Mount Wachusett Community College

The Massachusetts Board of Higher Education voted Tuesday to approve Dr. James Vander Hooven as the third president of Mount Wachusett Community College, during a special meeting in Boston. He will take over the position March 19.

The Board of Trustees at Mount Wachusett Community College has selected the head of enrollment management at Landmark College in Vermont as its next president, concluding the college's nationwide search for its third leader.

As Central Massachusetts colleges and universities compete with each other and with others across the country for students, making school more affordable and reaching outside of the traditional student population without sacrificing quality are new goals.

The search committee tasked with finding a replacement to long-time Mount Wachusett Community College President Daniel Asquino announced its five finalists for the position at the Gardner-based college.

Nichols College reaching out beyond Massachusetts to find community college students looking to transfer.

Mount Wachusett Community College has unveiled its 44,000-square-foot Dr. Daniel M. Asquino Science Center, which not only moves science education at the school forward but acknowledges the influence of the school's long-time president, who is set to retire next year.

A new site in Devens will become the largest parcel of land available for commercial use in the area; and it is highly likely to attract businesses from the life science and technology sectors.

Mount Wachusett Community College was recognized as a two-year college that offers military veterans quality education that lead to high salaries within six years of graduation.

The abrupt closure of all 137 campuses of the ITT Technical Institute has left approximately 35,000 students out in the cold, and Mount Wachusett Community College has announced it will work with them to find them a place at the school.

The GFA Federal Credit Union announced Thursday it promote Nicole Blais as the manager of the Winchendon branch for the credit union.