There is a Commitment to Education…

The educational needs of a growing population must be met with more, and better, schools, which is why Warren County’s educational institutions are growing to meet the needs of the community.

The county’s six public and two private high schools, and the 34 public and private elementary and kindergartens throughout the county provide a solid educational basis for students, with at least one school in every municipality except for sparsely populated Hardwick. Because Warren County is comprised of many small towns, the public high schools are either regional or accept students on a tuition basis from neighboring municipalities. Belvidere, Phillipsburg, Hackettstown, Warren Hills Regional and North Warren Regional are the public high schools; Warren Hills alone receives students from five different towns. Warren Technical School offers an array of basic education and vocational training, and, true to Warren County’s agricultural history, Warren Tech is the only school of its kind in the state to offer an Agriculture emphasis. There are also two private high schools, Blair Academy in Blairstown and Good Shepherd Christian Academy in Washington Township.

Among the newest community colleges in the state, Warren County Community College has seen record growth in the last two years, as its course offerings and articulation agreements with four-year colleges both increase. WCCC and Warren Technical also co-sponsor The Center for Career and Personal Development, a career training and adult education institution that offers an array of educational options, including the region’s only nurse education program.

The only four-year college in the county is Centenary College, founded in 1867 as a girls-only school. Long since co-educational, with numerous baccalaureate and graduate programs available, Centenary’s growth is also a reflection of the community’s growth, as a current campus expansion and student population explosion have made Centenary an ever more prominent fixture on Warren County’s landscape.

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