Mount Wachusett Community College Confers 638 Degrees and Certificates to 592 Students During Commencement Ceremonies

Mount Wachusett Community College celebrated the academic achievements of its graduates during the college’s 57th Commencement on May 18, 2022. A total of 592 students graduated, with 474 associate degrees and 164 certificates being conferred. In addition to the 2022 graduates, eight students from the class of 2020 and twenty-eight from the class of 2021 […]

Mount Wachusett Community College Celebrates Graduates of Production Technician with Robotics Training

On May 12, 2022, Mount Wachusett Community College held its graduation ceremony for students who have completed the Production Technician with Robotics Training at the Devens campus. The MWCC Workforce, Access, and Education Department, in partnership with the MassHire North Central Career Center, offers the seven-week Production Technician with Robotics Training to prepare students for […]

Mount Wachusett Community College Holds Annual Evening of Excellence Award Ceremony

Mount Wachusett Community College recognized the achievements of its high-performing students in a virtual Evening of Excellence award ceremony on May 12, 2022. Welcoming graduates, families, faculty, and staff to the event was interim Vice-President of Student Affairs, Jason Zelesky. “We are here to recognize the incredible passion and possibility that resides within this community. […]

United Way Youth Venture Names 2021-2022 Scholarship Winners

The Mount Wachusett Community College-based United Way Youth Venture of North Central Massachusetts Program supports outstanding Venturers with annual scholarships for graduating seniors and college students who exemplify leadership and changemaking. This year, the Changemaker Award went to the Fab 5 Venture Team out of Ayer-Shirley Regional High School. Team members Lei Lani Harmon, Claire […]

Mount Wachusett Community College Holds Pinning Ceremony for Veterinary Technology Graduates

Mount Wachusett Community College welcomed fourteen students to the veterinary technology profession on May 11, 2022 in a traditional pinning ceremony. The group of students, some of whom started their program at the former Becker College, were welcomed by Dean Veronica Guay, Program Director Tara Novak, and President James Vander Hooven. “I am so thrilled […]

100 New Students Inducted into Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society

In a virtual ceremony held on Friday, May 6, 2022, the Phi Delta Chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society welcomed 100 new members to its ranks. Founded in 1918, Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) recognizes the academic achievement of community college students and provides members with the opportunity for personal, academic, and professional growth […]

Students Honored as All-State Academic Team Members

The Massachusetts Association of Community Colleges (MACC) held its annual All-State Academic Team Recognition Ceremony on Friday, April 29, 2022 to honor forty-one Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) honor society students from across the Commonwealth. Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) is the international honor society of two-year colleges. PTK has recognized and encouraged scholarship among community college […]

Mount Wachusett Community College Hosts Virtual Conference to Help Student Parents

Mount Wachusett Community College (MWCC), in collaboration with Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA), hosted a ‘Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS) Virtual Student Parent Conference’ on Friday, April 22. This full-day event incorporated voices of leadership and student-parents sharing the stories of their educational journeys. Student-parents are now one of the fastest-growing college […]

MWCC Helps to Address Equity in Healthcare through Diversity Simulation Training

In a recent poll conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF), LGBTQ+ people reported different, and in some cases more challenging, experiences accessing care than their non-LGBTQ+ peers. They were more likely to report that a provider did not believe they were telling the truth, suggested they were personally to blame for health problems, assumed […]