Vocational district in New Jersey gets state grant for new school

Hunterdon County Vocational School District in Flemington, N.J., has been awarded a $15 million state grant to expand career and technical educational programs.

The Hunterdon County board earlier this year added another $5 million to the project, bringing the funding for the program to $20 million, reports My Central Jersey. 

The grant will add four career major programs – Advanced Manufacturing, Diesel Technology, Welding Technology and HVAC Technology – and expand an existing fifth — Culinary Arts and Hospitality.

The programs will serve about 560 students and be housed in a 35,000-square-foot building that will be constructed on the grounds of North Hunterdon High School in Annandale, N.J. The Hunterdon County Vocational School District is expected to break ground in the fall; the school is scheduled to open in 2023

The new building will have a rooftop garden that will be used as a culinary arts lab.

The funding is part of the Securing Our Children’s Future Bond Act, which provides $500 million in infrastructure funding for the state’s vocational and technical schools as well as other infrastructure projects.