Connecting Career and Technical Education (CTE) at Massachusetts High Schools to Higher Education opportunities at Cape Cod Community College (4Cs) through Statewide and Local Independent Articulation Agreements.
Through officially approved and mapped agreements for specific high school programs and coursework, 4Cs awards college credit to eligible high school students towards an academic degree. Graduating high school students, and students within two years of high school graduation who meet all requirements and enroll at 4Cs can request to have credit applied. Students who have graduated high school within five years of applying to 4Cs can be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
Under a Statewide or Local Independent Articulation Agreement, students must meet the following requirements to receive college credit at 4Cs:
Through a statewide articulation taskforce, multiple agreements have been established across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts between all 15 Massachusetts Community Colleges and all Chapter 74 Vocational Technical High Schools, as well as Non-Chapter 74 High Schools with Chapter 74 programs that meet the Statewide Articulation Agreements requirements.
These agreements allow for eligible students to enroll at any of the community colleges and receive college credits for work completed while at the high school. Of the 14 statewide agreements, 4Cs honors those listed in the table below.
Students completing the following programs and all requirements can earn the following credit at 4Cs:
Massachusetts Statewide Articulated Chapter 74High School Technical Programs |
4Cs Courses for Credit Award |
Potential Credit |
|---|---|---|
|
Arts & Communication |
ART171 Computer Graphics I: Adobe/Photoshop |
3 |
|
Business Technology |
BST110 Computer Applications |
3 |
|
|
CON130 Computer Aided Drafting I
|
3 |
|
|
CUL150 Fundamentals of Professional Cooking
|
4
|
|
Drafting |
ENR106 3D Design and Analysis I ENR108 AutoCAD for Civil Engineering |
3 3 |
|
Early Education & Care |
ECE100 Intro to Early Childhood Education |
3 |
|
Health Assisting |
BST103 Medical Terminology |
3 |
|
Medical Assisting |
BST103 Medical Terminology |
3 |
|
Hospitality Management |
CUL210 Dining Room Operations and Service
|
4 1 |
|
Information Support Services & Networking
|
CIT113 Microcomputer Hardware
|
3 3 3 |
|
Engineering Technology
|
ENR105 Circuit Theory and Analysis |
4 |
|
HVAC /Electrical
|
ENR105 Circuit Theory and Analysis |
4 |
Multiple agreements mapping programs/courses to college level credit have been established between several High Schools and 4Cs. These agreements allow for eligible students to enroll at 4Cs and receive college credits for work completed while at the high school.
Students completing the following programs and all requirements can earn the following credit at 4Cs:
High School |
Local Articulated Program/Courses |
4Cs Courses for Credit Award |
Potential Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
|
BARNSTABLE |
Business Technology Introduction to Business
|
BUS100 Introduction to Business
|
3 3 3 |
|
Culinary Arts |
CUL210 Dining Room Operations and Service
|
4 1 |
|
|
Early Education and Care |
ECE100 Intro to Early Childhood Education |
3 | |
|
Environmental Science & Technology Career Pathway (Chapter 74 Approved) |
ENV101 Survey of Environmental Technology
|
3 4 3 3 |
|
|
Health Assisting |
BST103 Medical Terminology |
3 | |
|
CAPE COD REGIONAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL |
Horticulture (Chapter 74 Approved) The College Horticulture Certificate Programs and courses have been retired as of 2023. The College will continue to honor articulated credit for eligible students that apply as electives in other STEM degree programs. |
BIO112 Plant and Soil Science |
3 |
|
FALMOUTH HIGH SCHOOL |
Culinary Arts Hospitality Management Culinary Arts and Hospitality |
PENDING Review and Approval |
|
|
MASHPEE HIGH SCHOOL |
Culinary Arts |
PENDING Review and Approval |
|
|
Drafting (Non-Chapter 74 CTE Perkins Program) |
PENDING Review and Approval |
||
|
(Non-Chapter 74 CTE Perkins Program) |
PENDING Review and Approval |
||
|
Robotics and Automation Technology (Non-Chapter 74 CTE Perkins Program) |
PENDING Review and Approval |
||
|
NAUSET REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL |
Marketing and Business Technology (Non-Chapter 74 CTE Perkins Program) |
PENDING Review and Approval |
|
|
NEW BEDFORD HIGH SCHOOL |
Radio and Television Broadcasting (Chapter 74 Approved) |
PENDING Review and Approval | |
|
PLYMOUTH NORTH HIGH SCHOOL |
Marketing and Business Technology |
BUS100 Introduction to Business |
3 3 |
|
UPPER CAPE COD REGIONAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL |
Environmental Science & Technology (Chapter 74 Approved) |
ENV101 Survey of Environmental Technology |
3 4 3 3 |
|
Horticulture (Chapter 74 Approved) The College Horticulture Certificate Programs and courses have been retired as of 2023. The College will continue to honor articulated credit for eligible students that apply as electives in other STEM degree programs. |
BIO112 Plant and Soil Science |
3 | |
|
WAREHAM HIGH SCHOOL |
Marketing and Business Technology (Chapter 74 Approved) |
BUS100 Introduction to Business |
3 3 |
What are the advantages for eligible High School students receiving credit under Statewide and Local Independent Articulation Agreements? There are many!
Students should work closely with their Program Coordinator, Guidance Office and Counselor to find out if their program has an agreement and to make sure they are on track to meet the requirements. Use this checklist to help:
Each High School may provide that information to the Admissions Office differently. To be certain of being awarded the credit earned meeting all requirements, ask Guidance to complete and send this form directly to 4Cs:
Request for Statewide or Independent Articulated Credit Award
There are academic programs that are in the same or related area of your studies, as well as other disciplines that your earned credits could apply as electives. Talking to an Admissions Counselor at 4Cs will help you to decide what the best major is for you based on your goals, interests and career path.
Superintendents, Principals, CTE Directors, Curriculum and Program Coordinators, and Guidance
Articulation Agreement Process
High school programs and courses considered for Local Independent Articulation Agreements are those that closely align or match with college programs and courses. These include Chapter 74 programs not part of the Statewide Articulation Agreements and Non-Chapter 74 Career-Connected Learning that fit within the clusters of Massachusetts CTE Instructional Frameworks, 2014 Articulation Crosswalks, Occupational Crosswalks, Innovations Pathways, Perkins Programs, and Career Clusters. High schools interested in articulating programs or courses with Cape Cod Community College can review the forms below to start the process.
Forms for High School
Process Requesting Course Equivalency Credit - Initiating the request for review
Request Course Equivalency Credit Part 1 - Providing Part 1 of required information
Request Course Equivalency Credit Appendix C Artifacts
Statewide Articulated Credit Process - Process for Inclusion of Credit on Transcript
Skye Green
Registrars Office – Student Records
Location: Nickerson Administration Building, Room G18
Phone: 774.330.4388
E-mail: sgreen@rahpouyanschool.com