Due to the impending weather, all MWCC campuses will be closed Thursday, April 4, 2024. All day, evening and remote classes are canceled. Please refer to the Mount Fitness Facebook Page for status on their operations. View weather policy here.
Ten students earned an Associate Degree in addition to their high school diploma Mount Wachusett Community College, in partnership with Gardner Public Schools, celebrated the thirty-one students who graduated from the Gateway to College Early College program during a virtual event on May 28, 2021. Founded in 2006 thanks to a grant from the Bill […]
Mount Wachusett Community College celebrated the 104 graduates of the Associate Degree in Nursing Class of 2021 with a pinning ceremony via live stream on May 27, 2021. “It is a great honor to be with you to congratulate you on your Associate Degree in Nursing,” MWCC President James Vander Hooven welcomed graduates to the […]
The Paramedic Technology Program at MWCC welcomed eight new practitioners to the Paramedic profession in a pinning ceremony on May 20, 2021. This is the second class of students to graduate from MWCC’s Paramedic program. Peter H Laitinen, Paramedic Program Director congratulated students and recognized them for their perseverance despite the interruptions to their clinical […]
Mount Wachusett Community College held its 56th Annual Commencement Ceremony in a virtual livestream on Wednesday, May 19, 2021. “While I am unable to shake your hand as you cross the stage, understand that what we are celebrating today is just as special and just as impactful as any other ceremony. It is a celebration […]
On Friday, May 14, 2021, MWCC welcomed fourteen students to the dental hygiene profession with a socially distant pinning ceremony outside the main entrance of the Gardner campus. “This is not totally normal, but this is the most normal event that I have been to in about fifteen months. Thank you for this moment,” opened […]
United States Army Veteran and cancer survivor Christopher Shaddock, Class of 2019, has been named Mount Wachusett Community College Alumnus of the Year. Shaddock, a Boston native, served in the 4-101st Airborne and Assault Division which was deployed to Iraq and Kuwait as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Following his tour, he struggled with substance […]
On May 13, 2021, higher education leaders, students, faculty and staff will be joined virtually by Governor Charlie Baker for the 10th Annual “29 Who Shine” celebration. MWCC’s “29 Who Shine” honoree is Paige Landry. The “29 Who Shine” awards recognize a student from each 15 community colleges, nine state universities, and five UMass campuses. […]
MWCC Honors Two Students The Massachusetts Association of Community Colleges (MACC) will honor Community College scholars for their induction to the 2021 Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) All-Massachusetts Academic Team through a virtual “PTK Community College Excellence Week.” Running on its social media pages from Monday, April 26 through Friday, April 30, MACC will highlight the […]
Mount Wachusett Community College Board of Trustees Grants Tom Matsuda Emeritus Status The Board of Trustees of Mount Wachusett Community College voted unanimously to approve the recommendation of Thomas Matsuda for Emeritus status. Matsuda is a master sculptor and multimedia artist who specializes in Buddhist iconography. He began his formal studies as an artist at […]
The Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, Phi Delta Chapter at MWCC became a Five Start Chapter and won three awards at the New England Regional Convention and Awards Gala. PTK Phi Delta President Paige Landry, Recording Secretary Jennifer Gariepy, and Advisors Tami Morin and Fagan Forhan were on hand for the virtual Regional Hallmark Awards […]
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