Private for-profit · Community college

Hohokus School of Trade and Technical Sciences

Paterson, New Jersey · Large suburb

0%
Transfer rate: $22,148
Avg net price: 81%
Grad / completion: $43,917
Median earnings

Hohokus School of Trade and Technical Sciences is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Paterson, New Jersey (large suburb setting), enrolling 146 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 146 undergradsLarge suburbCold wintersNear the coast

About Paterson, New Jersey

Paterson is the largest city in and the county seat of Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The land was known as the Lenapehoking. The Dutch claimed the land as New Netherlands, followed by the British as the Province of New Jersey. The Paterson Literary Review has been published annually by the Poetry Center at Passaic County Community College, and edited by Maria Mazziotti Gillan, since 1979. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Large suburb
Highest degree offered: Certificate
Nearest big city: 16 miles to New York, NY
To the ocean: 11 miles
Nearest airport: 6 miles to Teterboro (TEB)

How Hohokus School of Trade and Technical Sciences compares

Graduation rate81%

Higher than 79% · #26 of 89 in New Jersey

First-year retention79%

Higher than 62%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$43,917

Higher than 81% · #26 of 68 in New Jersey

Average net price$22,148

Cheaper than 25% · #55 cheapest of 83 in New Jersey

Median debt at graduation$7,600

Lower than 78%

Student–faculty ratio12 : 1

Lower than 73%

Undergraduate enrollment146

Larger than 36%

Percentiles compare Hohokus School of Trade and Technical Sciences with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in New Jersey.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

Women75%
Men13995%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White14%
Black31%
Hispanic55%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 146
Student–faculty ratio: 12 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 65%
First-generation students: 57%
Students over 25: 37%
Median family income: $15,610

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Cost

In-state tuition: —
Room & board: —
Total cost of attendance: —
Average net price: $22,148

Outcomes

Graduated: 81%
First-year retention: 79%
Transferred to another college: 0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $43,299
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $43,917
Median debt at graduation: $7,600
Students with federal loans: 63%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 33%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: $25

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k

$21,664

$30–48k

$22,097

$48–75k

$23,554

$75–110k

$24,854

$110k+

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College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

86%

of first-years get a grant from the school

$500

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 86% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $500. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 155 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years): $43,917
Typical debt at graduation: $7,600
Debt vs. one year's pay: 17%
Out-earn a HS grad: 49%

Typical debt would take roughly 1.7 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

Campus climate

Summer high: 86°F
Winter low: 22°F
Annual rain: 46.3″
Annual snow: 28.2″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Little Falls, NJ US station (4.2 mi from campus).

What Hohokus School of Trade and Technical Sciences graduates study — and earn

Electrical and Power Transmission Installers

78 grads$29k 1 yr$38k 5 yr$10k debt

78$28,945$37,560$10,070 Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services

48 grads$25k 1 yr$45k 5 yr$11k debt

48$24,973$44,548$10,728 Precision Metal Working

30 grads$27k 1 yr$49k 5 yr$8k debt

30$26,736$48,848$7,600 Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians

13 grads$29k 1 yr$42k 5 yr$10k debt

13$28,664$42,331$10,243 Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection

12 grads— 1 yr$32k 5 yr— debt

12—$31,961—

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.