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Early College Designated Programs — July 2023

#District (High School)/Charter School Partner(s)Institutions of Higher Education (IHE) Partner(s)Designation Date
1Boston Public Schools (Charlestown High School)Bunker Hill Community CollegeApril 2018
2Chelsea Public Schools (Chelsea High School)Bunker Hill Community CollegeApril 2018
3Holyoke Public Schools (Holyoke High School)Holyoke Community College April 2018
4New Heights Charter School of BrocktonMassasoit Community College April 2018
5Salem Public Schools (Salem High School)Salem State UniversityApril 2018
6Lawrence Public Schools (Lawrence High School)Merrimack CollegeAugust 2018
7Lawrence Public Schools (Lawrence High School)Northern Essex Community CollegeAugust 2018
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  • Holyoke Public Schools (Holyoke High School)
  • Springfield Public Schools (High School of Commerce)
  • Westfield Public Schools (Westfield High School and Westfield Technical Academy)
*Roger L Putnam Vocational Technical Academy: Originally part of this Designation but no longer participating
Westfield State University August 2018
9Worcester Public Schools
(Burncoat Senior High; Claremont Academy; Doherty Memorial High; North High; South High Community; University Park Campus; Worcester Technical High)
Worcester State University and Quinsigamond Community CollegeAugust 2018
10Lowell Public Schools (Lowell High School)Middlesex Community CollegeJanuary 2019
11Nashoba Valley Technical High SchoolMiddlesex Community CollegeJanuary 2019
12Fitchburg Public Schools (Fitchburg High School)Fitchburg State University and Mount Wachusett Community CollegeApril 2019
Gardner Public Schools (Gardner High School)
Leominster Public Schools (Leominster High School)
*Program also draws students from Center for Technical Education Innovation
Sizer School
13Framingham Public Schools (Framingham High School)Framingham State University and Massachusetts Bay Community CollegeApril 2019
Milford Public Schools (Milford High School)
14Lynn Public Schools (Lynn Classical HS, Lynn English HS, Lynn Vocational Technical Institute, Fecteau Leary Alternative HS)North Shore Community College April 2019
15Haverhill Public Schools (Haverhill High School)Northern Essex Community College April 2019
16Marlborough Public Schools (Marlborough High School)Quinsigamond Community CollegeApril 2019
17Boston Public Schools (Madison Park Technical Vocational High School)Bunker Hill Community CollegeApril 2019
18Somerville Public Schools (Somerville High School)Cambridge CollegeJune 2020
19Lynn Public Schools (Lynn English High School)Salem State UniversityJune 2020
20Lynn Public Schools (Lynn Classical High School) Salem State UniversityJune 2020
21Hadley Public Schools (Hopkins Academy) Greenfield Community CollegeJune 2020
22Fall River Public Schools (Durfee High School) Bristol Community CollegeJune 2020
23Fall River Public Schools (Durfee High School)Bridgewater State University June 2020
24Danvers Public Schools (Danvers High School) North Shore Community College February 2021
25Boston Public Schools (Dearborn STEM Academy)Wentworth Institute of TechnologyFebruary 2021
26Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High SchoolNorthern Essex Community CollegeFebruary 2021
27Gardner Public Schools (Gardner Academy for Learning and Technology)Mount Wachusett Community CollegeJune 2021
28Springfield Public Schools (High School of Commerce)Springfield Technical Community CollegeJune 2021
29Quincy Public Schools (North Quincy High School)Quincy CollegeJune 2021
30Quincy Public Schools (Quincy High School)Quincy CollegeJune 2021
31Waltham Public Schools (Waltham High School)Framingham State University and Massachusetts Bay Community CollegeJune 2021
32Boston Public Schools (Fenway High School)Wentworth Institute of TechnologyFebruary 2022
33Boston Public Schools (New Mission High School)Wentworth Institute of TechnologyFebruary 2022
34Southern Berkshires Regional School District (Mount Everett Regional High School)Bard College at Simon's RockFebruary 2022
35Narragansett Public Schools (Narragansett Regional High School)Fitchburg State University and Mount Wachusett Community CollegeFebruary 2022
36Argosy Collegiate Charter SchoolBristol Community CollegeMarch 2022
37Cambridge Public Schools (Cambridge Rindge & Latin School)Lesley UniversityMarch 2022
38Essex North Shore Agricultural & Technical SchoolNorth Shore Community CollegeMarch 2022
39New Bedford Public Schools (New Bedford High School)Bristol Community CollegeMarch 2022
40Athol-Royalston Regional School District (Athol High School)Fitchburg State University and Mount Wachusett Community CollegeMarch 2023
41Boston Public Schools (Boston Community Leadership AcademyUniversity of Massachusetts - BostonMarch 2023
42Boston Public Schools (Brighton High School)Bunker Hill Community CollegeMarch 2023
43North Adams Public Schools (Drury High School)Massachusetts College of Liberal ArtsMarch 2023
44Boston Public Schools (Fenway High School)University of Massachusetts - BostonMarch 2023
45Malden Public Schools (Malden High School)Bunker Hill Community CollegeMarch 2023
46Boston Public Schools (New Mission High School)University of Massachusetts - BostonMarch 2023
47Revere Public Schools (Revere High School)North Shore Community CollegeMarch 2023
48Veritas Preparatory Charter SchoolSpringfield Technical Community College and Worcester State UniversityMarch 2023
49Boston Public Schools (Dearborn STEM Academy)Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of TechnologyJune 2023
50Salem Public Schools (Salem High School)North Shore Community CollegeJune 2023

27 IHE and 58 high schools (55 Designated high schools + 3 "sender" high schools), across 50 partnerships.

Last Updated: July 13, 2023

 
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