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MCC Hires New Dean of Business, Legal Studies and Public Service

July 17, 2025 | By Caitlin Buckley

Middlesex Community College is excited to announce Heloisa DaCunha as the new Dean of Business, Legal Studies and Public Service. Most recently the Chair of MCC’s Criminal and Social Justice program, she has worked at Middlesex for 15 years, including as a professor.

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MCC wellness counselors, including Amy Mahoney, at a previous event hosted by the college’s Wellness Resource Center.

Students Build Connections This Summer with MCC’s Wellness Resource Center

July 16, 2025 | By Erin Carroll

This summer, Middlesex Community College is offering Pop-Up Wellness Lounge events run by the college’s Wellness Resource Center (WRC). The events allow students to connect, relax, and enjoy activities with the college community during the summer months.

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MCC Receives Over $1 Million in Grant Funding from Mass Life Sciences Center

July 15, 2025 | By Caitlin Buckley

Starting in April 2024, Middlesex Community College received a $1,012,438 grant from the Mass Life Sciences Center (MLSC) Pathmaker program. The funding assists in expanding the college’s Advanced Manufacturing with Robotics and Automation offerings through MCC’s Corporate Education and Training...

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At the 2025 Evening of Excellence, MCC Dean of Business, Legal Studies and Public Service Heloisa DaCunha awarded him the Donald J. Melisi Criminal and Social Justice Award for Academic Excellence.

MCC Helps Local Police Officer Advance in Career

July 10, 2025 | By Caitlin Buckley

Working full-time as a Waltham police officer and raising two young daughters, Allan Galdamez, of Lowell, was nervous to return to school. Interested in growing in his field, Galdamez came to Middlesex Community College where the Massachusetts free college program and the support he received from...

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MCC Chair of Performing Arts Karen Oster and MCC graduate Kole Ferreira

MCC Theatre Department Receives 12 Nationally Recognized Awards

July 9, 2025 | By Caitlin Buckley

In January 2025, Middlesex Community College’s theatre program was chosen by The Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF) to perform their Spring 2024 production of the musical “Alice by Heart.” The only musical of four shows selected, Middlesex received 12 awards for the...

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Students and teachers outside the MCC Lowell Cowan Center

Get Into the Workforce Faster with MCC’s Affordable & Accessible Industry Credentials

July 8, 2025 | By Caitlin Buckley

At Middlesex Community College, micro-credentials help students complete their education and enter the workforce faster. In the Fall 2025 semester, MCC will offer micro-credential options in business, communications and visual design, computer science, health and public service. Classes start Tuesday,...

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L-R MCC Provost & Vice President of Academic & Student Affairs Arlene Rodríguez, Cummings Foundation Co-founder William Cummings, MCC Entrepreneurship Program Coordinator Stacie Hargis

MCC Awarded $200,000 Cummings Grant

July 1, 2025 | By Caitlin Buckley

Middlesex Community College is excited to announce the college has been chosen by the Cummings Foundation to receive a $200,000 grant as part of the $30 Million Grant Program. With the funding, Middlesex will assist students enrolled in MCC’s entrepreneurship associate degree and certificate progr...

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Two men use drone remote during FAA Remote Pilot Certification Program.

MCC to Offer FAA Remote Pilot Certification Course

June 30, 2025 | By Caitlin Buckley

This summer, Middlesex Community College will offer an FAA Remote Pilot Certification program. Run by the college’s Community Education and Training (CET) division, the course will take place on MCC’s Bedford Campus starting on Saturday, August 2.

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Carla Acucena speaks at podium during MCC's 2025 Health Pinning

At 2025 Health Pinning, MCC Health Alumna Inspires Graduating Class

June 26, 2025 | By Caitlin Buckley

From being able to work part-time as she started a family to having opportunities to advance in her field, Carla Acucena, of Massachusetts, is grateful for her career in diagnostic medical sonography. Graduating from Middlesex Community College’s program in 2001, she returned to the college at...

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MCC's Lowell Cowan Center

MCC Students Get Free Bikes Thanks to Collaboration with Community Partner

June 25, 2025 | By Caitlin Buckley

Through grant funding from the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education, Middlesex Community College partnered with The Bike Connector in Lowell to provide increased transportation options for students. The collaboration allows MCC students to pick out a free bicycle, lock and helmet. Students...

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