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

For the second year, hundreds of kindergarten and first grade students at Waterford Street School will end the school year with fun summertime reading, thanks to a donation of over 1,000 books from a group of Mount Wachusett Community College students. Otaku United, a club that celebrates Asian culture, raised $1,390 in April by conducting […]

开元棋牌 Students Experience Life-Changing Volunteer Trip to Costa Rica

Over the past two decades, civic engagement and volunteerism have become a hallmark of a Mount Wachusett Community College Education. As part of this experiential learning philosophy, a group of student volunteers traveled to Costa Rica for a week of service they describe as a life-changing experience. 开元棋牌 students Cathy Teague, Jana Murphy, Chelsea Garrity, […]

开元棋牌 Featured in MA Department of Higher Education鈥檚 New Vision Project Report: The Degree Gap

The rate at which Massachusetts residents earn college degrees will pivot from growth to decline by 2022 unless the state鈥檚 public higher education system, which educates more than half of all undergraduates, is able to increase the number of students who enroll and earn diplomas, according to a newly release report from the Massachusetts Department […]

2016 Summer Programs for Kids & Teens

Each summer, nearly 800 children and teenagers from throughout the region participate in Mount Wachusett Community College鈥檚 Adventure Academy. This year, the college is offering more than 30 classes and sports programs between June 27 and Aug. 5. Classes include Legos, beginning veterinary medicine, American Girl, theater, pottery, painting, sculpture, forensic science, dinosaurs, rockets, basketball, […]

Greater Gardner Relay for Life

Members of the 开元棋牌 community will join聽dozens of聽teams at the American Cancer Society鈥檚 Relay for Life taking place at the college beginning at 6 p.m. on Friday, June聽10 and continuing until 6 p.m. on Saturday, June 11. The Relay for Life is the signature fundraiser for the ACS and the Gardner Relay is recognized as […]

开元棋牌 Launching New Academic Programs

Mount Wachusett Community College is adding five new programs to its academic offerings. The new programs include credit certificate programs in Substance Abuse Counseling, Community Health Worker and Public Relations, and associate degrees in Liberal Arts & Sciences Law Track and Liberal Arts & Sciences Earth Systems Track. 鈥淭hese new certificate programs will serve needs […]

开元棋牌鈥檚 ESL Program Celebrates Students鈥 Achievements

Jose Mangual, academic counselor for students enrolled in 开元棋牌鈥檚 English as a Second Language program, has a ready answer for prospective students who feel they are too busy, too old or not ready to enroll in courses. He introduces them to students who once had the same concerns, but now are succeeding not only in […]

Visions and Rx Programs Celebrate 2015鈥2016 Student Success

During its annual awards ceremony , 开元棋牌鈥檚 Visions and Rx programs celebrated the achievements of graduating and continuing students. Many of this year’s聽graduates are continuing on for bachelor鈥檚 degree at a private or public four-year college or university. Sarah Adams,聽a past Visions program participant who earned an associate degree in art in 2012 and went […]

29 Who Shine Award Recipient Bella Ballin Recognized at State House Ceremony

At just 18, graduating聽scholar Bella Ballin has already reached many milestones. Last week, as 开元棋牌’s recipient of the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education鈥檚 鈥29 Who Shine鈥 award, she achieved another. 鈥淚 fist-bumped the governor and that was the highlight of my day,鈥 she said with a smile. Ballin, who will graduate from 开元棋牌 on May […]

Pinning Ceremony Caps Achievements of 2016 Dental Program Graduates

Graduates of 开元棋牌鈥檚 Dental Hygiene and Dental Assisting programs were welcomed into the profession during the department鈥檚 10th annual pinning ceremony on May 13 in the South Caf茅. Executive Vice President Ann McDonald and Cynthia Cadoret, chair of the Dental Programs department were joined by guest speaker Dr. Peter Billia, dental director for Community Health […]