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Vocational boom: Enrollment surges at career technical schools as students seek skills, jobs, financial stability

Emilee Klein

November 07, 2025 |

Daily Hampshire Gazette |

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Response Location: United States, Massachusetts

Vocational and technical education programs offer students the best of both worlds, giving them hands-on experience in career fields of interest while also requiring academic rigor in the classroom. In Massachusetts, which is currently expanding funding for schools to upgrade their facilities, enrollment in technical schools rose 24 percent over 15 years, with many schools requiring a waitlist for interested students.

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