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Teen Entrepreneurs Take First Prize in MWCC Business Plan Competition

A team of Leominster teenagers came a step closer to manufacturing an exercise device designed to improve flexibility and prevent injury, after taking first place in MWCC’s Business Plan Competition. During a close, but friendly competition, three finalists presented their proposals to a panel of judges during the evening event on Feb. 24 in the […]

Reggae Fusion Band to Perform Free Concert at MWCC

The Wicked Hangin Chads, a Boston-based reggae fusion band influenced by Bob Marley and Jimmy Cliff among others, will perform a free concert Saturday, March 14 at Mount Wachusett Community College. The concert will serve as a live training event for students enrolled in MWCC’s Media Arts and Technology program, as well as provide hands-on […]

Free North Central MA Business Resource Forum

Massachusetts business owners, presidents and human resources professionals are invited to attend a free North Central Massachusetts Resource Forum on Thursday, March 19 from 8:30 to 10:30 at Mount Wachusett Community College’s Leominster campus, 100 Erdman Way. Sponsored by MWCC, the event will include representatives from the college, state agencies, the city of Leominster and […]

MWCC Employees Raise $61,978 for 2015 Charitable Campaign

Mount Wachusett Community College faculty and staff have donated $61,978 to the 2015 Commonwealth of Massachusetts Employees Charitable Campaign (COMECC) and the United Way of North Central Massachusetts. Over the past five years, college employees have contributed more than $309,000 to aid those in need. “I am very proud of the generosity our faculty and […]

MWCC Veterans Services Director Presents at National Conference

Veteran services officials from colleges and universities throughout the country had the opportunity to learn about Mount Wachusett Community College’s Center of Excellence for Veteran Student Success during a recent national conference.MWCC Director of Veterans Services Bob Mayer was selected to present on “Student Veterans’ Centers: Designing to Implementation to Upgrading,” during the 2015 NASPA […]

Four Community Leaders Appointed to MWCC Board of Trustees

Four community leaders with professional experience in community healthcare, manufacturing and social services have been appointed to the Mount Wachusett Community College Board of Trustees. Sheila M. Daly, president and chief executive officer of Clinton Hospital, a subsidiary of UMass Memorial Health Care, has been reappointed to the board. New appointees are Kenneth C. Tomasetti of […]

From MWCC to ESPN: Alumnus Nate Haney Shares His Journey with Students

How do you get from Studio B in the basement of Mount Wachusett Community College to the advanced television studios at ESPN? MWCC alumnus Nate Haney shared how he did just that during presentations to Media Arts and Technology students on February 5 at the college’s Gardner campus. Haney, a 2006 graduate of MWCC who now […]

MWCC Hosting FAFSA Day for Financial Aid Assistance

Mount Wachusett Community College will host FAFSA Day Massachusetts on Sunday, Feb. 22 at 1 p.m. at the Gardner campus. Every high school senior, college student, and adult student who will be attending college during the 2015-2016 academic year needs to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) in order to apply for […]

Massachusetts Community College Students Invited to Apply for New UK College Scholarship

Massachusetts community college students interested in starting careers in business and entrepreneurship will have a unique opportunity to study abroad and earn their bachelor’s degree for free through a new scholarship program launched by Shorelight Education in partnership with Bath Spa University and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the Department of Higher Education has announced. Shorelight, a […]

MWCC’s Humanities Project Continues with Spring Events

MWCC’s Humanities Project, East Meets West in a Cabin in Concord: Walden and Beyond, continues during the spring semester with several community book discussions and a poetry reading. The events, inspired by Henry David Thoreau’s Walden, are free and open to the public. A discussion on Cal Armistead’s “Being Henry David,” will take place Wednesday, […]