June 26
18 new partnerships created for 2025-26 school year; Will add more than 3,900 seats by 2030
Boston — The Healey-Driscoll Administration today announced 18 new Early College partnerships
following a vote by the Early College Joint Committee of the Boards of Higher Education
and Elementary and Secondary Education. These new Early College partnerships bring
the statewide total to 73 and allow 1,400 additional Massachusetts high school students
to enroll in Early College programs in the upcoming school year. In total, 69 high
schools and 32 higher education institutions will support approximately 10,000 students
in the 2025-26 school year.
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Statement of Support:
North Shore Community College President and Community College Council of Presidents Chair William Heineman:
“I am proud of the extensive work that North Shore Community College has done in our region to boost early college access and have seen first-hand how well early college programs work for students. On behalf of my community college colleagues, I am grateful to the Healey-Driscoll administration for recognizing the impact of early college. We are all excited to watch early college continue to grow.”