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MWCC Continues Standing as Military Friendly School for 2023-2024 Cycle

Mount Wachusett Community College continues its standing as a Military Friendly School for the 2023-2024 Military Friendly Cycle. MWCC Veteran Services were set specifically to address the needs of Veterans transitioning from service member to student. The staff members in MWCCs Veterans Services Office, Director Robert Mayer, and Certifying Official Sarah Savoie work closely with […]

MWCC Foundation to Hold Veterans Scholarship Breakfast at Great Wolf Lodge April 14

The MWCC Foundation is excited to return to in-person events this spring with the return of the annual Veterans Scholarship Breakfast. Speakers will include alumnus Christopher Shaddock, student Andrea Giordano, and keynote speaker James Kopp a member of the US World War One Centennial Commission which established the WWI Memorial on the National Mall. MWCC […]

Mount Wachusett Community College Earns 2022-2023 Military Friendly® School Designation

Mount Wachusett Community College announced today that it has earned the 2022-2023 Military Friendly ® School designation. Institutions earning this designation were evaluated using both public data sources and responses from a proprietary survey. More than 1,800 schools participated in the 2022-2023 survey with 665 earning special awards for going above the standard. MWCC earned […]

MWCC Named to Military Times Best for Vets: Top Colleges 2020 List

The Mount’s continued support and dedication to our veteran students was once again recognized by Military Times in their annual “Best for Vets” rankings. MWCC is the highest ranked Massachusetts 2-year college and 6th in the US! Our Veterans Services staff are committed to providing Military Service Members, Veterans, and their families with assistance and […]

MWCC Hosting Free Veteran’s Resource Fair on June 18

Mount Wachusett Community College will be hosting a free Veteran’s Resource Fair with numerous organizations on Tuesday, June 18 with the goal of helping veterans and their families connect with a multitude of valuable resources and organizations in one location. While it takes place at Mount Wachusett Community College from 5 to 7 p.m. on […]

MWCC Honors Veterans at First Annual Veteran Scholarship Breakfast

Six student veterans were awarded scholarships last Friday at the First Annual Veteran Scholarship Breakfast. “Mount Wachusett Community College has a very long history and a deep commitment to serving our veteran students… our veteran students are very involved in the fabric and culture of the college when it comes to clubs, organizations and activities,” […]

Veterans Complete Mediation Training

Nineteen veterans were presented with mediation certificates Friday following a five-week long mediation program that was hosted at Mount Wachusett Community College. Most of those who took participated in the training were veterans or work with veterans. Certificates recognizing their 35 hours of training were presented by Massachusetts Senator Anne Gobi, Massachusetts Representative Susannah M. […]

MWCC Students Create Valentine’s for Vets

Mount Wachusett Community College students created 135 handmade Valentine’s Day cards that have been distributed to veterans in thanks for their service. “Veteran’s get cards during Christmas, Thanksgiving and of course Veteran’s Day but not during Valentine’s Day and I thought it would be cool to do Valentine’s for Vets,” said MWCC Students Laryssa Truesdale […]

MWCC Ranked 1st in New England for Veterans

Mount Wachusett Community College has been named by Military Times as 7th in the country among two-year schools in their latest Military Times Best: Colleges 2018 rankings. “Mount Wachusett Community College is first and foremost a student friendly school. With that kind of inherent culture, it is not a difficult stretch to being a military […]

Vietnam Veterans Donate $2K to MWCC Veteran Students

Members of Gardner-based Chapter 907 of the Vietnam Veterans of America recently donated $2,000 to the Mount Wachusett Community College Foundation’s Veterans Memorial Scholarship. “This donation makes a real difference,” said MWCC President James Vander Hooven who accepted the donation on behalf of the college. The Veterans Memorial Scholarship was established to assist student veterans […]