Admissions
Opportunities are available to visit the Lower Pioneer Valley Educational Collaborative (LPVEC) campus. Individual tours can be arranged by calling 413-735-6300. Tours take about 45 minutes. Get acquainted with the campus and meet instructors. Lower Pioneer Valley Educational Collaborative (LPVEC) also holds open house in November and February.
Programs Offered
Eligibility
Advanced Manufacturing Technology
Building/Property Maintenance & Management
Any eighth or ninth grade student who resides in the member districts of the Lower Pioneer Valley Educational Collaborative: Agawam, East Longmeadow, Hampden-Wilbraham Regional, Longmeadow, Ludlow, Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional and West Springfield, and who expect to successfully complete their current grade is eligible to apply for admission. Successful completion of the current grade is defined as anticipated promotion to the next grade by the student’s sending school district. Admission during the school year is subject to space availability. Resident students will be accepted to LPV Career TEC according to the selection criteria contained in this admissions policy.
Nonresident Applicants
Students residing in cities and towns, which are not members of LPVEC, wherein the respective district does not maintain Chapter 74 state approved vocational technical education programs desired by the student, are considered nonresident students and may apply for admission to LPV Career TEC. Nonresident students will be evaluated according to the criteria contained in this admissions policy and according to M.G.L. c. 74 s. 8A (please see the “guidelines for Vocational Technical Education Program Nonresident Student Tuition Process Pursuant to M.G.L. c. 74 located at www.doe.mass.edu/cte/admissions/nonres_guidelines.html ). Priority for admission is given to LPVEC member school district residents. Please see the Guidelines for Vocational Technical Education Program Nonresident Student Tuition Pursuant to M.G.L. c.74 located at www.doe.mass.edu/cte/admissions/nonres_guidelines.html
For the purposes of this policy, a student enrolled in a LPVEC full day special education program as a nonresident student will be regarded as a resident student.
Homeschool Applicants
Students who are formally home-schooled may apply for admission to LPV Career TEC provided all admission policy criteria are followed. The home-schooled student’s parent/guardian must submit a copy of the Home School Approval Letter from their district school superintendent. Home schooled students will be accepted to LPV Career TEC according to the selection criteria contained in this admissions policy.