Minuteman Career and Technical High School is a public vocational

Vocational school

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 high school

High school

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 (grades 9-12) in Lexington

Lexington, Massachusetts

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, Massachusetts

Massachusetts

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, USA. The school serves the towns of Acton

Acton, Massachusetts

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, Arlington

Arlington, Massachusetts

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, Belmont

Belmont, Massachusetts

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, Bolton

Bolton, Massachusetts

As of the census of 2000, there were 4,148 people, 1,424 households, and 1,201 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 1,476 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 97.76% White, 0.19% African American, 0.05% Native American, 1.30%...

, Boxborough

Boxborough, Massachusetts

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, Carlisle

Carlisle, Massachusetts

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, Concord

Concord, Massachusetts

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, Dover

Dover, Massachusetts

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, Lancaster

Lancaster, Massachusetts

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, Lexington, Lincoln

Lincoln, Massachusetts

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, Needham

Needham, Massachusetts

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, Stow

Stow, Massachusetts

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, Sudbury

Sudbury, Massachusetts

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, Wayland

Wayland, Massachusetts

Wayland is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 12,994 at the 2010 census.For geographic and demographic information on Cochituate, which is part of Wayland, please see the article Cochituate, Massachusetts.-History:...

, Weston

Weston, Massachusetts

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, and many other cities and towns in eastern Massachusetts.

It is a member of the Commonwealth Athletic Conference for sports and the team colors are blue, red and white.

Minuteman combines academics and college preparation (the main purpose of traditional high schools) with carefully designed courses related to career exploration and learning (the main purpose of vocational-technical schools). The original school planners focused on needs of students living along Massachusetts' high-tech corridor. Other area schools, under state regulations, are not allowed to operate the Chapter 74 technical programs available at Minuteman.

Minuteman has a 69 acres (279,233.3 m²) campus just west of Route 128 on Massachusetts Avenue and Marrett Road (Route 2A). Minuteman has gained national recognition for its college preparation and its career preparation programs.