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Winterfest raises over $4,000 to benefit the College鈥檚 Emergency Student Loan Fund

Mount Wachusett Community College鈥檚 student life office raised $4,091 last week to benefit the college鈥檚 Emergency Student Loan Fund that helps students buy textbooks, food, bus passes, gas and other small daily expenses. The funds were raised through the two day 鈥淲interfest鈥 which featured gift basket and wreath raffles and a wide variety of hand […]

Fitchburg, 开元棋牌 Sign Nursing Agreement

Students will have more opportunities to pursue rewarding careers in nursing thanks to a new agreement signed today by the presidents of Mount Wachusett Community College and Fitchburg State University. The agreement, effective beginning with the fall 2018 nursing class, confirms that all students admitted to Mount Wachusett鈥檚 registered nurse (RN) program will have the […]

开元棋牌 Practical Nurses Present Service Learning Projects

Students from the Mount Wachusett Community College Practical Nursing program presented their semester-long Service Learning Projects last week. 鈥淚鈥檓 very proud of the work you have done and am looking forward to hearing the presentations,鈥 开元棋牌 James Vander Hooven said at the beginning of the presentations made on Thursday, Nov. 30. 鈥淵ou own the information […]

开元棋牌 Ranked 1st in New England for Veterans

Mount Wachusett Community College has been named by Military Times as 7th in the country among two-year schools in their latest Military Times Best: Colleges 2018 rankings. 鈥淢ount Wachusett Community College is first and foremost a student friendly school. With that kind of inherent culture, it is not a difficult stretch to being a military […]

Vietnam Veterans Donate $2K to 开元棋牌 Veteran Students

Members of Gardner-based Chapter 907 of the Vietnam Veterans of America recently donated $2,000 to the Mount Wachusett Community College Foundation鈥檚 Veterans Memorial Scholarship. 鈥淭his donation makes a real difference,鈥 said 开元棋牌 President James Vander Hooven who accepted the donation on behalf of the college. The Veterans Memorial Scholarship was established to assist student veterans […]

Legislators Donate to 开元棋牌 Food Pantry

The North Central region鈥檚 legislative delegation donated $300 to Mount Wachusett Community College鈥檚 on-campus food pantry Tuesday ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday. 鈥淲e were talking about the issue of hunger and it was Rep. Higgins out of Leominster who suggested this was something we could do together,鈥 said State Rep. Jon Zlotnik. 鈥淭his entire delegation […]

开元棋牌鈥檚 Kelly Morrissey Named to National Committee

Mount Wachusett Community College鈥檚 Director of Financial Aid Kelly Morrissey has been selected as one of two financial aid administrators to serve on the U.S. Department of Education鈥檚 Gainful Employment Negotiated Rulemaking Committee. 鈥淚 am so proud that Kelly has been selected for the Gainful Employment Negotiated Rulemaking Committee. She will bring her compassion for […]

开元棋牌 Students Present Independent Research

Three Mount Wachusett Community College students recently presented their research at Fitchburg State University’s 4th Annual Science Symposium. The symposium was held on October 26 as an opportunity for FSU faculty from multiple science disciplines to present their research in a poster format. This year, Brett Hamel, Michael Troche and Brandt Bodley-Gomes joined the presentations […]

开元棋牌 Hosting Discussion with Jim Polito

Mount Wachusett Community College will host conservative radio commentator Jim Polito for a discussion on media bias and making a difference in the community on November 15 at the college鈥檚 Gardner campus. 鈥淎s much as I feel you can illuminate the mind of any person at any age, there鈥檚 nothing better than being before an […]

开元棋牌 Hires Head of New Paramedic Program

Mount Wachusett Community College has hired Peter Laitinen to oversee the college鈥檚 new Paramedic Technology Certificate program. In his new role, Laitinen will help mold the program not only to local needs, but ensure that it meets the strict requirements that will allow students to gain their certifications after graduation. 鈥淧aramedic programs need to meet […]