Union County Academy for Allied Health Sciences is unique four-year secondary learning community.  Our highly selective school develops confident, well-rounded students through challenging academic experiences, with exposure to various health career skills and occupations.  We provide authentic interdisciplinary educational experiences that promote critical thinking skills. Leadership and collaboration experiences are cultivated and refined to meet the communities’ changing needs.  Relevant technology is utilized to enhance future employment in a global society. The Academy for Allied Health Sciences embraces and embodies highest personal and professional standards.

CPR (Red Cross), First Aid, Basic Life Support (American Heart Association), Emergency
Medical Technician. All students are required to take the New Jersey Emergency Medical Technician certification test by the end of the senior year.

AAHS works in conjunction with Rutgers University to provide students the opportunity to earn college credit through the School of Health Related Professions. Additionally, AAHS has a partnership with Union County College that provides students with an opportunity to receive State certification on the New Jersey Emergency Medical Technician-B examination.

AAHS works in close partnership with health care professionals, representatives from colleges and universities, and community members to ensure that our career and technical education program is preparing students for the present and future needs of the Allied Health field. Our advisory board consists of health care professionals from a variety of specialties within the field, officials from the New Jersey Department of Health, administrators from Rutgers University School of Health Related Professions, and students, faculty, and parents of AAHS.

The Union County Academy for Global Logistics is a four-year career academy dedicated to preparing students for careers in global commerce with a focus on logistics and supply chain management. We provide a rigorous curriculum to develop each student's knowledge and skills, which empowers them to be successful in both college, career, and life as global citizens. Our students achieve excellence in communication, teamwork, systems thinking, management, and visionary leadership.

The Manufacturing Skill Standards Council Certified Logistics Associate certification provides students with a credential that certifies them in: Global supply chain logistics, Safety principles, logistics environment, material handling equipment, safe material handling and equipment operation, quality control principles, work communications, computer use for the Logistics industry, teamwork, and 5S methodology.

The Academy for Global Logistics works in conjunction with Union College and Rutgers University Supply Chain Management program to provide students the opportunity to earn college credit.

The Academy for Global Logistics works in close partnership with industry professionals, representatives from colleges and universities, and community members to ensure that our career and technical education program is preparing students for the present and future needs in the global business economy of the
future. Our advisory board consists of professionals from a variety of specialties within the field, faculty from Rutgers University and Union College, and students, faculty, and parents of the Academy for Global Logistics.

The Academy for Information Technology is a small, four-year career academy that fosters critical thinking skills in its culturally diverse student population.  By stressing intellectual curiosity, hard work, ethical behavior, and technological expertise with business integration, the school community guides its students to achieve their greatest potential.  The AIT graduate is prepared academically, technologically, and interpersonally for the challenges of the future.

Microsoft Office Specialist, IC3, CompTIA IT Fundamentals, Oracle Database Programming, Sun Java Programming, Comp TIA Project+

Offered at AIT as an opportunity to apply career and technical education learning in a culminating high school experience, the AP Capstone Diploma is an indication that students are prepared as independent thinkers with skills that are valued and sought after by colleges and universities.

Through an articulation agreement with the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), students who meet the conditions of the agreement and choose to attend NJIT have the opportunity to earn college credit and continue their education at NJIT after graduation. 

The Academy for Information Technology enjoys a professional partnership with Novo Nordisk, a global healthcare company with a passion for and a commitment to Information Technology. The corporation provides opportunities for our students to observe facility operations and for career shadowing in both the information technology and business fields. For the last seven years, Novo Nordisk has sponsored an annual career day for our students whereby representatives from the corporation present information on their chosen career path and current assignment.  Topics have included cyber security, teleconferencing, project management, computer information systems, and sales. Novo Nordisk also provides scholarship opportunities for our students who have been accepted to a four-year degree program and intend to study information technology or a related field.

The AIT advisory board connects us to university and industry leaders in both the information technology and business fields. The Board is further enhanced by the expertise and dedication of the numerous AIT faculty members who, after achieving great success in industry, have entered the classroom to help educate the next generation of business and information technology professionals.

The Union County Academy for Performing Arts is an innovative four year high school, immersing students in honors’ level academics while training in a pre-professional artistic setting with majors such as theatre, dance, or technical theatre.  The Academy fosters the discipline, integrity and passion necessary for students to succeed at the post-secondary level and as members of the performing arts community.  The culmination of the program allows students to complete their senior year by taking college-level courses and receiving college credit at Kean University.

The Union County Academy for Performing Arts, in conjunction with Kean University, provides its students the opportunity to earn college credit.  Students spend their high school senior year at Kean University taking a full freshman college course load, which includes a concentration in their Performing Arts major.  In addition, students are given the opportunity to select courses from Kean’s highly selective NJ Center for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) curriculum.  Credit and grades earned through this collaborative program appear on an official transcript from Kean University.

The Academy for Performing Arts works in close conjunction with members of the performing arts community in order to help our students prepare for the challenging demands of a career in the arts.  Our advisory board consists of members from Kean University, Rutgers University, George Street Playhouse, Carolyn Dorfman Dance Company, Playwright’s Theatre, and APA parents, students, and faculty.

The Union County Magnet High School for Science, Mathematics, and Technology prepares selected students of Union County to become self-directed, responsible, and productive individuals within the changing landscape of society.   Our engineering-based specialized career academy emphasizes critical thinking, problem solving and leadership skills through a rigorous project-based curriculum.

It is our goal to provide students with the latest technological and academic resources needed to succeed in the modern world. This approach encourages the responsible use and application of technology and helps truly prepare our students for the demands of college and beyond.

In order to satisfy the four-year mathematics graduation requirement, all students are required to take the next-in-sequence course each year.  For students that begin the mathematics sequence at Combined Algebra, this means that AP Calculus 1/AB will be the required senior mathematics course.

All students become AutoCAD Certified Users by the end of their sophomore year.

Through an articulation agreement with the New Jersey Institute of Technology, students who meet the conditions of the agreement and choose to attend NJIT have the opportunity to earn college credit and continue their education at NJIT after graduation.  Student may choose to apply for this program at the beginning of their sophomore year.

As part of our focus on career and technical education, Magnet High School has an industry advisory board that assists our school in making programmatic decisions. Members of our advisory board include local industry professionals with careers in chemical, civil, electrical, and mechanical engineering, and architecture, as well as a representative from a local college, a parent, a student, our engineering/technology teachers, a curriculum coordinator and an administrator. This diverse and active group has given critical input which has had influence in the design and modification of our schools facilities and equipment, curriculum, career days, and certification credentials.

The Union County Vocational-Technical High School is a four-year, full-time high school dedicated to advancing the learning and well-being of all students.  UCTECH is committed to ensuring high standards and challenging opportunities to students through the integration of academic and technical training.  We also strive to develop self-awareness, confidence, character, sensitivity to the environment, and leadership skills.  Academic and technical disciplines are fully integrated; students will be consistently called upon to challenge their levels of learning through assignments and projects requiring application of knowledge across all disciplines.

UCTECH proudly offers 6 unique and highly competitive academies, below are the course offerings for each:

Six innovative and exciting career academies are offered under the umbrella of UCTECH.  Career Academies are distinguished by small cohorts of students, approximately 25 students per academy, that pursue career and technical education within a specific field of growing industry popularity.

UCTECH, in conjunction with Kean University, provides School of Design, School of Sustainable Sciences, and Teacher Education Academy students the opportunity to earn college credit.  Students spend their high school senior year at Kean University taking a full freshman college course load. In addition to a concentration in their specific program, students are given the opportunity to select courses from Kean’s highly selective NJ Center for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) curriculum.  Credit and grades earned through this collaborative program appear on an official transcript from Kean University.

UCTECH works in conjunction with Rutgers University to provide students in the Academy for Clinical Care Sciences and Exercise Physiology & Related Sciences the opportunity to earn college credit through the School of Health Related Professions.

The career academies at UCTECH have established a strong working relationship with representatives from colleges and universities, industry professionals, and the UCTECH community. These partnerships have allowed our school to create innovative and structured educational opportunities that prepare our students for their respective futures. Our advisory board consists of professionals from Kean University, Montclair State University, Ramapo College of New Jersey, Rutgers University, and the United States Department of Energy.