Officials Break Ground On Paramus Career Tech School

BERGEN COUNTY, NJ — Officials have broken ground on a new career and technical education school in Paramus, they announced.

Scheduled to open in September 2025, the new CTE school — which will feature programs "tailored to address employment shortages in high-demand fields" — will receive three-quarters funding through a state grant and the rest through the county, officials said.

In total, the project will cost approximately $34 million, Patch reported.

Breaking ground Tuesday, the new addition to the Bergen County's technical school district will provide curriculum for "post-high school plans" by focusing on employability and skills used in those occupations, the contracted architectural firm's principal Allen Barnett said.

The "state-of-the-art" institution will offer programs in high-demand industries, such as dentistry services, manufacturing and design, and supply chain logistics (one of the fastest-growing industries in Bergen County), officials said.

"This is a major win for our already stellar Bergen technical schools," Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco said. He referred to plans for the new school in his State of the County address earlier this year.

Funded mostly through a New Jersey Department of Education Securing Our Children's Future Grant, the Pascack Road school will support alternative paths for students, and help ensure the county remains competitive in the global economy, Tedesco said.

"As we look to the future of what education should be, it is critical to anticipate the needs not just in education, but in the workforce," the county executive said. "Part of that is understanding that there are thousands of high-paying jobs out there that are technical in nature but don’t require a college degree."