Grades Vocational Business administrator Frank J. Frazee District Factor Group none Total enrollment 373 (2007) Faculty 134.9 | Superintendent William Hoey Student-teacher ratio 3.8:1 Schools 8 | |
Headquarters Toms River, New Jersey, United States Similar Ocean County College, Fortis Institute in Wayne, Best Care, HoHoKus‑Hackensack School of Business, Rowan College at Burlingto Profiles | ||
The Ocean County Vocational Technical School is a public school district based in Toms River that provides technical and vocational education to residents of Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. The district provides a number of full-time public high school programs and also serves adult students. The district operates under the supervision of the Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders and a Board of Education.
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As of the 2013-14 school year, the district's eight schools had an enrollment of 512 students and 134.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 3.8:1.
History
The district was established in 1959 with the creation of a Licensed Practical Nurse training program. Trade and technical programs for high school students was initiated in 1963. Initially, all programs were based in Toms River. Centers were opened in Brick Township, Jackson Township and the Waretown section of Ocean Township in 1972.
In 1994, the Career & Technical Institute (CTI) was opened in Hangar No. 1 at the Lakehurst Naval Air Station, offering adult programs in aviation and electronics, as well as a full-time academy program for high school students, the district's first. The Marine Academy of Technology and Environmental Science (MATES) was created in 1997. In 1998, the Culinary Arts Academy was established and the Academy of the Arts and Graphic Design Technology opened in 1999.
Awards and recognition
The Performing Arts Academy was one of 11 in the state to be recognized in 2014 by the United States Department of Education's National Blue Ribbon Schools Program.
Academic programs
Full-time academic programs available through the district (with 2013-14 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are:
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are: