 08054-1533 |
| Star Career Academy–Brick | 150 Brick Boulevard, Brick, New Jersey 08701-7182 |
| Star Career Academy-Clifton | 1230 Main Street, Clifton, New Jersey 07011-2248 |
| Star Career Academy-Egg Harbor | 3003 English Creek Avenue, Suite 212, Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey 08234 |
| Star Career Academy-Newark | 550 Broad Street 2nd Floor, Newark, New Jersey 07102-4531 |
| StenoTech Career Institute-Fairfield | 20 Just Rd, Fairfield, New Jersey 07004-3490 |
| StenoTech Career Institute-Piscataway | 262 Old New Brunswick Rd – Unit A, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854-3756 |
| Strayer University-Lawrenceville | 3150 Brunswick Pike Ste 100, Lawrenceville, New Jersey 08648 |
| Strayer University-New Jersey | 2201 Rte 38 Ste 100, Cherry Hill, New Jersey 08002 |
| Strayer University-Piscataway | 242 Old New Brunswick Road STE 220, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854 |
| Strayer University-Willingboro Campus | 300 Willingboro Pkwy Ste 125, Willingboro, New Jersey 08046 |
| Teterboro School of Aeronautics | 80 Moonachie Ave, Teterboro, New Jersey 07608-1083 |
| The Institute for Health Education | 600 Pavonia Avenue, 1st floor, Jersey City, New Jersey 07306 |
| The Lab-Paul Mitchell Partner School | 25 Scotch Rd, Ewing, New Jersey 08628 |
| Total Image Beauty Academy | 3900 Bergenline ave, Union City, New Jersey 07087 |
| University of Phoenix-Jersey City Campus | 100 Town Square Pl, Jersey City, New Jersey 07310-1756 |
Employment & Salary Outlook
Jobs in New Jersey – Today & Tomorrow
The largest industries in New Jersey, according to the State of New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, are pharmaceuticals, finance, chemicals and healthcare. This fact is reflected in the following section, as eight of the 10 fastest-growing occupations in the state come from these industries.
New Jersey’s 10 Fastest Growing Occupations
The 10 occupations identified by the State of New Jersey as the fastest-growing in the region through 2020 appear on the list below. By clicking on each name, you can watch a brief video about the position and view the latest employment data for the state.
Home Health Aides
Minimum Education: High school diploma and certification from an accredited program.
Median Salary in NJ (2012): $22,200
2010 Employment: 31,310
2020 Employment: 44,680
Pct Change: 43%
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Brickmasons and Blockmasons
Minimum Education: High school diploma and apprenticeship. Median Salary in NJ (2012): $63,300 2010 Employment: 2,820 2020 Employment: 3,710 Pct Change: 32%
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Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
Minimum Education: Doctoral or professional degree.
Median Salary in NJ (2012): $94,700
2010 Employment: 4,190
2020 Employment: 5,470
Pct Change: 31%
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Biochemists and Biophysicists
Minimum Education: Doctoral or professional degree. Median Salary in NJ (2012): $104,800 2010 Employment: 3,470 2020 Employment: 4,480 Pct Change: 29%
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Market Research Analysts and Specialists
Minimum Education: Bachelor’s degree.
Median Salary in NJ (2012): $70,000
2010 Employment: 9,010
2020 Employment: 11,600
Pct Change: 29%
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Cost Estimators
Minimum Education: Bachelor’s degree. Median Salary in NJ (2012): $73,000 2010 Employment: 4,190 2020 Employment: 5,340 Pct Change: 28%
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Personal Financial Advisors
Minimum Education: Bachelor’s degree.
Median Salary in NJ (2012): $79,200
2010 Employment: 4,250
2020 Employment: 5,390
Pct Change: 27%
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HVAC Technicians and Installers
Minimum Education: Two-year associate’s degree from an accredited program. Median Salary in NJ (2012): $53,400 2010 Employment: 9,860 2020 Employment: 12,500 Pct Change: 27%
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Personal Care Aides
Minimum Education: Less than high school.
Median Salary in NJ (2012): $23,400
2010 Employment: 11,670
2020 Employment: 14,700
Pct Change: 26%
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EMTs and Paramedics
Minimum Education: Two-year associate’s degree. Median Salary in NJ (2012): $31,400 2010 Employment: 7,540 2020 Employment: 9,420 Pct Change: 25%
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Source: New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development
Vocational Schools in New Jersey’s Largest Cities
- Newark
- Jersey City
- Paterson
- Elizabeth
- Edison
- Woodbridge
- Lakewood
- Toms River