Application Process & Deadlines
Applications
ACE Center Application Process
Selection Process:
ACE Centers use a lottery selection process where eligible students will be randomly selected to fill our program openings. Eligible students must have earned enough credits to qualify as a Junior (10+ high school credits) prior to the start of the 27-28 school year. Current 10th or 11th grade students accepted in their 8th grade year and Allied Health Speciality Center students are prioritized for placement into the program of their choice. In a two year program, juniors have priority for open seats. High Tech Academy, Practical Nursing, and Teacher Apprentice will follow their separate admissions process as required by the accrediting outside organization and noted on the application.
In the lottery, after students have been classified as eligible, students are randomly selected using a random number generator with multiple staff members reviewing the selection. We will select 2 applicants for each high school per program, unless no applicants from a school are in the pool. Remaining seats are then assigned at random to the next lottery selection.
For 8th graders the application window opens at 9 a.m. on September 28, 2026, and closes at 11:59 p.m. on November 13, 2026.
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Visit the Application Portal
This application is for entry in SY 2029-2030
The application window opens at 9 a.m. on September 21, 2026 and closes at 11:59 p.m. on November 13, 2026.
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Complete the Application
This application is for entry in SY 2027-2028
Application Timeline for Upcoming 2027-2028 School Year
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- 10th & 11th grade application available online on the CTE websites
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- High school visits to the ACE Centers during the school day
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- Open House for all ACE Centers
- Hosted by the ACE Center at Hermitage, 6:30–8:00 PM
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- Application deadline for 10th & 11th grade applicants
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- Application for current 10th graders reopens
- Applications submitted on or after this date will be placed on a waiting list
- Students will be reviewed and notified on a rolling basis as openings become available after January 25
- Students who have already applied do not need to reapply. Contact your home school counselor to learn which programs have openings
- First-time applicants should apply for consideration for open programs
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- Practical Nursing application closes
- Both the ACE application and the St. Mary’s Application must be submitted
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- High school students notified via email of acceptance status
- Practical Nursing students will be notified by the end of January 2027
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- 10th grade students submit acceptance notification to the ACE Centers
- Instructions for submitting the acceptance notification will be provided in the acceptance email
- High school students (10th or 11th grade) must notify their home school counselor of their intent to attend the ACE Center the following school year
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- Students who submitted applications after the initial application period will be considered for openings on a rolling basis as openings become available
- Priority for remaining openings will be given to students who applied by the initial deadline but were not originally selected
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New applications will NOT be accepted after the first week of the school year. Students enrolling after the first week have typically missed the equivalent of 15 class periods of a standard course and have a difficult time catching up.