Fatec Opens Enrollment for the 2025 College Entrance Exam with Free Higher Education Courses in Itapetininga and Surrounding Areas; Check the Available Options
If you are looking for a free higher education course in the technology field, the entrance exam of the State Technological Colleges of São Paulo (Fatecs) for the first semester of 2025 may be your opportunity! Enrollment begins this Thursday (14) and goes until December 12, exclusively through the new Fatec website. With an enrollment fee of R$ 60, the exam will be held on January 12, 2025.
For those living in the Itapetininga region, several course options are available at the Fatecs in Itapetininga, Tatuí, and Capão Bonito. From Agribusiness to Information Technology Management, there are options both in-person and online, with morning, afternoon, and evening schedules. Below, check out some of the courses available by city:
Fatec Itapetininga
- Agribusiness – Evening (34 spots)
- Analysis and Systems Development – Morning (34 spots) | Evening (34 spots)
- Foreign Trade – Morning (24 spots) | Evening (24 spots)
- Environmental Management – Morning (24 spots)
- Industrial Production Management – Evening (24 spots)
- Business Management – Distance Learning (40 spots)
Fatec Tatuí
- Industrial Automation – Morning (24 spots) | Evening (24 spots)
- Information Technology Management – Morning (24 spots) | Evening (34 spots)
- Business Management – Evening (34 spots) | Afternoon (24 spots)
- Industrial Maintenance – Morning (24 spots) | Evening (24 spots)
- Recording Production – Afternoon (34 spots)
Fatec Capão Bonito
- Agroindustry – Morning (24 spots)
- Business Management – Distance Learning (40 spots)
- Silviculture – Evening (24 spots)
Additionally, there is a chance for a full exemption or a 50% reduction in the enrollment fee, which can be requested from November 14 to 18. To do this, it is necessary to fill out a specific field at the end of the enrollment form.
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Selection Process Calendar
Here are the main dates of the entrance exam so you don’t miss anything:
- November 14 to 18: Request for fee exemption and reduction
- November 14 to December 12: Enrollment for the entrance exam
- November 27: Result of exemption and reduction requests
- November 28 and 29: Deadline for exemption and reduction appeals
- December 6: Result of appeals
- January 3, 2025: Publication of exam locations
- January 12, 2025: Exam date
- January 15, 2025: Publication of answers and exam
- February 4, 2025: Publication of classification and call for enrollment
- February 5 and 7, 2025: Enrollment of those called
Stay alert and get prepared!
