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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?

690 Undergraduate Awards
  • Students who want to work more closely with their professors have an easier time at MWCC since the student to facuty ratio is 9 to 1.
  • The associate's degree is the highest award offered at MWCC.
  • For the 2017-2018 academic year, 100% of the faculty were full-time.

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Mount Wachusett Community College Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at MWCC.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#10 Best Human Services Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#17 Best Public & Social Service Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#22 Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#34 Most Popular Human Services Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#44 Best Business & Commerce Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#54 Most Popular Public & Social Service Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#84 Most Popular Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#99 Best Health/Medical Admin Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards MWCC has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#10 Best Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools Nursing Degree Search
#38 Best Value Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service College Factual
#56 Best Medical/Clinical Assistant Schools College Factual
#139 Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools College Factual
#139 Best Registered Nursing Associate Degree Schools College Factual
#229 Best Value Colleges for Health Professions College Factual

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

How Do I Get Into MWCC?

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

29% Take Out Loans
12.7% Loan Default Rate

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 29% of students took out student loans averaging $4,217 a year. That adds up to $16,868 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at MWCC is 12.7%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.

Mount Wachusett Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,021 Full-Time Undergraduates
62% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 3,187 undergraduate students at MWCC, with 1,021 being full-time and 2,166 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 1,021 full-time undergraduates at MWCC, 38% are male and 62% 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 34
Black or African American 57
Hispanic or Latino 172
White 677
International Students 15
Other Races/Ethnicities 66

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

1,678 Took All Classes Online
2,903 Took At Least One Class Online
65.2% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 2,903 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 27th most popular in Massachusetts for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Growth Rankings of MWCC

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Mount Wachusett Community College was 65.2%. This is the #525 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at MWCC regardless of major.

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
Business Administration & Management 17%
Computer & Information Sciences 21%
Computer Information Systems 19%
Computer Software & Applications 37%
Legal Professions 14%
Legal Support Services 14%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at MWCC ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at MWCC.

Major Growth Rate Rank
Legal Support Services #33
Computer Software & Applications #47
Fire Protection #49
Legal Professions #63
General Business/Commerce #105
Computer Information Systems #116
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting #236
Computer & Information Sciences #251
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities #257
Liberal Arts General Studies #257
Business Administration & Management #391

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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 0 116 0 116
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 75 0 75
Business Administration & Management 37 29 0 66
Human Services 22 29 0 51
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 0 0 38 38
General Business/Commerce 0 37 0 37
Computer Information Systems 10 27 0 37
Criminal Justice & Corrections 10 24 0 34
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 10 13 9 32
Legal Support Services 13 9 0 22
Computer Software & Applications 9 10 0 19
Audiovisual Communications 0 14 0 14
General Biology 0 13 0 13
Human Development & Family Studies 0 12 0 12
Health & Medical Administrative Services 1 2 9 12
Accounting 11 0 0 11
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair 0 5 6 11
Physics 0 11 0 11
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 0 9 0 9
Dental Support Services 0 0 9 9
Fine & Studio Arts 0 9 0 9
Information Technology 7 0 0 7
Natural Resources Conservation 0 7 0 7
Fire Protection 0 7 0 7
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 4 0 4
Alternative Medical Support Services 0 4 0 4
History 0 4 0 4
Design & Applied Arts 4 0 0 4
Biotechnology 0 3 0 3
Mental & Social Health Services 2 0 0 2
Health & Physical Education 1 1 0 2
Chemistry 0 2 0 2
Drama & Theater Arts 0 2 0 2
Business Support & Assistant Services 1 0 0 1
Communication & Media Studies 0 1 0 1
Industrial Production Technology 0 1 0 1
General Physical Sciences 0 1 0 1
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 138 481 71 690

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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