 These schools include the School of Architecture and Construction Trades (ACT), School of Business, Technology, Marketing and Finance (BTMF), School of Education and Training (SET) and School of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools since 1928.It has suffered low rankings when it comes to official lists of top public schools in New Jersey, as well as accusations of violence and poor conduct by the school's instructors and the Paterson Education Association.