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Mount Wachusett Community College Overview

Mount Wachusett Community College is a public institution located in Gardner, Massachusetts. Students who love country life may enjoy the rural location of MWCC.

What Is Mount Wachusett Community College Known For?

687 Undergraduate Awards
  • The associate's degree is the highest award offered at MWCC.
  • In 2021-2022, 100% of the faculty were full-time.

Where Is Mount Wachusett Community College?

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Contact details for MWCC are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 444 Green St, Gardner, MA 01440-1000
Phone: 978-632-6600
Website: mwcc.edu

How Do I Get Into MWCC?

You can apply to MWCC online at: mwcc.edu/enroll/admissions/apply/

As long as you submit the requested materials to Mount Wachusett Community College when applying, you shouldn't have to worry about getting in since the school has an open admissions policy.

Can I Afford Mount Wachusett Community College?

22% Take Out Loans

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At MWCC, approximately 22% of students took out student loans averaging $4,161 a year. That adds up to $16,644 over four years for those students.

Mount Wachusett Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

903 Full-Time Undergraduates
61% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 3,156 undergraduate students at MWCC, with 903 being full-time and 2,253 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 903 full-time undergraduates at MWCC, 39% are male and 61% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Mount Wachusett Community College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 21
Black or African American 54
Hispanic or Latino 143
White 641
International Students 11
Other Races/Ethnicities 33

Over 10 countries are represented at MWCC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Vietnam, Brazil, and Canada.

Online Learning at Mount Wachusett Community College

896 Took All Classes Online
1,632 Took At Least One Class Online
In 2022-2023, 1,632 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at MWCC has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 17th most popular in Massachusetts for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of MWCC majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping 38%
Business, Management & Marketing 21%
General Business Administration and Management 42%

Mount Wachusett Community College Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate TOTAL
Nursing 0 198 0 198
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 21 50 6 77
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 70 0 70
Business Administration & Management 36 27 0 63
Human Services 15 21 0 36
General Business/Commerce 0 27 0 27
Human Development & Family Studies 5 17 0 22
General Biology 0 20 0 20
Dental Support Services 0 11 9 20
Accounting 16 0 0 16
Computer Software & Applications 5 8 0 13
Legal Support Services 9 4 0 13
Criminal Justice & Corrections 4 9 0 13
Computer Information Systems 3 8 0 11
Audiovisual Communications 0 9 0 9
Natural Resources Conservation 0 8 0 8
General Physical Sciences 0 8 0 8
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians 0 7 0 7
Mental & Social Health Services 7 0 0 7
Physics 0 7 0 7
History 0 6 0 6
Fire Protection 0 6 0 6
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair 0 3 2 5
Fine & Studio Arts 0 5 0 5
Information Technology 4 0 0 4
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 3 0 3
Health & Physical Education 1 2 0 3
Biotechnology 0 2 0 2
Health & Medical Administrative Services 2 0 0 2
Chemistry 0 2 0 2
Drama & Theater Arts 0 2 0 2
Business Support & Assistant Services 1 0 0 1
Design & Applied Arts 1 0 0 1
Communication & Media Studies 0 0 0 0
Public Relations & Advertising 0 0 0 0
Energy Systems Technologies 0 0 0 0
Industrial Production Technology 0 0 0 0
Alternative Medical Support Services 0 0 0 0
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 0 0 0 0
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 0 0 0 0
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 0 0 0 0
Mathematics 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 130 540 17 687

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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