Subscribe to MWCC News MWCC Fire Science Technology students now have the opportunity to gain around-the-clock experience through a new, live-in component to the academic program. The Ashburnham Fire Department became the first local fire department to offer a residential component for students, and two other local communities are preparing to do the same. Gardner resident Ken Chase, 24, […]
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MWCC Professor Receives Massachusetts Colleges Online Award
MWCC instructor Kristin Riordon has been recognized with a Course of Distinction Award from Massachusetts Colleges Online, for her online course, “Comparative Religion.” Riordon, an Athol resident, received the award during the June 6 Massachusetts Colleges Online: Sharing Best Practices conference. “The COD Awards recognize faculty from throughout the state who have developed and teach innovative […]
MWCC Receives CASE Gold Circle of Excellence Award for Turbine Communications
Mount Wachusett Community College has received the gold Circle of Excellence Award from the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) in the Public Relations and Community Relations category for the multi-faceted “Catch the Wind at MWCC” communications project. The communications effort highlighted the activation and dedication of MWCC’s two 1.65 MW wind […]
MWCC Professor’s “Strength of Heart” Inspires Others on Healing Journey
As those who participate in the Greater Gardner Relay for Life will attest, one of the most powerful moments of the entire event is the Survivor Lap. As a sea of purple shirts walk with hope around the track, one can imagine how many stories of inspiration, strength, and perseverance could be told by each […]
Strength of Heart: Judy Fredette’s Optimistic Journey Through Breast Cancer
Judy Fredette, a member of MWCC’s faculty in the Nursing program, has a master’s degree in Nursing from the University of Massachusetts Lowell and has taken courses toward earning a Ph.D. in nursing. A resident of Winchendon, this is her first published work, a personal story of breast cancer survival, shared with others in similar […]