CTE Admissions

The Department offers the following guidelines and information regarding equitable student access to Chapter 74 programs:

• Admission Policies & Processes
  • Current Policies
  • Guidance for Admissions Policies & Processes
  • Supporting Documents for Admissions Policies & Processes
• NonResident Tuition Resources
  • Supporting Documents for NonResident
  • Chapter 74 Nonresident Tuition Rates (By Year)

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Admission Policies & Processes

Each school and program shall submit its admissions policy to the Department by October 1 each year, and shall annually publish it in its Program of Studies, post a copy on the school website, and provide a copy to each student applicant and their parent/guardian. Schools and programs shall ensure that all admissions materials are in both English and the primary language of the home, if such primary language is other than English. Additionally, the superintendent of the school or program shall submit an annual attestation to the Department that the admissions policy of the school or program complies with federal and state law and any relevant guidelines issued by the Department or the U.S. Department of Education.

• Annual District Action Item: Annually, districts are required to submit the Annual Chapter 74 CVTE Admissions Policy Superintendent Attestation using this form by October 1 each year.
  • If necessary, Districts may complete an Admissions Policy Submission Deadline Waiver Request for Extension Form and submit via email to CCTE@mass.gov if unable to submit the attestation and policy by the October 1 deadline. Waivers should be received prior to the deadline.

Current Policies

• Links to Submitted Chapter 74 Admissions Policies

Guidance for Admissions Policies & Processes

• Application Process Guidance Document

• Admissions Policies and Practices

• Awareness — Providing Information on CVTE Programs

• Chapter 74 Admissions Local Data Review and Reflection

• Model Policy Template

Supporting Documents for Admissions Policies & Processes

• Admissions Data Review
  • Career and Technical Education Analysis and Review Tools
  • Chapter 74 Admissions Collection Instructions
  • Chapter 74 Admissions Collection Template (for Spring reporting only) . For Fall reporting, start with your district's pre-populated Template found in the CVTE File Exchange folder in Dropbox Central.
  • Chapter 74 Admissions Collection File Specification
• Federal OCR Guidelines for Vocational Education Programs OCR-00004 (See 45 CFR, Part 80, Appendix B, IV, K: Eligibility Based on Evaluation of Each Applicant Under Admissions Criteria)
• Guidelines for Eliminating Discrimination and Denial of Services
  on the Basis of Race, Color, National Origin, Sex and Handicap in Vocational Education Programs (34 CFR, Part 100, Appendix B)

NonResident Tuition Resources

Students who reside in cities and towns not maintaining approved vocational technical education programs in the vocational technical program area sought by the student may apply for admission to a school of another city, town or district offering the desired instruction as set forth in M.G.L. c. 74, § 7. Additional regulations regarding Non-Resident student enrollment is included in 603 CMR 4.00: Vocational Technical Education Regulations.

Supporting Documents for NonResident

• Guidelines for the Vocational Technical Education Program Nonresident Student Tuition Process Pursuant to M.G.L. c.74

• Chapter 74 Vocational Technical Education Program Nonresident Student Tuition Application

• Specialized Agricultural and Natural Resources Programs Nonresident Student Enrollment Advisory

• Information on Nonresident Transportation

Chapter 74 Nonresident Tuition Rates (By Year)

• Chapter 74 Vocational Technical Education Nonresident Tuition Rates for School Year 2022-2023

• Chapter 74 Vocational Technical Education Nonresident Tuition Rates for School Year 2021-2022

• Chapter 74 Vocational Technical Education Nonresident Tuition Rates for School Year 2020-2021

• Chapter 74 Vocational Technical Education Nonresident Tuition Rates for School Year 2019-2020

• Chapter 74 Vocational Technical Education Nonresident Tuition Rates for School Year 2018-2019

• Chapter 74 Vocational Technical Education Nonresident Tuition Rates for School Year 2017-2018

Last Updated: November 8, 2022