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MWCC Named an Anchor Institution of New Prison Education Consortium

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Mount Wachusett Community College has been named one of four anchor institutions for a new education consortium announced today that will be headed up by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and funded by a $250,000 grant from the Vera Institute of Justice (Vera) along with the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. “We are excited to be […]

New Bridges to College Program with Worcester County Sheriff’s Office Aims to Cut Crime, Provide New Start

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Mount Wachusett Community College and the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office are launching a prison education program to prepare inmates for college entry and the workforce. The grant-funded Bridges to College program will provide education and workforce training opportunities to 100 inmates at the Worcester County Jail and House of Corrections in West Boylston. The program’s […]