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LaChance Library 2023 Best of College Research Contest Winners

The LaChance Library is pleased to announce the winners of 2023 Best of College Research contest. The Library received 29 submissions, just shy of the record number of 33 submissions in 2022. 1st Place and a $150 prize goes to Gary Brayboy and Coal Regulation Obstruction and Rising Black Lung Cases, by Gary Brayboy for College […]

Class of 2023: Anna Lago

Anna Lago arrived in Leominster from her native Brazil in 2019 without speaking English.  She immediately enrolled in MWCC’s English as a Second Language program at our Leominster campus. She pushed through remote courses during the pandemic and continued on to enroll in the art degree program. She completed her associate degree in art requirements […]

Class of 2023: Sarah Bravo

As a child, Sarah Bravo tripped a lot, and lacking the instinct to extend her arms to break her fall, she often landed face first. Falling became a fear for her until her mother helped her to learn to catch herself. “As I tripped my way throughout my early childhood, a piece of wisdom my […]

Class of 2023: Rachel Lucia

Rachel Lucia first enrolled at MWCC in 1994 at the age of twenty-one; a mother of three with little to no family support. She had quit high school after having her first child and was determined to overcome that setback by going to college. Knowing she needed to provide for her family and act as […]

Class of 2023 Graduate Profile: Janelle Racine

At 19 years old, Janelle Racine was struggling in college, with a 1.7 GPA and at risk of losing her financial aid, she dropped out. At the time, she couldn’t see how a college education was going to help her. Instead of continuing her pursuit of a degree in environmental science, she got a temporary […]