Public · Community college

Ocean County Vocational-Technical School

Toms River, New Jersey · Large suburb

0%
Transfer rate: $10,828
Avg net price: 65%
Grad / completion: $47,122
Median earnings

Ocean County Vocational-Technical School is a public certificate-granting institution in Toms River, New Jersey (large suburb setting), enrolling 497 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicSmall · 497 undergradsLarge suburbCold wintersNear the coast

About Toms River, New Jersey

Toms River is a township located on the Jersey Shore in Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Much of the early history of the settlement of Toms River is obscured by conflicting stories. Various sources list the eponym of the township as either English captain William Tom, or farmer and ferryman Thomas Luker. The RWJBarnabas Health Arena (formerly Pine Belt Arena), a 3,500-seat public arena connected to Toms River High School North, is used for concerts, sporting events, and some small local events throughout the year to raise money for the school district. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Large suburb
Highest degree offered: Certificate
Nearest big city: 51 miles to New York, NY
To the ocean: 4 miles
Nearest airport: 38 miles to Trenton Mercer (TTN)

How Ocean County Vocational-Technical School compares

Graduation rate65%

Higher than 55% · #44 of 89 in New Jersey

First-year retention74%

Higher than 53%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$47,122

Higher than 87% · #15 of 68 in New Jersey

Average net price$10,828

Cheaper than 67% · #24 cheapest of 83 in New Jersey

Median debt at graduation$5,500

Lower than 96%

Student–faculty ratio24 : 1

Lower than 16%

Undergraduate enrollment497

Larger than 62%

Percentiles compare Ocean County Vocational-Technical School 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

Women31664%
Men18136%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White59%
Black9.9%
Hispanic26%
Asian1.8%
Other or multiracial3.4%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 497
Student–faculty ratio: 24 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 39%
First-generation students: 59%
Students over 25: 21%
Median family income: $25,225

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: $10,828

Outcomes

Graduated: 65%
First-year retention: 74%
Transferred to another college: 0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $38,949
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $47,122
Median debt at graduation: $5,500
Students with federal loans: 24%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 53%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students

65%

Low-income (Pell)

73%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: $25

Campus safety

Safety grade: A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students: 0.0 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024): 0
Property offenses (2022–2024): 0

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

$9,367

$30–48k

$9,761

$48–75k

$12,145

$75–110k

$14,154

$110k+

$17,400

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.

of first-years get a grant from the school

$529

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 8% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $529. 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 212 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): $47,122
Typical debt at graduation: $5,500
Debt vs. one year's pay: 12%
Out-earn a HS grad: 60%

Typical debt would take roughly 1.2 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.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women

$46,750

Men

$47,119

Men out-earn women by $369 (1%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high: 86°F
Winter low: 22°F
Annual rain: 52″
Annual snow: 23.7″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Toms River, NJ US station (2.7 mi from campus).

What Ocean County Vocational-Technical School graduates study — and earn

General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations

78 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

78———Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services

61 grads$15k 1 yr$30k 5 yr— debt

61$15,002$29,679—Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants

51 grads$50k 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

51$49,629——Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians

32 grads$35k 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

32$34,603——Culinary Arts and Related Services

15 grads$17k 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

15$16,566——Carpenters

15 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

15———Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)

13 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

13———Electrical and Power Transmission Installers

11 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

11———Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services

10 grads$22k 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

10$21,610——Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians

8 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

8———Precision Metal Working

6 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

6———Dental Support Services and Allied Professions

6 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

6———

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.