MCC student finds belonging and a new career path
After moving from Morocco to Lowell, Wafaa Kalai joined Middlesex Community College in late 2023 as a public health student. While transitioning to the United States and figuring out what to study, she...
View ArticleMCC hosts graduation for students residing at ICC
Starting in spring 2024, Middlesex Community College partnered with MassHire Lowell Career Center to develop trainings for 17 students from Haiti currently residing in the Lowell Inn and Conference...
View ArticleDanja Mahoney to lead world language department at Chelmsford Public Schools
CHELMSFORD — Danja Mahoney has been hired as the new department coordinator of world language and cultural exchanges at Chelmsford Public Schools. Mahoney, who officially started on July 1, comes to...
View ArticleWorkforce company Bioversity ‘LINCs’ up with UML
LOWELL — More companies are joining the LINC project that launched in April. Bioversity, a leading Massachusetts nonprofit provider of biotech workforce training, announced that it was opening a...
View ArticleHigh school students get an early start to college at MCC with CAD course
During the summer, Middlesex Community College offered an Engineering/Computer Aided Design course through their College for Teens program. Students explored the engineering field and gained experience...
View ArticleWPI, MCC announce new pathway
At a ceremony held Aug. 2 at Middlesex Community College’s Lowell campus, Worcester Polytechnic Institute President Grace Wang and Middlesex Community College President Phil Sisson signed an...
View ArticleGreater Lowell Tech students receive scholarships from Collier Fund
TYNGSBORO — Greater Lowell Technical High School students from the Metal Fabrication and Joining Technologies, Automotive Collision and Carpentry programs worked with the Officer Sean A. Collier...
View ArticleSustainability funding tops Lowell School Committee agenda
LOWELL — Following a yearlong collaboration between Lowell Public Schools and the city, the school district is on track to receive nearly $20 million from state and federal agencies to improve the...
View ArticleMCC names Diamond Tin 2024-2025 student trustee
Diamond Tin, from Cambodia and now living in Lowell, has been named to the Middlesex Community College Board of Trustees for the 2024-2025 academic year as student trustee. In his role, the business...
View ArticleKatherine Richard named math department coordinator at Chelmsford Public Schools
CHELMSFORD — Katherine Richard has been hired as the new K-12 mathematics department coordinator for Chelmsford Public Schools. Richard comes to CPS from Andover Public Schools, where she served as the...
View ArticleTake charge of finances with MCC’s Financial Empowerment Series
Save money, earn a degree, and plan for the future with Middlesex Community College’s Financial Empowerment Series this fall. In celebration of Financial Empowerment Month, the college will hold an...
View ArticleShawsheen Adult Education announces new partnerships to address workforce...
BILLERICA — Shawsheen Adult Education has announced two new strategic partnerships designed to address workforce shortages in emergency medical services and municipal water treatment. These...
View ArticleLowell High’s stunning transformation
LOWELL — It’s official. The Lowell High School building project is a big hit. Thursday night, members of the School Committee, City Council, School Building Committee and other civic leaders toured the...
View ArticleFlat enrollment, aging buildings challenge UMass
Enrollment and infrastructure challenges continue to put pressure on the five-campus University of Massachusetts, where enrollment gains over the last 20 years have pretty much evaporated. During a...
View ArticleBillerica High Class of 1974 meets for 50th reunion
Alumni of the Billerica Memorial High School Class of 1974 gathered at the Burlington Marriott on Sept. 14 for their 50th high school reunion. Traveling from various corners of the country, including...
View ArticleDolan, Regan family legacies pay it forward for local students
LOWELL — Since 2007, the Dolan and Regan families have been involved with the Lowell High School Scholarship Program with The Alice Dolan Murphy Scholarship Fund and The Joseph M. Regan Memorial...
View ArticleMCC alumna, professor named new director of nurse education
Middlesex Community College has hired Lowell native and alumna Susan Lavallee as the new senior director of nursing education. A professor of the program, Lavallee is excited to now serve as a leader...
View ArticleMCC’s biotechnology program receives Pathmaker Validation from Mass Life...
On Aug. 13, Middlesex Community College’s biotechnology program received a Pathmaker Validation from the Mass Life Sciences Center. Representatives from MLSC joined Middlesex President Phil Sisson,...
View ArticleRegistration opens Oct. 1 for Shawsheen’s 7th grade Project Explore program
BILLERICA — Shawsheen Valley Regional Vocational Technical School District is excited to announce the opening of registration for its annual Project Explore program for seventh grade students, starting...
View ArticleGreater Lowell Tech Summer Enrichment Program engages students in building...
TYNGSBORO — Approximately 130 Greater Lowell Technical High School ninth graders and 43 student leaders participated in the 2024 Summer Enrichment Program. The program empowered students to develop...
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