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Mount Wachusett Community College Gateway to College Early College Program Receives National Recognition

The Gateway to College program at Mount Wachusett Community College (MWCC) has received a Program Excellence Award from the Achieving the Dream network. MWCC’s Gateway to College Early College program serves students wishing to enter post-secondary education and earn college credits while completing their high school diploma. To date, 608 students have graduated from the […]

Mount Wachusett Community College Announces Fall 2025 Art Exhibition Featuring Mark Lore

The first exhibition of the fall 2025 season at Mount Wachusett Community College’s East Wing Gallery titled “Mark Lore: Retrospective: Looking Back, Looking Forward,” will showcase the works of celebrated local artist Mark Lore. The exhibition will be held at the East Wing Art Gallery from September 2 – 26, 2025, with an opening reception […]

MWCC Awarded $5,066,500 to Support First-Generation, Low-Income, and Students With Disabilities Through US Department of Education TRIO Student Support Services Grants

Three federal grants will boost student retention and graduation at Mount Wachusett Community College. Mount Wachusett Community College (MWCC) is proud to announce that it has been awarded three U.S. Department of Education TRIO Student Support Services grants totaling $5,066,500 ($1,013,300 annually) to continue to support programs that help low-income students, first-generation college students, and […]

Nypro Foundation Provides Scholarship Support to MWCC Summer Adventures Program

The Mount Wachusett Community College Foundation, Inc. has received a grant of $5,649 from the Nypro Foundation in support of the MWCC Summer Adventures Program. The grant will provide scholarships for three children of MWCC student parents to attend the 7-week Summer Adventures Program. This support will enable current student-parents to enroll in summer courses […]

Community Foundation of North Central Massachusetts Awards MWCC Career Readiness & Educational Access Grant

The Community Foundation of North Central Massachusetts (CFNCM) Career Readiness & Educational Access Grant Committee has awarded the MWCC Foundation $30,000 in continued funding to support the Mount Wachusett Community College (MWCC) Child Watch Program. The MWCC Child Watch is a supervised place where registered and eligible students can safely leave their child(ren) for up […]

Mount Wachusett Community College Foundation Receives Grant to Support “Nourishing Diversity at Monty’s Market”

The Mount Wachusett Community College (MWCC) Foundation has been awarded a $5,300 grant from the Worcester County Food Bank Fund to End Hunger. This grant will support the “Nourishing Diversity at Monty’s Market” project, an initiative aimed at expanding the food offerings at MWCC’s on-campus food pantries, Monty’s Market, to better meet the diverse dietary […]

Mount Wachusett Community College Board of Trustees Welcomes Two New Members

Mount Wachusett Community College (MWCC) welcomes two new members to its Board of Trustees: Rozanna Penney, President and CEO of Heywood Healthcare, and Beckett Caisse, a dedicated MWCC student who will serve as the college’s Student Trustee. “We are thrilled to welcome Rozanna Penney and Beckett Caisse to our Board of Trustees,” said MWCC President […]

Clinton High School, Fitchburg State University, and Mount Wachusett Community College Partner to Expand Early College Opportunities

Clinton High School, Fitchburg State University, and Mount Wachusett Community College (MWCC) are pleased to announce a new partnership to expand Early College opportunities for high school students in the region. This initiative is part of the Healey-Driscoll Administration’s statewide effort to create 1,400 new Early College seats across Massachusetts, providing high school students with […]

Celebrating Research Excellence: Winners of the 2025 Best of College Research Contest

The LaChance Library is proud to announce the winners of the 2025 Best of College Research contest, an annual celebration of outstanding student scholarship and academic writing. Each year, this competition highlights the incredible research being done by students across campus. This year’s winners impressed the judges with their originality, insight, and depth of analysis. […]

President’s, Dean’s, Distinction, and Excellence Lists for Spring 2025 Semester

Mount Wachusett Community College is pleased to announce our Dean’s, President’s, Distinction, and Excellence Lists for the spring 2025 semester. Full-time students who complete a minimum of 12 semester hours are eligible for the Dean’s and President’s Lists. The Dean’s List requires a 3.30 to 3.99 grade point average while the President’s List requires a […]