Union County Vocational Technical School

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Union County Vocational Technical School

Union County Vocational Technical School operates as a public institution located in Scotch Plains, New Jersey (suburb: large), with a total reported enrollment of 88 students of which 144 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Union County Vocational Technical School is categorized as “-2” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. Admission rate data is not currently reported for this institution. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $7,361 and a Pell grant recipient share of 25.7%.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. Four-year completion rate data is unavailable, rising to 97.4% at six years. Graduates earn a median of $37,590 ten years after enrolling, compared with $39,218 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 4100.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 48.3% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.