MWCC Student Government President Awarded for Dedication to Leadership and Service

On October 20th and 21st a group of students from the MWCC Student Government Association attended the Community College Student Leadership Association (CCSLA) Fall Conference where they were able to connect with over 120 students from all Massachusetts community colleges as well as community colleges in New Hampshire and Rhode Island. This annual event provides […]

MWCC Offering New Substance Abuse Counseling Program, Community Forum, in Response to Opioid Crisis

Mount Wachusett Community College has launched a new substance abuse counseling certificate program and is hosting a free community forum with NARCAN® training to bolster public resources and address the opioid crisis that is impacting our region, the state and the nation. The free forum, Opiates in North Central Massachusetts: Education for Community-Wide Crisis Response, […]

Area Students Preparing for 16th Year of Community Service Through United Way Youth Venture

The United Way Youth Venture program is returning to schools across North Central Massachusetts this fall to continue the great work being done by students in the community. During the past academic year, students throughout the region took a stand against the problems of the world and worked together to help those in need through […]

MWCC Named to President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll

Only Community College in the Commonwealth to Receive Economic Opportunity Distinction Mount Wachusett Community College has been named to the 2015 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, for exemplary community service programs. With a strong institutional focus on economic issues facing our communities, the college is one of only five community colleges across the […]

MWCC Volunteers Package 46,872 Meals During Annual United Way Day of Caring

A group of nearly 200 enthusiastic volunteers at Mount Wachusett Community College worked in shifts throughout the day to more than double last year’s efforts to combat hunger in the region. Through the college’s Center for Civic Learning and Community Engagement, students, faculty and staff teamed up in assembly lines to package 46,872 meals to serve […]

Community Service Project Marks 15th anniversary of 9/11

MWCC student volunteers are collecting notes of appreciation for first responders in the region who put their lives in jeopardy for the sake of others, as a way of honoring the nearly 3,000 victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. For the second year, the activity was coordinated by the college’s Center of Excellence for […]

Exhibit of Abstract Paintings by Professor John Pacheco on Display at MWCC’s East Wing Gallery

An exhibition of recent abstract paintings by Mount Wachusett Community College Professor John Pacheco is on display in the college’s East Wing Gallery through October 4. Pacheco’s work is influenced by abstract expressionists and artists that saw spiritualism in the process of painting and the contemplation of color and abstraction. “Painting abstractly, I can compose […]

Baker-Polito Administration Launches State-of-the-Art College Pathways Portal

Massachusetts students and families now have access to a new, full-service web portal that will allow them to explore a wide range of academic offerings at the state’s public colleges and universities and chart a course to an affordable bachelor’s degree through transfer from a community college to a state university or University of Massachusetts […]

MWCC Humanities Project Enters Third Year with “Imagining Work”

Following an inaugural year with Henry David Thoreau and last year’s examination of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, the Mount Wachusett Community College Humanities Project will begin its third year this fall with an artistic focus on “Imagining Work.” During the upcoming academic year, students, faculty, staff and members of the greater community will delve into the […]

MWCC, Labouré College, Partnering to Create Educational Opportunities for Nurses

Labouré College and Mount Wachusett Community College are partnering to support the continuing education of local nurses. The colleges have established a transfer agreement providing licensed practical nurses (LPNs) graduating from Mount Wachusett Community College a pathway to earn their Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from Labouré College and obtain licensure as registered nurses. […]