Office of College, Career and Technical Education

Early College Designated Programs — September 2025

NumberDistrict (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
5 Salem Public Schools (Salem High School)
  • *Program also draws students from New Liberty Innovation School and Salem Prep High School in Salem
 Salem State University April 2018
6Lawrence Public Schools (Lawrence High School)Merrimack CollegeAugust 2018
7Lawrence Public Schools (Lawrence High School)Northern Essex Community CollegeAugust 2018
8
  • 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 as of SY22 		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
12
  • Fitchburg Public Schools (Fitchburg High School)
  • Gardner Public Schools (Gardner High School)
  • Leominster Public Schools (Leominster High School)*
    *Program also draws students from Center for Technical Education Innovation
  • Sizer School: A North Central Charter Essential School
 Fitchburg State University and
Mount Wachusett Community College		 April 2019
13
  • Framingham Public Schools (Framingham High School)
  • Milford Public Schools (Milford High School)
 Framingham State University and Massachusetts Bay Community College April 2019
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
18"Somerville Public Schools (Somerville High School)*
*Program no longer participating as of SY25; Cambridge College ceased operations "		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 (B.M.C. Durfee High School)Bristol Community CollegeJune 2020
23Fall River Public Schools (B.M.C. 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 Empowerment Zone Partnership (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 College		February 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 College		March 2023
41Boston Public Schools (Ruth Batson Academy*)
*formerly Boston Community Leadership Academy		University 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
51Boston Public Schools (East Boston High School)Fisher CollegeMarch 2024
52Southbridge Public Schools (Southbridge High School)Quinsigamond Community CollegeMarch 2024
53Taunton Public Schools (Taunton High School)Bristol Community CollegeMarch 2024
54Lynn Public Schools (Frederick Douglass Collegiate Academy)North Shore Community CollegeJune 2024
55New Heights Charter School of BrocktonBridgewater State UniversityJune 2024
56Argosy Collegiate Charter SchoolUniversity of Massachusetts – DartmouthJune 2025
57Attleboro Public Schools (Attleboro High School)Bristol Community CollegeJune 2025
58Avon Public Schools (Avon Middle High School)Quincy CollegeJune 2025
59Beverly Public Schools (Beverly High School)North Shore Community CollegeJune 2025
60Billerica Public Schools (Billerica Memorial High School)University of Massachusetts – LowellJune 2025
61Fall River Public Schools (B.M.C. Durfee High School)University of Massachusetts – DartmouthJune 2025
62Brockton Public Schools (Brockton High School)Bridgewater State UniversityJune 2025
63Brockton Public Schools (Brockton High School)Massasoit Community CollegeJune 2025
64Clinton Public Schools (Clinton Senior High School)Fitchburg State University and
Mount Wachusett Community College		June 2025
65Spencer-East Brookfield Regional School District (David Prouty High School)Worcester State UniversityJune 2025
66Springfield Empowerment Zone Partnership (Duggan Academy)American International CollegeJune 2025
67Boston Public Schools (Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers)Bunker Hill Community CollegeJune 2025
68Martha’s Vineyard Public Schools (Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School)Middlesex Community CollegeJune 2025
69Methuen Public Schools (Methuen High School)University of Massachusetts – LowellJune 2025
70New Bedford Public Schools (New Bedford High School)University of Massachusetts – DartmouthJune 2025
71Pittsfield Public Schools (Pittsfield High School)Berkshire Community CollegeJune 2025
72Boston Public Schools (Tech Boston Academy)University of Massachusetts – BostonJune 2025
73Boston Public Schools (Margarita Muniz Academy)University of Massachusetts – BostonJune 2025
74Springfield Empowerment Zone Partnership (Emergence Academy)Worcester State UniversitySeptember 2025
75Springfield Empowerment Zone Partnership (High School of Commerce)Worcester State UniversitySeptember 2025

32 IHE and 78 high schools (73 Designated high schools + 5 "sender" high schools), across 74 partnerships.

Last Updated: October 15, 2025

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