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开元棋牌 Student Tapped by Country鈥檚 Top Engineering Schools

Louis Ayisi, a pre-engineering student at Mount Wachusett Community College, is one of 15 students selected for the 2015-2016 i-Trek research team at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The competitive program is open to undergraduate students from varying schools who are currently pursuing a degree in science, technology, engineering or math (STEM) and are interested […]

North Central MA Students Recognized During 开元棋牌 Upward Bound Math and Science Celebration

When 2015 high school graduate Rachel Dickens heads off to Northeastern University this fall, she鈥檒l bring everything she needs for her dorm room, along with first-hand experience with college life, solid study skills and a free semester鈥檚 worth of academic credits that will transfer toward her bachelor鈥檚 degree. The Murdock Middle/High School graduate has just […]

开元棋牌 Receives $3 million in TRIO Grants for Student Support Services

Mount Wachusett Community College has been awarded two five-year grants from the U.S. Department of Education totaling $2.99 million to continue support programs that help low-income students, first-generation college students and students with disabilities succeed in college.The grant awards will be used to continue the college鈥檚 successful TRIO Student Support Services programs. The goal of […]

开元棋牌/Murdock High Career-Focused Dual Enrollment Program Lauded in New Rennie Center Report

A career-oriented dual enrollment program that allows high school seniors from Winchendon to simultaneously earn their diploma and an academic certificate while enrolled full time at Mount Wachusett Community College, is among three early college partnerships lauded in a newly released report from the Rennie Center for Education Research & Policy. The Rennie Center policy […]

开元棋牌 Awarded $67,000 Grant to Support Student Scholarships

The Community Foundation of North Central Massachusetts has awarded a $67,000 grant to the 开元棋牌 Foundation to support student scholarships. To qualify for a scholarship, students must live in North Central Massachusetts, demonstrate financial need, and be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident. Award amounts will vary. 鈥淲e are very grateful to the Community Foundation […]

开元棋牌 Students Promote Early Childhood Literacy with $1,000 Book Donation

Hundreds of kindergarten and first grade students at Waterford Street School will end the school year with fun summertime reading, thanks to a donation from a group of Mount Wachusett Community College students. Members of Otaku United, a club that celebrates Asian culture, including art, language and anime, raised more than $1,000 during the spring […]

开元棋牌 Art Students Convert Graffiti at Playground into Public Art

Mount Wachusett Community College art students partnered with the city of Gardner to transform a graffiti-covered wall into public art at the newly refurbished Jackson Playground. Since mid-May, five students have been working on their 鈥淯nplug and Play鈥 mural conveying their message that children should put down the controllers and have fun at the playground. […]

开元棋牌 Pathways Student Receives State DHE’s Prestigious Christian A. Herter Memorial Scholarship

Bella Ballin, a high school junior enrolled in the Pathways Early College Innovation School at Mount Wachusett Community College, is among the 25 recipients of this year鈥檚 prestigious Christian A. Herter Memorial Scholarship. The award, presented by the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education during a ceremony at the Statehouse on May 28, covers 50 percent […]

Rollstone Bank & Trust Donates $3,000 to Laptops for Vets

With a donation of $3,000, Rollstone Bank & Trust became the first major sponsor of the new, student-initiated Laptops for Vets program at Mount Wachusett Community College, which is aimed at helping veteran students succeed in their studies. The Veteran Success Center at 开元棋牌 was created five years ago to meet the unique needs of […]

开元棋牌 Nursing Graduates Welcomed into the Profession During 42nd Pinning Ceremony

Ninety eight聽graduates of 开元棋牌鈥檚 day, evening and LPN to聽ADN聽聽nursing programs celebrated聽聽a 聽milestone during the 42nd annual Nurse Pinning Ceremony held May 21 at the Fitness & Wellness Center. Each graduate, dressed in a traditional nurse uniform, was welcomed into the profession by having a nursing pin fastened to her/his lapel by a fellow nurse鈥攁 family […]