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Adult and Continuing Education-BCTS

Hackensack, New Jersey · Public community college

HVAC schoolsPlumbing schoolsElectrician schools
91%completion rate · New Jersey avg 62%
$3,608median debt of graduates
$45,625median earnings, 6 yrs after entry
$49,739median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$15,891annual cost of attendance
Yesfederal aid (FAFSA / Pell) eligible
Accreditation: Council on Occupational Education (Accredited)
Address: 190 Hackensack Avenue, Hackensack, NJ 07601 · Phone: 20134360002288 · School website ↗ · Verify on College Scorecard ↗
Accountability record (federal accreditation database, last 36 months; Department of Education oversight)
No accreditor sanctions in the last 36 months
Sanctions are probation, warning, show-cause and loss-of-accreditation actions by any recognized accreditor, including program-specific accreditors (a nursing-program probation counts for the campus). Routine monitoring reviews and voluntary withdrawals are not counted. Ask the school what the action concerned and how it was resolved.
Completion rate vs. benchmarks
Adult and Continuing … Adult and Continuing …: 91% 91% New Jersey average New Jersey average: 61.9% 61.9% National average National average: 62.1% 62.1%

What these trades pay once you're working

OccupationStarting (10th pct)MedianExperienced (75th)
HVAC and refrigeration mechanics and installers$48,020$74,450$96,910
Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters$48,720$78,240$106,830
Electricians$48,570$77,250$121,110

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics wages for everyone employed in the occupation in New Jersey (May 2025; national where the state figure is not published). The program table below shows what this campus's own graduates earned in their first year, whatever job they took.

Trade programs at this campus

ProgramCredentialGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Earnings, yr 2Median debt
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) Certificate, 1–2 years 23 $29,319 $24,863 not reported
Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services Certificate, 300–899 hours 23 not reported $31,305 not reported
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers Certificate, 1–2 years 20 $31,420 $30,409 $5,016

Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.

Graduates per year from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey. Earnings and debt are College Scorecard field-of-study medians for graduates of this program at this campus (reported at the 4-digit program level, so closely related programs share a figure); "not reported" means too few graduates were counted to publish a figure.

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Data: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026. Figures are the U.S. Department of Education's official measures, not Career Training Path's opinion. Tuition, schedules and program availability change — confirm with the school before enrolling.

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