Education

  • School-Based Youth Services
    (SBYSP)

    609-884-3475
    Ages 13-19 Hours 9am-4pm

    Employment, recreational, mental health and substance abuse services to teens living in Lower Cape May Regional School District area.

  • Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Cape May County

    335 Court House-South Dennis Rd., CMCH, NJ 08210 Phone: 609-465-5115 - Fax: 609-465-5953

    Family and Community Health Sciences Program helps people stay healthy, enjoy life, be active, and reduce health care costs. Many of today’s health problems–obesity, heart disease, diabetes, and cancer–can be reduced through good nutrition and a healthy life style. FCHS encourages today’s busy families and individuals to learn more and make personal choices to improve health. FCHS combines research and practical advice to improve your health for a better tomorrow.

  • NJ Financial Aid Hotline

    Information on state and federal grants; referrals to other departments on related issues.

  • Libraries (Cape May County Library System)

    • Cape May, Ocean and Hughes St. - 609-884-9568
    • Cape May Court House, 30 W. Mechanic St. - 609-463-6350
    • Lower Township, 2600 Bayshore Rd., Villas - 609-886-8999
    • Ocean City, 1735 Simpson Ave. - 609-399-2434
    • Sea Isle City, 125 John F. Kennedy Blvd. - 609-263-8485
    • Stone Harbor, 9508 2nd Ave. - 609-368-6809
    • Upper Township, 2050 Rt. 631, Petersburg - 609-628-2607
    • Wildwood Crest, 6301 Ocean Ave. - 609-522-0564
    • Woodbine - 801 Webster St. - 609-861-2501

  • Cape May County Technical High School

    188 Crest Haven Rd., Cape May Court House, NJ 08210 609-465-2161 x642 (Susan Jurusz)

    These courses are offered by the Cape May County Technical School District FREE OF CHARGE to students 16 years of age and older, who do not have a diploma and are not currently enrolled in high school, and want to improve their reading, writing, science, history, English and math skills.

    • G.E.D. - General Educational Development (G.E.D.) - Test Preparation Program is an academic program designed for adults who did not recieve a high school diploma and need some “brush up” in reading, writing, science, history and mathematics before taking the G.E.D. test. The focus of the course is to prepare students to take and pass the G.E.D. test. Standardized level locator tests are given as part of the program to measure academic achievement.
    • A.B.E. - Adult Basic Education - a fundamental course for adults whose reading, English grammar and math skills are weak.
    • E.S.L. - English as a Second Language - designed for students that are limited in their English oral and written proficiency. This program will enable students to acquire the oral and written English language skills necessary to function effectively and independently in an English speaking environment.
    • E.S.L. / Civics program - designed for the high beginner to advanced level English as a Second Language learner. In addition to improving oral and written English proficiency, the E.S.L. / Civics student studies United States Civics to help him in the journey through the citizenship process through voting in elections through participating in work, family and community confident of his rights and responsibilities.

  • Colleges

  • Student Financial Aid/Federal Student Aid Info. Center

    1-800-433-3243
    Provides information on federal student aid, assistance in filling out the FAFSA form, making corrections, plus information and referrals.