METCO, Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity, was incorporated in 1966 as a voluntary desegregation program under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. METCO promotes the integration of suburban schools while affording the opportunity to Boston resident youth a suburban public education.  There are 37+ communities and towns in Massachusetts that participate in the METCO Program. Currently, there are over 3,300 students enrolled in METCO.  The central administrative office is located in Roxbury, MA.