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Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning/Refrigeration

Technology and Services
Automotive Technology Graphic Communication
Collision Repair and Refinishing Information Technology Systems
Culinary Arts Advanced Manufacturing
Design and Visual Communication

In addition, our school is known for the unique opportunities provided to students and our
communities, including the following:

• Our Cooperative Education Program places upperclassmen (juniors and seniors) in
businesses where they work among professionals in their career majors.

• Several of the programs are open to and provide service directly to residents of our
communities, including the Maple Street Bistro and Café, the Salon, Pet Grooming,
Automotive and Collision Repair, and Blooming Designs, which all offer our students
the opportunity to serve customers.

• Business and industry representatives serve on our Program Advisory Committee to
ensure that our focus is on workforce needs.

• All of our graduates are placed in colleges, jobs, or the military, with the majority of
ETHS alumni attending two- and four-year colleges.

• All ETHS academic courses are college preparatory and our programs include Honors
and Advanced Placement options.

• We have early college and articulation agreements with many colleges and universities
that provide our students with the opportunity to receive college credit for career and
technical courses taken at ETHS.

• ETHS provides students with extracurricular activities that include MIAA competitive
sports, intramural athletics, and various clubs and service groups, including SkillsUSA
and FFA; organizations that encourage students to explore and develop additional skills
across their career and technical disciplines.

Essex Technical High School offers a unique combination of career and technical
programs from current industry and agriculture, a comprehensive academic program, and
broad-ranging student activities.
Essex Technical High School (ETHS) is Massachusetts’ newest regional technical
and agricultural high school, serving seventeen (17) member communities on the
North Shore and over thirty-five (35) communities statewide. Our mission is to

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