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Mount Wachusett Community College has just been awarded a grant for a total of $2,249,709 over five years.

The Title III Part A Programs 鈥� Strengthening Institutions grant program helps eligible institutions of higher education to expand their capacity to serve low-income students by providing funds to improve and strengthen the academic quality, institutional management, and fiscal stability of eligible institutions.

鈥淭he Title III grant can and will be a catalyst for transformative change within the college as we address longstanding equity issues, enhancing student-centered initiatives, and furthering our strategic goals listed in our five-year Strategic Plan,鈥� stated 开元棋牌 President James Vander Hooven. 鈥淭he changes and enhancements we intend to make with this funding will not only align with 开元棋牌鈥檚 identity, but also will be a natural extension of our identity as the region鈥檚 community college 鈥� an equity-minded, data-informed, student-centered, and fiscally responsible institution.鈥�

开元棋牌 plans to utilize the Title III grant funds to; move the equity imperative forward in a deliberative and intentional way;聽strengthen student onboarding and student support systems; improve curriculum and career alignment; fortify student readiness and competitiveness in the workforce; modernize aging institutional technological systems and processes to improve efficiency and the student experience; and improve student persistence, retention, engagement, achievement, and three year graduation rates.

Title III grants are highly competitive five-year awards that are only awarded to eligible institutions for whom at least 50% of students are Pell grant eligible, and/or have low educational and general expenditures. This grant program is intended to support institutions that serve low-income students 鈥渂y providing funds to improve and strengthen the academic quality, institutional management, and fiscal stability of institutions鈥� (US Dept. of Ed.).