Blue Hills Regional Technical School

What Blue Hills Regional Technical School does

Blue Hills Regional Technical School is a public vocational-technical high school district established in 1963 and headquartered at 800 Randolph Street in Canton, Massachusetts, operating as a governmental entity under Massachusetts law under the leadership of Superintendent-Director Jill Rossetti and Principal Geoffrey Zini. The school runs a dual-education model combining traditional academic instruction with hands-on vocational training across approximately 18–19 vocational-technical programs—including Automotive Collision Repair & Refinishing, Automotive Technology, Computer Information Systems, Construction Technology, Cosmetology, Criminal Justice, Culinary Arts, Design and Visual Communications, Drafting/CAD, Early Education and Care, Electrical Technology, Electronics, Engineering Technology, Graphic Communications, Health Assisting, HVAC&R, Metal Fabrication, and Public Services—and admits high school students from its member communities through an annual lottery for the incoming Class of 2030.\n\nRevenue is generated primarily through public education funding—state Chapter 70 aid and other Massachusetts education funding, federal education funding, local property tax assessments from member towns, and federal child nutrition programs that allow free breakfast and lunch for all students. Ancillary revenue streams include tuition-based preschool services at the on-campus Early Education Center (annual tuition of $1,935–$3,375 for two-day or four-day weekly sessions, billed in 9 monthly installments), fee-based continuing education courses ($50–$79 per class such as culinary or knitting), Booster Club memberships ($25 per student per year, with a $80 four-year prepaid option), and a community pool operated for public use. Free Adult Basic Education, ESOL, and HiSET/GED preparation is funded through state grants and serves 181 adult learners from a separate location at 322 Sprague Street in Dedham.\n\nThe school's operations rely on third-party educational technology platforms including PowerSchool for student information management, Brightwheel for Early Education parent communications, Naviance for college and career planning, MySchoolBucks for meal account payments, and College Central Network exclusively powering the Co-op Office career management platform. Programmatic reach is amplified by a School to Careers Partnership with local businesses across seven towns, WIOA-aligned workforce coordination with MassHire, the Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance, the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission, the Massachusetts Commission for the Blind, SCSEP, Operation ABLE, and county Houses of Correction, plus a SkillsUSA chapter with full student enrollment competing in 95+ trade and technical fields. Notable alumni include NASA astronaut Scott Tingle (Class of 1983), honored with a permanent display case at the school on 2025-08-25.

Name

Blue Hills Regional Technical School

Legal name

Blue Hills Regional Technical School

Website

https://bluehills.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1963

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Massachusetts public vocational-technical high school district operating since 1963, providing dual academic and hands-on trade education across roughly 19 programs to secondary students from Greater Boston member towns, with ancillary preschool, adult education, and community programming.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Vocational Technical Education

NAICS

Technical and Trade Schools (6115), Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Career & Technical Education (CTE) Centers & Programs (EDAJAAAJ)

Keywords

• Vocational technical education
• Secondary education
• Adult basic education
• Career technical training
• Early childhood education

Headquarters

HQ city

Canton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Public Education Funding: Traditional public school funded through state and federal education funding, local property taxes from member towns, and federal child nutrition programs for school meals.
2. Early Education Center Tuition: Tuition-based preschool program with annual fees ranging from $1935-$3375 per year for 2-day or 4-day weekly attendance, running mid-September through early June.
3. Continuing Education Course Fees: Fee-based adult and continuing education courses with pricing per class (e.g., $50 for knitting class, $79 for culinary classes).
4. Booster Club Membership and Merchandise: Booster Club membership at $25 per student per year (freshman families offered $80 for all four years), plus spirit wear sales through the Booster Store.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Blue Hills Regional Technical School is a public vocational-technical high school district that delivers a dual-education model combining traditional academic instruction with hands-on vocational training across 18 trade programs (Automotive Technology, Construction, Cosmetology, Culinary Arts, Health Assisting, Electronics, HVAC&R, etc.). The district also operates an Early Education Center preschool, free Adult Basic Education (ABE/ESOL/GED) programs, continuing education courses, cooperative education work placements, and a School to Careers Partnership serving nine Massachusetts member towns.

Product overview

Blue Hills Regional Technical School is a vocational technical high school offering a dual education model combining academic instruction with hands-on vocational training. The school's product portfolio centers on nineteen vocational technical programs (including Automotive Technology, Computer Information Systems, Construction Technology, Culinary Arts, Health Assisting, and fifteen others), supplemented by an Early Education Center (teacher training preschool), Adult Basic Education (ABE) and Continuing Education programs, Cooperative Education and School-to-Careers Partnership work-based learning programs, and extensive student services including athletics, SkillsUSA chapter, guidance services, and clubs. The school serves high school students from seven member towns (Avon, Canton, Dedham, Holbrook, Milton, Norwood, Randolph) plus community members through adult education and recreation programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Vocational Technical Programs

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• School to Careers PartnershipcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBlue Hills School to Careers (STC) program involves community partners providing students with industry-specific seminars, business site visits, classroom speakers, mentorships, internships, job shadow days, professional Q&A panels, and student leadership workshops. Local business partners from Avon, Canton, Dedham, Holbrook, Milton, Norwood, and Randolph participate in the program.
• WIOA Partners (MassHire, MDTA, MRC, MCB, SCSEP, Operation ABLE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWIOA (Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act) creates a system of comprehensive services to help participants advance on career pathways. Partners include MassHire Department of Careers Services, Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance, Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission, Massachusetts Commission for the Blind, Senior Community Service Employment Program, Operation ABLE, and county Houses of Correction. These partnerships serve individuals with barriers to employment including undereducated and limited English proficient adults.
• SkillsUSA Industry PartnersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSkillsUSA industry partners include Lowe's, Bosch, Georgia-Pacific, Kobalt, Timberland, Stanley, and others who support student competitions and leadership development in over 95 trade and technical fields.
• First LiteracyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFirst Literacy granted funding to Blue Hills Adult Education to fund 'Digital Literacy for the Future' program, a 4-week summer course helping students with limited digital literacy skills access online resources and learning platforms.
• Program Advisory BoardscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEach vocational technical program has an industry advisory board composed of professionals in the field who help ensure curriculum relevance, provide equipment donations, offer student mentorship, and facilitate industry connections for cooperative education placements.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Cape Cod Regional Technical High School: A Massachusetts regional votech high school serving member Cape Cod towns with comparable vocational-technical programming, cooperative education, and public CTE funding model.
• Nashoba Valley Technical High School: Central-Massachusetts regional vocational-technical high school operating the same public-school CTE model with member-town governance, vocational programs, and cooperative education placement offerings.
• Greater Lowell Technical High School: Massachusetts regional technical high school (Tyngsborough) operating the same public CTE model with member-town funding, career-technical programming, and adult education. Directly comparable on funding structure, program breadth, and student demographics.
• Shawsheen Valley Regional Vocational Technical High School: A Massachusetts regional votech high school with the same member-town district structure, vocational program portfolio, and SkillsUSA chapter integration as Blue Hills.
• Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School: A southeastern-Massachusetts regional votech school with the same member-town district funding structure and vocational-technical curriculum model as Blue Hills.
• Blackstone Valley Vocational Regional School District: Central-Massachusetts regional vocational-technical school district with comparable governance, trade programs, and dual academic-vocational curriculum model.
• South Shore Vocational Technical High School: Massachusetts regional vocational-technical high school (Hanover, MA) with comparable governance structure (member-town district), ~15+ vocational programs, cooperative education, and adult education offerings — a near-direct functional analog to Blue Hills.
• Minuteman Technical Vocational High School: A Massachusetts regional vocational-technical high school serving multiple member towns with a similar portfolio of trade programs, vocational-academic hybrid model, and lottery-based admissions. Closest structural peer to Blue Hills as another MA regional votech district.
• Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical School: Another Massachusetts regional vocational-technical school with a similar vocational-academic split, trade programs, and regional district governance — a comparable peer along geographic, structural, and operational dimensions.
• Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical High School: Southeastern-Massachusetts regional vocational-technical school district operating the same public-school CTE model with member-town funding and cooperative education partnerships.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Instagraminstagram.com/bluehillstech
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/blue-hills-wellness-center

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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