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

Students have the freedom to seek admission to schools with state-approved vocational technical education programs. Such programs are approved pursuant to M.G.L. c. 74 603 CMR 4.00 and are known as Chapter 74-approved programs. The student would file an application for admission to the school. Note that all students who seek admission to vocational technical education schools/programs must follow the admission process (including using school-provided application forms) of the school to which they seek admission. The Guidelines for Admission Policies of Vocational Technical Secondary Schools and Comprehensive Secondary Schools address admission to schools/programs .

In the case of a student seeking admission to a school outside of his/her district of residence, the student and/or receiving district would also file a Chapter 74 Vocational Technical Education Nonresident Student Tuition Application with the student's district of residence superintendent of schools. If accepted to a school that has a program in which the student would like to explore as a ninth grader and then study as a major, or begin studying as a tenth or eleventh grader and such program is not offered through the student's district of residence, the student's city/town would be liable for the payment of nonresident tuition for the program. Note that the Department is reviewing the tuition responsibility for a student who resides in a city/town that is a member of a regional vocational technical school district and who has been placed on a waiting list for a program that is offered by the regional school district.

Note that a student may seek admission to a Chapter 74-approved program outside of his/her district of residence even if it is offered through his/her district of residence in anticipation of the same program not being available to him/her through his/her district of residence due to oversubscription. In such a case, the student must have applied for the Chapter 74-approved program offered through his/her district of residence before filing a Vocational Technical Education Nonresident Student Tuition Application

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