Mount Wachusett Community College is the one place in North Central Massachusetts where you can earn an associate\u2019s degree, see a show, send your child to camp, join the fitness center, complete a certificate program or get workforce training.<\/p>\n
The Mount was founded in 1963 and was first located at the former Gardner High School on Elm Street, moving to its permanent location on Green Street about a decade later. It now sits on a 249-acre campus with satellite campuses in Leominster, Fitchburg and Devens, serving 29 communities. It offers 70-plus credit bearing degree and certificate programs, non-credit, personal enrichment classes for life-long learners and workforce development that includes custom, on-site training.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cMount Wachusett Community College really is the regional center for affordable relevant higher education,\u2019\u2019 said MWCC President James Vander Hooven. \u201cWe work very closely with local businesses and industries, specifically the North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce to make sure that what we\u2019re doing for training, education and curriculum is relevant to the workforce of this region. We\u2019re also a comprehensive community college.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n Vaner Hooven pointed to its entire advanced manufacturing program as an example of a program that has been developed in conjunction with regional businesses and manufacturers.<\/p>\n In normal times, the main campus is a bustling hub of activity, including a fitness center that is open to the public, a well-respected community theatre, summer camps, and classrooms and labs filled with students.<\/p>\n