True to its mission to educate a diverse non-traditional student body, New Jersey City University (NJCU) is taking the "path less traveled" in creating a charter school and practical curriculum to educate an at-risk high school population in Jersey City. Courses will be enlivened by real world work experiences. In addition, NJCU will create a model school for its College of Education, as well as demonstrate the adaptive reuse potential of Jersey City's older factory buildings and improve the edge condition of its campus.