We are already getting excited for the 2025-26 school year. If you are a current high school sophomore or junior considering Eastland-Fairfield, we hope that you are, too.

Applications for the 2025-26 school year will be made available to students and families on
December 5, 2024!

The following residency criteria are for students who apply for admission to Eastland-Fairfield Career & Technical Schools’ (EFCTS) high school programs. Eligible students are:

• Enrolled in and resident of an associate school district

• Home schooled resident of an associate school district

• Private school resident of an associate school district

• Resident of an associate district attending a community school (including on-line school) or non-public charter school

Associate school’s are responsible for confirming residency during the application process. Note on residency:

...it is possible for an individual to have more than one residence but one cannot establish a residence merely by purchasing a house or apartment building or even by furnishing such a house or apartment so that it is suitable for the owner's use. “Residence” involves something more. It must be a place where important family activity takes place during significant parts of each day; a place where the family eats, sleeps, works, relaxes, plays. It must be a place, in short, which can be called “home.”

Bd. of Educ. v. Day, 30 Ohio Misc.2d 25, 28, 506 N.E.2d 1239, 1242 (C.P.1986).

Students who reside outside of one of our 16 associate school districts will only be considered for enrollment after July 1st and once open enrollment into one of our associate districts is confirmed, or a Superintendent's agreement is agreed upon. This is in alignment with Board policy JECBB.

• 10th-grade applications will have priority for two-year programs

• If a program is not full, 11th grade applications that meet Direct Admit status could be considered prior to Credit Plan Admit 10th grade applications  

• Students that are applying to be in the Firefighting program must pass an agility test (per Ohio Department of Public Safety) prior to August 1. There will be several opportunities for students to learn more about the requirements specific to the Firefighting program in the spring. 

• Students enrolling into the Project SEARCH program must be eligible for services with Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities (OOD) and, per the requirement of Fairfield Medical Center, have the required, up-to-date vaccinations.

• Children of EFCTS employee's must meet the district’s Direct Admit OR Credit Plan Admit criteria to be guaranteed acceptance; enrollment will be prioritized for these students. Additionally, children of EFCTS employees who reside outside of the associate school districts, can be admitted through a Superintendent's agreement only. 

December 5: Applications Open!
February 10: Priority Application Period Ends

February 11-September 1: Rolling Application Window
During this time, applications will continue to be accepted. We call this our "Rolling Application Window." All applications received between Feb. 11-Sept. 1 will be processed in the order they are received and reviewed after all applications received during the Priority Application Period. Even after February 10, students who meet the Direct Admit status will be given priority over students who meet Credit Plan admit status.

Approximately April 1: Acceptance and Waitlist Letters will be sent out

July 1: Applications of students that are open-enrolled will be reviewed at this time

After you submit an application for an Eastland-Fairfield program, your application will be reviewed by our admissions team and given one of three designations. Your application's designation and how many applications are received for your first-choice program will determine the next phase of the process.

The student has earned, or is on pace to earn, eight (8) core credits and ten (10) total credits by the end of their sophomore year. Health and Physical Education are the two other recommended credits. This qualifies a student as being on track for graduation.

If the total number of applicants does not exceed the total number of available seats, the student will be accepted.

If the total number of applicants exceeds the total number of available seats (termed "oversubscribed"), the student will be placed in a lottery. A randomized lottery will determine the students that will be accepted. If the student is not selected through the lottery, they will be added to a waitlist for further consideration.

The student has earned, or is on pace to earn, six (6) or seven (7) core credits by the end of their sophomore year. Health and Physical Education are again recommended additional credits.

If seats are available, the student's application will be considered after Direct Admits (see above).

If the program is oversubscribed (total number of applicants exceeds the number of available seats), the student will enter a lottery and are placed on the waitlist below students designated as Direct Admits.

The student has earned, or is on pace to earn, less than six (6) core credits by the end of their sophomore year.

The student must recover those credits and notify EFCTS for their application to be re-evaluated.

A core credit are credits that are earned in the areas of English/Language Arts (ELA), Social Studies, Math, and Science. Please note: Students who fail core classes in their sophomore year, as shown on final transcript, will have their Direct Admit/Credit Plan Admit status removed and will be in jeopardy of losing their program seat.

Download the step-by-step guide below to help you through the online application process. If you need additional assistance, please contact the Career Development team at careerdevelopment@efcts.us

If you wish to change information on your application AFTER it has been submitted, please contact your home school counselor to make those edits.

Example: If you wish to change your program(s) of choice, contact information, etc.