Most of Monmouth County Vocational School District is a public high school system whose career academies and half-day shared-time programs are for high-school students only. This page covers the district’s own Adult Education division, which it calls its Post-Secondary Institution, based at the Neptune Annex.
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Type | Adult education division of a public county vocational school district; in person, plus some online partner courses |
| Location | 1 adult campus: Neptune Annex, 105 Neptune Boulevard, Neptune, NJ 07753; evening trade classes also meet in district high-school buildings |
| Who can attend | Adults 16 or older who have graduated or left school (LPN: 18 or older). The academies and shared-time programs are for high-school students |
| Credentials | Practical Nursing certificate (no college credit); cosmetology hours for the NJ licence; registered-apprenticeship classroom hours; short courses, some preparing for exams such as CNA, CCMA and ASE |
| Typical length | 10 months (LPN, cosmetology); 156 classroom hours a year per apprenticeship level; short courses of 40 to 300 hours |
| Accreditation | Middle States Association (MSA-CESS), 1 May 2020 to 1 May 2030; LPN approved by the NJ Board of Nursing |
| Federal aid | Yes, FAFSA for the full-time LPN and cosmetology programs |
| Founded / operator | 1958; Monmouth County Vocational School District, a public school district |
| Facts checked | October 2026 |
Adult Education at the Neptune Annex
Monmouth County Vocational School District was created in 1958. Today it is mainly a high school system of about 1,560 students (2023-24) in six full-time career academies and 13 half-day shared-time programs for juniors and seniors; adults cannot enroll in any of them. Its Adult Education division runs separately, with its own Middle States accreditation as the Monmouth County Post-Secondary Adult School. Its two full-time programs, Practical Nursing by day and Adult Cosmetology in the afternoon or evening, take 10 months and accept federal aid. Most other adult classes meet in the evening: the classroom part of electrical, HVAC/R and plumbing apprenticeships, and short health, welding, automotive and CDL courses. The fall 2026 catalog lists about 65 offerings, including hobby classes. The district office at 4000 Kozloski Road, Freehold, is its mailing address; no classes are listed there.
Adult programs and 2026-27 costs
Prices are the district’s published 2026-27 figures. It publishes one price for all adult students, with no county or out-of-state rates.
| Program | Credential or exam | Length and schedule | Where | 2026-27 cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Licensed Practical Nursing | LPN certificate; NCLEX-PN exam; NJ Board of Nursing approved | 10 months; Monday to Friday, 7:30 am to 2:30 pm (catalog: 2 pm) | Neptune Annex | $12,500 plus about $1,000 fees and a $100 registration fee (fall 2026 catalog: $13,000) |
| Adult Cosmetology | 1,000 hours toward the NJ cosmetology and hairstyling licence exams | 10 months; weekday afternoons or evenings | Neptune Annex | $10,500 plus $700 books, kit and licensure |
| Electricity I-IV, HVAC/R I-IV, Plumbing I-IV | Classroom hours for a registered apprenticeship; certificate of hours | 156 hours a level, evenings, September to April | Neptune Annex and district buildings | $945 per level |
| Certified Nurse Aide | NJ nurse aide certification | 90 hours (40 clinical); day or evening | Neptune Annex, Tinton Falls | $865 (an employer-paid section is free) |
| Certified Clinical Medical Assistant | NHA CCMA exam (fee extra) | 150 hours; Monday and Wednesday days | Neptune Annex | $1,565 |
| Phlebotomy Technician | No exam named; optional externship | 40 hours; Tuesday and Thursday evenings | Neptune Annex | $485 |
| Welding Apprenticeship course | No certification named | 75 hours; Tuesday and Thursday evenings, fall term | Aberdeen | $1,879 |
| Automotive Technician with Industry Credentials | ASE and EPA Section 609 prep (exam fees extra) | 156 hours; Monday and Thursday evenings | Tinton Falls | $1,595 |
| CDL Class A or B | Commercial driver’s licence; yard and road training at a private driving school in Lakewood | Theory Tuesday and Thursday evenings, 28 October to 4 December 2026 | Neptune Annex (theory) | $2,875 or $4,375 in total, of which $375 is paid to the district |
The catalog also lists a Certified Home Health Aide course (76 hours, $675), Manicuring & Nail Technology (300 hours, $3,075), state-board completion hours for cosmetology students, an LPN refresher and a 180-hour water and wastewater operator course. Online courses such as pharmacy technician, medical billing and CompTIA are sold through the ProTrain partner at $1,049 to $3,749; some of those catalog entries carry 2024 and 2025 dates, so check that a course is current.
What the main programs cover
Practical Nursing (LPN)
The Practical Nursing program is a full-time weekday program that meets during the day. It runs about 10 months from September, Monday to Friday from 7:30 am, and combines classroom study with clinical practice at health-care sites that vary. It awards a certificate rather than college credit and prepares graduates for the NCLEX-PN exam. Applicants must be 18, hold a diploma or GED, reach qualifying ATI TEAS scores, and complete a physical, criminal background check, orientation, malpractice insurance and CPR for Healthcare Providers.
Adult Cosmetology
Adult Cosmetology gives the 1,000 hours of theory and practice New Jersey requires before a student can take the state board’s written and practical cosmetology and hairstyling exams. The 2026-27 class runs from 8 September 2026 to 22 June 2027, either Monday to Friday from 2 to 7 pm or on four long evenings plus a short Friday evening. A diploma or GED is required. Students who already have some hours can finish them in the separate Cosmetology Completers course on Tuesday and Thursday evenings.
Electrical, HVAC/R and plumbing apprenticeship classes
These are the related-instruction classes of a registered apprenticeship, taken one level a year over up to four years, 52 evening sessions from September to April. They cover the classroom side only. Apprentices learn the trade on the job with a sponsoring employer, and the county apprenticeship coordinator helps apprentices and employers. Levels meet in different buildings, so a student may move between Neptune, Freehold, Middletown and Aberdeen as they progress. Each level ends with a certificate of hours rather than a licence.
Nurse aide and other health courses
The Certified Nurse Aide course combines 50 classroom hours with 40 hours of clinical practice and runs in day and evening sections at the Neptune Annex and Tinton Falls. The Certified Home Health Aide course adds 16 clinical hours to its classroom work. Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (150 hours) runs on Monday and Wednesday days and prepares for the NHA exam, which students pay for separately. Phlebotomy Technician is a 40-hour evening course with an optional externship; the catalog names no certification exam.
Welding, automotive and CDL courses
These are single courses, not full programs. The Welding Apprenticeship course at Aberdeen is 75 hours over about eight weeks of Tuesday and Thursday evenings, with materials supplied except a helmet and gloves, and names no certification. Automotive Technician with Industry Credentials at Tinton Falls prepares students for ASE tests and EPA Section 609 refrigerant certification over two evenings a week. For a CDL, students take the theory classes at the Neptune Annex and the yard and road training at a private driving school in Lakewood.
Cost and how adults pay
Practical Nursing tuition for 2026-27 is $12,500, payable in six installments, plus about $1,000 in fees and a $100 non-refundable registration fee after the TEAS, according to the district’s LPN page. The fall 2026 catalog instead shows $13,000 payable in four payments, so the two sources differ; confirm the current price with the adult school. A 2021 NJCCN listing of New Jersey LPN programs gave $9,250.
Adult Cosmetology costs $10,500 for 2026-27, also in six installments, plus $700 for books, kit and licensure, per the Adult Cosmetology page. Each apprenticeship level costs $945; other course prices are in the table above.
Students in the LPN and cosmetology programs can file the FAFSA; the district says they receive about $5,000 in aid on average. Other help comes from the Monmouth County Workforce Development Board (One-Stop and WIOA training grants), the New Jersey Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, Child Care Resources of Monmouth County and NJ-GIVS, which pays up to $2,000 a year for women and students of color in construction-related certificate programs. The LPN program is approved for veterans’ benefits. The district also links to a net price calculator for its federally aided programs.
Refunds, per the fall 2026 adult catalog: part-time courses are refunded in full up to five days before the first class and with a $25 fee within four days, with nothing after the second class. For apprenticeship classes, a student who leaves after the first week but before a quarter of the hours gets half of tuition back, less the deposit and a $25 fee, and nothing after that.
Registration and schedules
Adults register online or in person at the Neptune Annex, Monday to Thursday from 8 am to 2 pm, and pay at registration; the district says classes fill quickly and may cancel a course with low enrollment. Anyone 16 or older who has graduated or left school can register, though some courses have prerequisites. The LPN page says the next class starts in September 2027, with registration opening on 1 January 2027, which suggests the September 2026 class has filled. The September 2026 cosmetology class is also full, with a waiting list. LPN meets on weekday days, cosmetology in the afternoon or evening, apprenticeship classes on weekday evenings, and health short courses in a mix of day and evening sections.
Accreditation and approvals
The Middle States Association’s Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools granted the Monmouth County Post-Secondary Adult School accreditation for ten years, from 1 May 2020 to 1 May 2030. The Practical Nursing program is approved by the New Jersey Board of Nursing and the New Jersey Department of Education. A 2021 NJCCN listing of New Jersey LPN programs noted an agreement letting graduates test out of the first year of Brookdale Community College’s RN program; ask whether it still applies.
NCLEX-PN pass rates and other results
These are first-time NCLEX-PN results for the district’s Practical Nursing program in New Jersey Board of Nursing reports. For 2024 we found only January to June, and for 2025 only January to September.
| Period | Passed / first-time takers | Pass rate | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 (April to December; January to March not shown) | 15 of 16 | 93.75% | NJ Board of Nursing, 2022 Q4 report |
| 2023 | 8 of 8 | 100% | NJ Board of Nursing, 2023 Q4 report |
| January to June 2024 | 9 of 14 | 64.29% | NJ Board of Nursing, 2024 Q2 report |
| January to September 2025 | 20 of 26 | 76.92% | NJ Board of Nursing, 2025 Q3 report |
IPEDS data (via Data USA) count 67 adult students in 2024, all full-time (the federally aided LPN and cosmetology programs), and a 64% graduation rate for the full-time, first-time cohort. We found no published job placement rates and no state-published cosmetology exam results.
Before you enroll
- Adults can take only Adult Education courses. The high-school shared-time programs, including carpentry, culinary arts, dental assisting and diesel mechanics, have no adult version, and the district has no RN program.
- LPN first-time pass rates have swung, from 100% of 8 takers in 2023 to 64.29% for January to June 2024 and 76.92% for January to September 2025. Ask for the latest results.
- The district’s LPN page and its fall 2026 catalog give different LPN tuition ($12,500 and $13,000). Confirm the price, and note the next LPN class starts in September 2027.
- The apprenticeship classes are only the classroom part of an apprenticeship: you need a sponsoring employer, and classes may meet in different district buildings each year. The welding and automotive courses are short single courses, and the welding course names no certification.
- Morris County Vocational School District also calls itself MCVSD. Its programs and prices are a different school’s, so check which district a search result describes.
Where adult classes meet
The Neptune Annex, 105 Neptune Boulevard, Neptune, NJ 07753, holds the LPN and cosmetology programs and most health courses; some district pages give the town as Neptune City. Evening trade and short courses also meet in district high-school buildings: the Academy of Allied Health & Science in Neptune, the Career Center in Freehold, and the Middletown, Aberdeen and Tinton Falls sites. CDL road training takes place at a private driving school in Lakewood. There is no student housing; students commute.
Apprenticeship and job-placement help
The county apprenticeship coordinator works with apprentices and employers, and the employer-paid nurse aide section includes job placement. LPN students complete clinical practice at outside health-care sites as part of the program.
Facts checked October 2026.
Programs & Courses
Nursing and health (adult)
- Licensed Practical Nursing (LPN)
- Certified Nurse Aide (CNA)
- Certified Home Health Aide
- Certified Clinical Medical Assistant
- Phlebotomy Technician
- LPN Refresher
Beauty (adult)
- Adult Cosmetology (1,000 hours)
- Manicuring & Nail Technology
- Cosmetology Completers (state board preparation)
Registered apprenticeship classes (adult, evening)
- Electricity I-IV
- HVAC/R I-IV
- Plumbing I-IV
- Intro to Water & Wastewater Operation
Trade and transportation short courses (adult)
- Welding Apprenticeship course (75 hours)
- Automotive Technician with Industry Credentials (ASE and Section 609 prep)
- Automotive Technician (beginner and advanced) and ASE Test Prep
- CDL Class A and Class B
Online (ProTrain partner courses)
- Pharmacy Technician
- Medical Billing & Coding
- CompTIA and other IT courses
Campus Locations
Neptune, NJ 105 Neptune Boulevard, Neptune, NJ 07753