367 New Jersey HS Students Earn Associate’s Degrees With High School Diplomas

Warrants/Escape — NJ — reported 2026-07-08

SUMMARY

367 students at New Jersey's 21 county vocational-technical schools walked away with associate's degrees before they'd even finished high school.

KEY FACTS

• Incident type: Warrants/Escape
• Location: NJ
• Date reported: 2026-07-08
• Suspect: not stated

REPORTED DETAILS

• This year, 367 students at New Jersey's 21 county vocational-technical schools walked away with associate's degrees before they'd even finished high school.
• That's 30 more than last year, according to Jackie Burke, who runs the NJ Council of County Vocational-Technical Schools.
• Camden County Technical Schools saw 31 students complete associate's degrees.
• Cumberland County Technical Education Center in Vineland led the state with 60 grads.
• The Early College Associate Degree program lets counselors guide students through high school requirements while they rack up college credits and take classes on actual college campuses.