Mass. — Thousands of new sports are opening at vocational schools across Massachusetts.
Governor Maura Healey announced Thursday that the state is investing $70 million to expand career technical education programs.
The funding is expected to create up to 2,500 new CTE seats. Plans include expanding 23 existing career technical programs, launching 27 new programs, and upgrading equipment, technology, and lab spaces at participating schools.
“Across Massachusetts, we’re hearing from students and families who want access to career technical education,” Healey said. “That’s why we’re making a $70 million investment to expand programs, create new seats, and modernize training facilities so more students can get the skills they need and step into strong, in-demand careers.”
CTE programs are offered during the regular school day at dedicated vocational schools and some traditional high schools.
State officials say demand for these programs continues to surge. The Massachusetts Association of Vocational Administrators reports interest in career technical education is at an all-time high.
Schools receiving capital grants include:
- Assabet Valley Vocational High School (Marlborough): $3.75M
- Boston Madison Park Technical Vocational High School: $924K
- Bristol-Plymouth Regional Vocational Technical (Taunton): $1.5M
- Chicopee Comprehensive High School: $3.5M
- Dighton-Rehoboth Regional High School (North Dighton): $1.5M
- Greater Lowell Regional Vocational Technical (Tyngsborough): $2.5M
- Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical: $3.75M
- Holyoke Dean Tech High School: $1.25M
- Leicester High School: $3M
- Leominster Center for Technical Education: $1.03M
- Lower Pioneer Valley CTEC (West Springfield): $3.75M
- Lynn Vocational Technical High School: $2M
- Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School: $2M
- Medford High School: $1.75M
- Nashoba Valley Technical High School (Westford): $3.25M
- New Bedford High School: $1.75M
- Newton South High School: $1.42M
- Norfolk County Agricultural High School (Walpole): $3.5M
- Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational Technical (Wakefield): $3.75M
- Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical (Rochester): $2M
- Pathfinder Regional Vocational Technical (Palmer): $3.5M
- Taconic High School (Pittsfield): $4M
- Salem High School: $3.75M
- South Shore Regional Vocational Technical (Hanover): $2.25M
- Taunton High School: $1.1M
- Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical (Franklin): $2M
- Upper Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical (Bourne): $2M
- Worcester Technical High School: $3.75M
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