What Camden County Technical Schools does

Camden County Technical Schools (CCTS) is a public county vocational school district headquartered in Sicklerville, New Jersey, operating two campuses (Gloucester Township Campus in Sicklerville and Pennsauken Campus in Pennsauken). The district delivers career and technical education to secondary students, with admissions primarily drawn from 8th graders transitioning to 9th grade and supplemented by transfer students, special education students, middle school summer camp participants, and adult learners. CCTS offers over 30 career programs across 10 specialized schools spanning arts, automotive, building trades, business, communication arts, culinary, health, homeland security, professional services, and STEM, taught using industry-standard equipment including CNC machining centers, PLC simulators, MIG/TIG/ARC welding stations, a flight simulator, professional video production studios, CAD/CAM software, and HVAC/R training systems.

CCTS is funded primarily through Camden County Commissioners, the State of New Jersey, and tuition payments from sending school districts; Camden County residents attend tuition-free with bus transportation provided by their home districts. The district layers third-party industry certifications (American Welding Society, PrintEd of America, HVAC/ARI Industry Competency Exam, Character.org) onto its trade programs, and partners with Camden County College to offer dual credit, articulated career pathways, and the option for students to earn an Associate's degree before high school graduation. Youth Apprentice programs with labor unions and employer cooperative education channels extend the model into workforce entry, with disclosed apprentice completers averaging $50,000 in starting salary.

The go-to-market is a structured public-school admissions funnel: an application portal opening July 1st with a January 1st deadline, evening Information Nights for parents, group tours and on-site presentations to 7th and 8th graders at sending middle schools, an annual winter counselor workshop, and an active digital presence (ccts.org plus Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube). Supplementary revenue comes from fee-based middle school summer camps priced at $100–$200 per session, and adult career training delivered through Camden County College at CCTS facilities. CCTS has no private ownership, no parent company, and no subsidiaries, operating under an elected Board of Education with oversight from the New Jersey Department of Education.

Name

Camden County Technical Schools

Legal name

Camden County Technical Schools

Website

https://ccts.org

Company type

Public

Founded year

1928

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Camden County Technical Schools is a public county vocational school district in New Jersey operating two campuses that deliver career and technical education to Camden County secondary students through 30+ trade programs, free for county residents.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Career and Technical Education

NAICS

Technical and Trade Schools (6115), Apprenticeship Training (611513), Educational Services (61)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Career & Technical Education (CTE) Centers & Programs (EDAJAAAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Comprehensive Community Colleges (Transfer + Workforce) (EDAHADAE), Electronics Technician Training (Analog/Digital) (EDAOABAG)

Keywords

• Career technical education
• Vocational training programs
• High school education
• Workforce development training
• Dual enrollment programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Sicklerville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: CCTS operates as a public school district funded by Camden County Commissioners, the State of New Jersey, and tuition payments from sending school districts. Camden County residents receive free tuition.
2. Summer Camps Revenue: CCTS generates revenue through fee-based summer career and sports camps for middle school students, with career camps at $175, culinary camps at $200, and sports camps at $100.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Camden County Technical Schools is a public school district that delivers free career and technical education to high school students across two New Jersey campuses, offering more than 30 career programs organized into 10 specialized schools. Students earn industry certifications, college credits through dual enrollment with Camden County College, and access co-op, internship, apprenticeship, and Youth Apprentice pathways with labor unions. The district also generates auxiliary revenue through fee-based middle school summer career and sports camps.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Career and Technical Education Programs

Quantifiable outcome

• CCTS graduates accepted to Princeton, MIT, Cornell, Drexel, and other universities
• +2 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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API detail

Core technology

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Camden County CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDual credit partnership allowing CCTS juniors and seniors to earn college credits transferable to CCC or other institutions. Students can participate in Youth Apprenticeship programs, select AP classes, and articulated career programs to earn college credits while in high school. Some students earn their Associate's degree before high school graduation.
• Labor Unions and EmployerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCCTS has Youth Apprentice programs working with labor unions and employers. Students who participate in cooperative education, after school, or summer work may count hours toward On-the-Job Training requirements. Apprentices earn progressive wage increases while completing Related Technical Instruction.
• Camden County College - Workforce Training & Continuing EducationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCamden County College oversees non-college credit adult career programs offered at CCTS facilities. Evening adult apprenticeship courses are held at the Gloucester Township Campus through CCC.
• NJDOE Gifted and Talented ProgramminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCCTS participates in the NJDOE Gifted and Talented program in compliance with the 'Strengthening Gifted and Talented Education Act' signed by Governor Murphy in January 2020.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Bergen County Technical Schools: Largest NJ county technical school district operating multiple campuses with shared-time CTE programs, sending-district funding model, and dual-enrollment pathways — the closest structural analog to CCTS in scale and scope.
• Ocean County Vocational Technical School: NJ county vocational district offering career academies in similar trades (welding, HVAC, culinary, automotive) with shared-time enrollment from sending districts, closely comparable to CCTS offerings.
• Hudson County Schools of Technology: NJ urban county CTE district running multiple specialized campuses with sending-district funding, county-vocational structure, and overlapping career-program offerings including health, culinary, and STEM.
• Passaic County Technical Institute: Single-campus NJ county technical institute with similar career-program breadth, sending-district model, and dual-enrollment partnerships — comparable in size and structure to one CCTS campus.
• Monmouth County Vocational School District: Operates five career academies with similar career-cluster structure (culinary, automotive, health sciences, building trades) and shared-time/full-time enrollment comparable to CCTS.
• Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools: NJ county vocational district offering full-time CTE academies across multiple campuses with similar career-program breadth, sending-district tuition, and dual-credit college partnerships.
• Mercer County Technical Schools: NJ county CTE district with multiple career programs, sending-district funding, and dual-enrollment pathways comparable to CCTS in governance and program mix.
• Hunterdon County Vocational School District: NJ county vocational district with shared-time and full-time CTE programs, similar career-cluster structure, and county-funded governance model parallel to CCTS.

Broad incumbents

• Universal Technical Institute: Nationwide for-profit postsecondary CTE provider in automotive, diesel, welding, and manufacturing — serves as a private-sector comparator for the trades training CCTS delivers at the secondary level.
• Lincoln Tech: Multi-state for-profit CTE operator with overlapping programs (HVAC, welding, automotive, culinary) — provides a private-market benchmark for cost-of-delivery and program economics relative to CCTS's public model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cctsnj
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC7HDZN7rzL8DV5HJ3-e26Ow
• Facebookfacebook.com/12
• Instagraminstagram.com/cctsnj
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/camden-county-technical-schools

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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