Morris County School Of Technology

Reviews

• Submitted by other on August 25, 2023
  Good school academically but doesn’t provide a high school experience. No focus on developing well rounded students. Very few sports options and few which are there are coached by part time instructors. Soccer team is coached by a social study teacher with zero soccer knowledge. He selects students into team based on who he likes than actual soccer abilities. No wonder the team is a joke.
• Submitted by parent on July 11, 2018
  My son Michael just completed his senior year at MCST where he majored in Computer Science. The New “votech” schools are now the best schools in NJ and many more people taking notice. Mike just loved school & many of his Kinnelon friends later wished they had gone to MCST after hearing Mike’s experiences. The teachers where excellent & Mike’s CS teacher had 20+ years of experience in CS. Mike’s classmates where super smart and all the kids I met from MCST where very driven, focused & happy. Mike will be going to Boston Uni. & will be doing an accelerated MS in computer science. It was obvious to us that the education Mike got at MCST was far better then the education Mike would have gotten at any other HS. In Mikes senior HS year MCST pays for the kids to go to County college of Morris and it really allowed Mike to mature and be ready for college. Mike grew so much! If your kid knows what they might like to do in college and is more of the academic type then investigate MCST. You will be glad you made the decision.
• Submitted by parent on May 31, 2015
  The school is great for kids that have a particular interest. The teachers truly care about the students and the students are treated like people. this school wants to see the students succeed
• Submitted by student on January 14, 2014
  In reference to the parent saying that the VPA academy is bad, I have to say this. Your child would be in the Dance Academy at MCST therefore the soul focus is dance. If your child was to go to the other side of VPA, the Multimedia division, he/she would see a different side of VPA that focuses on film, animation, 3D development, etc. I'm not in VPA at all, so I Don't know exactly what they do in the academy. Also there is not a academy specifically for acting, singing and dancing, but if you wish to have all three of these things I would suggest to go to the school for Dance and be involved in the Drama Club which has more of a singing aspect with a musical every year. ALL of VPA is involved in plays constantly, and dancers still can try our for acting parts if they wish.
• Submitted by parent on January 19, 2013
  MCST is one of the best-kept secrets in Morris County and the local school districts like it that way. They do not promote MCST because (1) they have to send resources ($) out of the district; (2) they have to transport the students to MCST; and (3) they think it takes good students out of the district, which it does. MCST was a game-changer for my son, who wants to be a film director and graduated from the Academy of Visual and Performing Arts (AVPA) last June. There are two tracks in AVPA: dance and multi-media, but everyone minors in theater, and that was the best thing that ever happened to my son. There is no better theater teacher than the one at MCST and what he learned in her classes was more important than anything else he studied in 12 years of school. All of the teachers were good, but the ones in his Academy were the best...he received individual attention all the way through because they are good people and they care. MCTS stresses the Challenger Program and that was ideal for my son too...for their senior year, they take all college classes and do an internship...it makes them mature and he started college w/21 credits counting toward his degree.
• Submitted by student on November 23, 2011
  When I came to the school I was nervous but excited to make new friends. However I had a horrible freshmen year. The people in my academy excluded me, they got together & never invited me. Making friends has always been a problem & to have my academy like this was horrible. I also felt the teacher was prejudice against me but I will never know. I went to guidance to ask to switch my academy but I never told them why because I didn't want to cause any problems or get my parents involved w/the prejudice thing. Also I thought if I said I was being excluded I was afraid guidance would not take me seriously. I know it sounds stupid but it affected me emotionally. All my classmates had parties a lot of times & never invited me. I always found out about those parties or like the time they went to friendlys when they told the teacher. Everyone was there but me, no one asked me to go, I wanted to scream in class that day. I never had anyone to talk to. This yr. Mcst has a paper n every classroom w/ rules about prejudice, racism & discrimination. They also have mentors in each academy for the 9th grade & peer leaders. It would have helped me last yr but now it's too late, I switched out.
• Submitted by parent on May 06, 2011
  MCST listens and responds. Our son experienced consistent racial jokes/slurs during his first year at MCST. The staff was responsive and supportive to his concerns and has shared that prejudging and harassment of any sort will not be tolerated. We eagerly look forward to the next steps that the administration will take to activate their commitment to intolerance.
• Submitted by student on September 22, 2010
  I am currently a sophmore in the Business Academy. Leaving my schools to venture into uncharted waters was not something I entertained, it was my mother who suggested I look into the program. Being an 8th grader, the thought of leaving friends I had gone to school with for 9 years was unimagianable. My mom suggested I apply and go through the process and see what happened. I got in and attending would help be better achieve my college goals. I never intended to love going, but as the saying goes Mothers know best. I love the school, the sports programs and I can't say enough about the professional, dedicated caring teachers. If a students doesn't do well here, its because they don't want to apply themselves. Anyone who is looking for a quality education, should consider this school!
• Submitted by parent on May 02, 2010
  MCST adopted a Global Learning (GL) program that is supposed to instill 21st century skills into the students. One teacher 'teaches' by having the kids read online powerpoint files (with missing info) and taking an online quiz. There are few notes. Is this teaching? Not to me. At a recent new-freshmen event, a teacher said the kids will not be 'spoon fed.' However, they do need to be taught. They are teenagers, not adults. Right now, the Global Learning program needs A LOT of work. Be prepared to help your kids with homework. Aside from this, it's a great school with mostly great teachers.
• Submitted by parent on April 07, 2009
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• Submitted by student on May 14, 2008
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