Build Your Future in Engineering Physics

With an average 9% job growth* over the next ten years, an engineering degree will set you on the road to a high paying career. After graduation you will be ready to chose from a variety of paths, from Aerospace or Computer Engineering to Nuclear Physics and beyond!   Program Advantages include expert, university caliber[...]

Earn Your Substance Addiction Counseling Certificate

With MWCC's certificate program, you will get hands-on real-world experience, finish in less time, and prepare to sit for the certifying exams. You can also choose to apply your credits towards a Human Services degree upon completion of the program. If the description below interests you, please use the form to let us know and[...]

Design Your Future

Come explore, find your style, and find your voice at Mount Wachusett. Our faculty will engage and inspire your creative spirit with a challenging, supportive program in graphic and interactive design. Our program is centered on a curriculum that combines mastery of software tools with design thinking for creative problem-solving. Take Great Classes Like:: Design[...]

Start Your Career in Art

Come experiment, explore, and find your voice. Mount Wachusett Community College offers you a personal, supportive program in fine art. Our foundational training is centered on a rigorous fine arts curriculum in ceramics, drawing, painting, printmaking, and sculpting. We offer: Guidance from working artist-faculty members Close-knit, small classes Free gallery talks & artist lectures Open[...]

Vital Stats

Year Founded 1963 Service area 29 cities and towns Enrollment (credit, FY 2021) 3,156 Full-time Faculty & Staff 279 Number of campuses 5 Campus area 269 acres (main campus) Buildings 6 Classrooms, labs, and studios 130 Laboratories 7 Degree and certificate options 76 Student/faculty ratio 15:1 Total number of students doing service learning, 2020-2021 (during[...]

Tuition Equity Law

The Massachusetts Tuition Equity Law allows certain non-US citizens*, including undocumented students, to qualify for in-state tuition and state financial aid at public colleges if they meet specific criteria. These students must have attended a Massachusetts high school for at least three years and graduated with a diploma, or earned a GED/HiSET in the state.[...]

Frequently Asked Questions’s and Resources

Need Help? We are here for you! The North Central Educational Opportunity Center (NCEOC) team at MWCC provides free and confidential financial aid, and academic, and career counseling for adults living in the 29 cities and towns of North Central Massachusetts. Students hoping to apply for MassReconnect are also eligible for support from the NCEOC team. You don’t[...]

Commencement & Year End Ceremonies

2025 Commencement Season Schedule Upcoming Events Gateway to College & Pathways Early College Graduation Ceremony - Watch Live Here May 30, 2025 | 2:00 PM | Theatre at the Mount Past Events Mount Wachusett Community College 60th Commencement - Watch Live Here May 14, 2025 | 5:00 PM | Mount Fitness | View Program Here[...]

Box Office Information

  Theatre at the Mount, located in the Fine Arts Wing of Mount Wachusett Community College, 444 Green Street in Gardner is Central Massachusetts’ premier community theatre! We seat 515 people in 15 unobstructed rows – so every seat has a great view of the action! The theatre is wheelchair accessible and listening devices are[...]

Frequently Asked Questions

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS GI Bill® payments, particularly monthly housing payments, can sometimes be a mystery. You may hear about people receiving a smaller than expected monthly housing payment or not getting one at all when they think they should. GI Bill® housing allowance is paid after the fact. So if you start school on September[...]