IPEDS ID 417831

Union County Vocational Technical School

Scotch Plains, New Jersey. In the 2023-24 award year this school reported 54 awards in the trades we track: electrician, plumbing.

Address: 1776 Raritan Rd, Scotch Plains, NJ 07076
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Website: aps.ucvts.org
Phone: (908) 889-8288
Type: Public, under 2-year
Accreditor: Middle States Commission on Secondary Education
Federal student aid: Not Title IV
Undergrads (all programs): 88

Trade programs and graduates

Awards (certificates and degrees) conferred July 2023 to June 2024, first majors, as reported to IPEDS.

Trade	Program (CIP)	Award levels	Awards
Electrician	Electrician (46.0302)	Certificate, 1 to 2 years (37)	37
Plumbing	Plumbing Technology/Plumber (46.0503)	Certificate, 1 to 2 years (17)	17

What it costs

Published charges for 2025-26, as reported to College Scorecard.

Tuition and fees, largest program (whole program)	$5,500
Cost of attendance, per program year (incl. living costs)	$11,940
Average net price after grants (aided students)	$4,640

Trade programs this school listed among its largest, with whole-program charges for 2023-24 (IPEDS program-year charges):

Program	Tuition + fees	Books + supplies	Length	Months
Electrician	$5,500	$440	990 clock hours	12
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	$5,500	$440	990 clock hours	12

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Outcomes

College Scorecard has no field-of-study earnings for this school's trade programs, usually because too few aided graduates were in the cohort to publish.

School-wide College Scorecard measures (all programs, and all campuses that share the federal aid ID):

Completion rate within 150% of normal time (first-time, full-time students, all programs): 96%
Median earnings 10 years after entering, all students and programs: $45,266

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American Institute-Somerset

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American Institute-Clifton

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Apex Technical School

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ELEC 455
HVAC 196
PLMB 193
CNST 140
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Largest program 2025-26: $18,400
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Sources: IPEDS Completions 2023-24 (C2024_A) and Directory (HD2024), NCES; College Scorecard institution data (2025-26 charges, released Nov 2, 2026) and field-of-study data (Oct 15, 2026); FMCSA Training Provider Registry (as of 2026-11-02); BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Checked 2026-11-02. IPEDS unit ID 417831. How we build this list.