[5] The district defended its decision despite a letter from the New Jersey Department of Education saying that Deptford "is responsible for tuition and transportation costs of any resident student admitted to the county vocational school.

All Career-Technical students have the option to take College Preparatory (CP) courses or honors.

Students may choose from Rowan College of South Jersey courses instead of taking high school electives to receive dual credit.

GCIT follows the National Academy Foundation's cooperative learning initiative, where teachers focus on group discussions, projects, and research papers.

The program opened during the 2023–2024 school year, with students attending class in a new building located on the adjacent Rowan College of South Jersey campus.

[2] GCIT's varsity softball team successfully defended the NJTAC state tournament title in 2007, defeating Sussex County Technical School 22–1.

GCIT has an Olympic-size swimming pool and a fitness room with free weights and treadmills, which were completed as part of a $9.9 million expansion project approved in 1993.

The School of Culinary Arts offers a catering menu and takes orders for the bakery.

In addition, the HOSA club holds an annual blood drive for the American Red Cross.

School Based Youth Services (SBYS) offers free counseling for teenagers between the ages of 13 and 19 who live in Gloucester County.

SBYS provides counseling on a wide variety of topics, including drugs, stress, depression, sexual orientation, family problems, and others.

The One Stop Youth Center provides a monetary reward weekly for meeting their educational and attendance objectives.