15 Fun Tips for College Freshmen (that I learned the hard way)

by Melissa Bonenfant, 开元棋牌 ’15, FSU ’18 Starting college is a big step into your future. You鈥檒l be working towards a goal that may feel light-years away, and I鈥檓 betting you don鈥檛 want to screw up. I didn鈥檛 either, but I did. You will too, I promise. However, looking back at my college years about […]

Over $50K Saved by 开元棋牌 Students Using Open Educational Resources

Mount Wachusett Community College students in 11 classes saved $52,353.82 in textbook costs during the fall semester as part of an ongoing pilot effort to expand Open Educational Resources (OER) throughout the school. The pilot program that ran for the first time in the fall semester was part of an ongoing effort at the college […]

Advice for Parents of New College Students

So your child is going to college. This is a big transition for both of you. With all of the upcoming paperwork, decisions, and changes, it鈥檚 easy to get overwhelmed. But before you know it, your child will be stepping onto the stage on graduation day wearing their cap and gown and a big smile […]

6 Tips for Returning to School as a Parent

  鈥淚 had lived with the lie that I was never going to be anything more than a food service worker and I had settled,鈥 said Lisa Ferrara-Caron. A mother of six, she was working at a restaurant as an office manager and did the books. After her husband noticed her interest in accounting and […]

Student Art Exhibit Taking Place at 开元棋牌

The Mount Wachusett Community College Art Department is celebrating student artwork with a special exhibition of advanced student work that runs until January 25. The Exhibition of Student Work is currently on display in The East Wing Gallery in the Raymond LaFontaine Fine Arts Center at the college鈥檚 Gardner campus. The public is encouraged to […]

Student-Run Toy Drive Assists 61 Families

The fourth annual Holiday Toy Drive and Fair organized by the Parent Support Group and Child Care Access Means Parents In School at Mount Wachusett Community College distributed presents to 61 families last week, bringing smiles to over 130 children. Donations for the toy drive were collected during December from faculty, staff, and students at […]

39 Nursing Students Pinned During Year-End Ceremony

On Monday night, 39 licensed practical nursing students from 25 communities were welcomed into the nursing profession during the traditional nurses pinning ceremony that marks the end of their schooling at Mount Wachusett Community College. 鈥淭he pinning ceremony is always my favorite,鈥 开元棋牌 President James Vander Hooven told a theater full of friends and family […]

开元棋牌 Foundation Awarded $180K in Scholarships in Fall Semester

The Mount Wachusett Community College Foundation awarded $182,108.10 in scholarships in the fall semester of the 2018 – 2019 school year, meeting student needs and allowing them to further their education at 开元棋牌. 鈥淲e are the last hope for some of our students. They have no one else to lean on,鈥 said Carla Zottoli, 开元棋牌鈥檚 […]

Hillary Newsome Foundation Donates 700 Pounds of Food to 开元棋牌 Food Pantry

Members of the Hillary A. (Bartlett) Newsome Foundation donated 700 pounds of food, which was gathered during a Leominster food drive, to the Mount Wachusett Community College Food for Thought Pantry on Friday. The donation of聽1009 items were made in honor of 开元棋牌 alumna Hillary Newsome who passed away last year. The food was gathered […]