Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 74 § 33
The Bristol county agricultural school, the Essex agricultural and technical institute and the Norfolk county agricultural school shall be free to residents of Bristol, Essex and Norfolk counties, respectively, over fourteen years of age, except that in the Bristol county agricultural school and the Norfolk county agricultural school free attendance shall be limited by the capacity of the courses provided for such schools. The trustees of the Bristol County Agricultural School, Essex Agricultural and Technical Institute and Norfolk County Agricultural School may require the payment of tuition and related fees from each person enrolled in adult evening courses offered by said schools. The amount of tuition and related fees shall be determined by said trustees. All receipts of such tuition and related fees shall be deposited with the treasurer of the county or the treasurer of the Essex agricultural and technical institute appointed by the trustees pursuant to section 26. The trustees of the Essex Agricultural and Technical Institute shall require from each person enrolled full time in a post-secondary program payment of tuition in an amount equal to the tuition paid at a regional community college. Such fees shall be accounted for by said trustees and paid annually, on or before December the thirty-first, to the county treasurer of the Essex agricultural and technical institute.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 74, § 33