Union County Vocational Technical School
Scotch Plains, New Jersey · Website
$37,590
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$37,590
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Union County Vocational Technical School is a public under 2-year college in Scotch Plains, New Jersey with 88 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $7,361 a year. 99% of students finish within 150% of the normal time. Former students earn a median $37,590 a year 10 years after they started.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$7,361
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
-
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
99%
Within 150% of the normal time, US 58%
Median debt
-
Earnings at 10 years
$37,590
Rank 3,087 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $7,361
- Cost of attendance
- $11,426
- Students with a need-based grant
- 26%
- Students with federal loans
- 1.4%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $3,283
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $6,829
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $9,252
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Dollars a year
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 88
- Part-time students
- 0%
- Women
- 32%
- Students per teacher
- 17
- Completion rate
- 99%
- Retention rate
- 100%
- Highest degree
- Certificate
- Programs
- 4
- Other
- Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 3,087 of 5,094 US colleges and 79 of 110 in New Jersey (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NJ median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $7,361 | $18,173 | $13,490 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | - | $12,950 | $9,344 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 76% | 77% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 99% | 58% | 79% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 100% | 77% | 82% | 75% |
| Median debt | - | $11,998 | $9,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $39,218 | $38,311 | $37,893 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $37,590 | $46,192 | $40,517 | $40,813 |
Same kind: US public under 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 59% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 67% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
4 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCertificate | Certificate | 22 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Environmental Control Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Scotch Plains and New Jersey on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in New Jersey
- Homes: Homes for sale in New Jersey
Questions and answers
How much does Union County Vocational Technical School cost?
$7,361 a year is the average net price at Union County Vocational Technical School after grants and scholarships., and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $11,426. Families earning under $30,000 pay $3,283 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Union County Vocational Technical School?
Union County Vocational Technical School has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Union County Vocational Technical School graduates earn?
$37,590 a year is the median pay of former Union County Vocational Technical School students who work, 10 years after they started ($39,218 after 6 years). That ranks 3,087 of 5,094 US colleges and 79 of 110 in New Jersey.
What is the graduation rate at Union County Vocational Technical School?
99% of first-time, full-time students at Union County Vocational Technical School finish within 150% of the normal time. 100% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public under 2-year colleges is 79%.
What are the most popular majors at Union County Vocational Technical School?
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (22 certificate graduates), Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services (16 certificate graduates), Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (7 certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 4 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.