Massachusetts

Name of Program: Massachusetts College Application Celebration (MCAC)
Year Program Started: 2012
Program Website: http://www.mass.edu/gearup/events/mcac.asp
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Lead Agency or Organization: GEAR UP Massachusetts
Program Coordinator: Krista Callinan and Robert Dais
Email Address: kcallinan@osfa.mass.edu and rdais@dhe.mass.edu

Program Year: 2022 ACAC Program

Dates Hosted: November 14-18 and 21-23, 2022
Number of Participating High Schools: 23
Number of Participating Seniors: 2,054
Number of College Applications Submitted: 5,506

Program Year: 2021 ACAC Program

Dates Hosted: November 15-29 and 22-24, 2021
Number of Participating High Schools: 25
Number of Participating Seniors: 1,956
Number of College Applications Submitted: 5,219

Program Year: 2020 ACAC Program

Dates Hosted: November 16-25, 2020
Number of Participating High Schools: 8
Number of Participating Seniors: 548
Number of College Applications Submitted: 692

Program Year: 2019 ACAC Program

Dates Hosted: November 18-27, 2019
Number of Participating High Schools: 34
Number of Participating Seniors: 4,054
Number of College Applications Submitted: 7,902

Program Year: 2018 ACAC Program

Dates Hosted: November 12-23, 2018
Number of Participating High Schools: 31
Number of Participating Seniors: 3,612
Number of College Applications Submitted: 8,092

Program Year: 2017 ACAC Program

Dates Hosted: November 13-24, 2017
Number of Participating High Schools: 30
Number of Participating Seniors: 3,701
Number of College Applications Submitted: 8,920

Program Year: 2016 ACAC Program

Dates Hosted: November 14-18 and November 21-25, 2016
Number of Participating High Schools: 37
Number of Participating Seniors: 3,969
Number of College Applications Submitted: 10,550

Program Year: 2015 ACAC Program

Dates Hosted: November 16-20 and November 23-27, 2015
Number of Participating High Schools: 20
Number of Participating Seniors: 1,857
Number of College Applications Submitted: 4,494

Program Year: 2014 ACAC Program

Dates Hosted: November 17-28, 2014
Number of Participating High Schools: 15
Number of Participating Seniors: 1,040
Number of College Applications Submitted: 2,330

Program Year: 2013 ACAC Program

Dates Hosted: November 13-22, 2013 & December 16 & 19, 2013
Number of Participating High Schools: 6
Number of Participating Seniors: 660
Number of College Applications Submitted: 850

Program Year: 2012 ACAC Program

Dates Hosted: Dec. 17–19, 2012
Number of Participating High Schools: 1
Number of Participating Seniors: 225
Number of College Applications Submitted: 366