Looking for assistance from your school counselor? Visit our virtual offices to find links to information and valuable resources. Connect with your counselor via email, request an appointment, access Google Classroom and much more!
While all of the school counselors welcome the opportunity to meet with students, it is our intention to keep class disruptions to a minimum. For that reason, students are asked to make appointments to see their counselor whenever possible, rather than asking to be excused from class time. To make an appointment, students should click their counselors names below.
Parents wishing to make appointments with their child's counselor should contact the counselor over the phone or by e-mail. Should parents need to contact their child in case of an emergency, please contact the school office at x200.
Many Upper Cape Tech graduates choose to continue their education at the post-secondary level. The UCT faculty members work with faculty members at various institutions of higher education to create and maintain formal agreements that award college credit to UCT graduates upon enrollment at the respective college or technical school. Students should discuss opportunities with their technical instructors and their school counselor. Specific questions about the agreements or obtaining the credit after graduation should be directed to Mrs. Alvernaz.
Through a statewide articulation taskforce, multiple agreements have been established across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. This collaboration allows for Chapter 74 (vocational/technical) students to enroll at any community college and receive college credits for work completed at the high school level. This supports a seamless transition for students who wish to continue studying in their field at the college level. The following UCT programs have statewide articulation agreements:
Automotive Technology
Carpentry
Culinary Arts
Engineering Technology
Information Technology
Health Technology
Colleges with formal agreements
A number of other institutions maintain their own agreements with Upper Cape Tech. Each institution may set their own requirements for receiving articulated credit, such as a minimum grade in the technical program or a minimum overall high school GPA. Counselors and technical instructors inform students of opportunities and requirements.
School that have individual articulation agreements with Upper Cape Tech include:
The School Counselors introduce students to a number of tools to assist with career exploration. The School Counseling curriculum places a heavy emphasis on teaching students how to locate information about career paths and how to prepare for future careers. Use these resources to the right to explore your career options.
FALL 2022 NOTE TO COLLEGE & MILITARY REPS: We will be scheduling visits for juniors and seniors this fall. Please register for a visit via SCOIR. If you do not have a SCOIR account, create your own Scoir account to schedule visits. Our availability may be found here.
If you are not yet aware, please note there will be an All Cape College Day fair in 2022. Please mark your calendar for Wednesday, October 19, 2022. If you have not yet registered, visit www.theCISCA.org to do so. Questions about All Cape College Day should be directed to allcapecollegeday@gmail.com.
UCT plans to hold a college fair and on the spot admissions program in the spring--date TBD.
UCT welcomes college admissions representatives to visit in the fall to meet with interested juniors and seniors.
At this time, UCT is using SCOIR as a tool for booking admissions visits for colleges AND military branches. If you have questions about college visits, please contact Marie Alvernaz, Director of Guidance. If you have questions about military visits, contact Rachel Kerrigan, School Counselor.
Please note, each school or military branch may have one recruitment visit per school year. Additionally, UCT offers a college fair in March where college admissions representatives and military recruiters may connect with our students. (Please follow this link for college fair information.) We appreciate your understanding of this practice.
We are also happy to publicize open houses and other recruitment events that would be appropriate for our students to attend. Please complete the "Share an Upcoming Open House or Recruitment Event" form in the resources list to the right. If you have questions, please contact Marie Alvernaz, Director of Guidance.
In recent years, more that 60 percent of UCT graduates continue their education immediately following graduation. Beginning in grade 9, UCT students are provided with information on how to prepare for college admissions. Classroom lessons expose students to many resources that are helpful for college planning. Use the resources to the right to find the informatio needed.
Each year, the School Counselors host a college fair in the spring. Over seventy college, technical school, and military representatives are available to speak with interested students and their parents/guardians. Additionally, throughout the fall, college and military representatives visit UCT to meet with juniors and seniors in small groups.
For the past six school years, a five-week parent/guardian and student workshop has been offered for interested parents in the winter. Parent/Guardians of current juniors should expect to receive information about this program in January.
UCT's annual college fair is held every March. It is open to all area high school students and their parents/guardians. The fair runs from 6:00 to 8:00 pm in the gymnasium. There are typically around 75 institutions in attendance. Registration for admission and military representatives begins in January. The fair is sponsored by UCT, but all area high school students and their families are welcome to attend. The event is free. The 2023 fair is scheduled for Thursday, March 16 at 6:00PM.
ON THE SPOT INFORMATION FOR SENIORS
Prior to the fair, a number of institutions will offer on the spot admissions sessions for seniors. This program is designed for seniors who have not finalized their college selection process. Registration for college and military representatives will take place through a Google form, beginning on March 6th.
College and Military Representatives: registration for the March 16, 2023 fair is now open. Follow this link to register.
UCT students are eligible to take coursework at Cape Cod Community College once they have reached 16 years of age. There are several ways in which students can take advantage of Dual Enrollment opportunities. Applications for participation are located on Cape Cod Community College's website. Completed applications must be turned in to Mrs. Alvernaz in the UCT Guidance Office. DO NOT submit Dual Enrollment applications directly to the community College.
Registrations for fall Dual Enrollment are due to Mrs. Alvernaz by July 1 of each year. Spring Dual Enrollment applications are due to Mrs. Alvernaz by January 10, 2022. New Dual Enrollment students must attend an information session at Cape Cod Community College.
More information about Dual Enrollment at Cape Cod Community College, including dates and times of upcoming information sessions, can be found on the college's website. The contact for Dual Enrollment at the college is Tara Riley.
Students may participate in Dual Enrollment at Mass Maritime Academy in the fall and spring semester. MMA offers selected college courses in the evenings. Applications may be downloaded. The contact at MMA is Joanne Robertson, and she may be reached at 508-830-5031. For more information, visit the MMA website.
Massasoit Community College
UCT students may wish to take courses through Dual Enrollment at Massasoit Community College. Massasoit has campuses in Brockton, Canton, and Middleboro.
The process for applying to the Dual Enrollment program at Massasoit begins with taking Massasoit’s placement examinations in Reading, Writing and Mathematics. After testing, submit a Massasoit Dual Enrollment Application Form (both sides) with all the required information completed and all appropriate signatures to the Dual Enrollment Coordinator, Admissions office. Finally, submit a completed College Registration Form, (both sides) for the desired semester to the Dual Enrollment Coordinator, Admissions Office.
Typically, colleges, universities and technical schools will request that applicants submit official high school transcripts along with letters of recommendation and sometimes a secondary school report. These documents must be sent directly from the high school to the post-secondary institution in order to be considered "official." Use the links to the right to request that materials be sent through SCOIR, the document delivery system UCT uses to submit official documents to colleges and technical schools.
If you are not yet 18 years of age, a parent/guardian transcript release must be completed in SCOIR. All parents/guardians have access to a SCOIR account. Contact the student's school counselor for assistance.
Remember to allow up to two weeks for materials to be sent and processed.
SATs must be requested directly from the College Boardand ACTs from ACT.
This process is only for students who are currently enrolled at Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical School. Former students and graduates should contact Upper Cape Tech directly to request transcripts.
Upper Cape Tech does not offer a high school summer school program. However, we are happy to provide information about other local schools that do. Students who have summer school requirements in order to be promoted will receive a letter from a school counselor before the end of June. Many high schools are using online platforms to deliver summer school content. If you select an online summer school that is not sponsored by a local high school, you must have the course approved by Mr. Forget, Principal of UCT, to be certain your course will be accepted.
For students looking to take original credit via summer offerings or online courses, please note that summer school or credit recovery classes are not valid for original credit. It is best to consult with your school counselor if you are looking to enhance your curriculum.
As we are sure you are well aware, maintenance repairs have begun on the SagamoreBridge and will continue into the month of May. These repairs will mean only one lane of traffic will be flowing in both directions 24 hours per day. As a result, traffic delays have been troublesome at both the Sagamore and Bourne Bridges at the start of school and at the end of the school day. Please be cognizant that your students may arrive home from school later than usual, and please remind them to plan accordingly if they drive themselves to school. We appreciate your patience and thank you for your attention to this matter.
