Mount Wachusett Community College

Mount Wachusett Community College has received a five-year, $1.18 million Federal grant that will help adults in the region successfully transition to college or other postsecondary education.

Nichols College in Dudley is planning to ease the pathway to a bachelor's degree for students from three New England community colleges with new agreements that streamline the credit and transfer process.

As the federal government reaches for ways to cut down on the prison population, local workforce officials see training convicts as a way to reduce the skills gap.

Mount Wachusett Community College has received $573,600 in state funds to help educate students from disadvantaged backgrounds.

A consortium of community colleges has received a $4 million U.S. Department of Labor grant that will provide training for 400 people in advanced manufacturing Worcester, Middlesex and Essex counties.

Mount Wachusett Community College has been selected to participate in a pilot program to educate 72 inmates at area correctional institutions.

PATRICIA A. OSTROUT, senior vice president of retail banking at North Brookfield Savings Bank, was named volunteer...

Anna Maria College is in the preliminary phases of putting together its strategic plan, as President Mary Lou Retelle wraps up her first official year on the job.

Shipments of 3D printers in the U.S. grew by nearly 20 percent in 2015 and will continue to grow over the next four years, according to a recently published forecast from Framingham-based International Data Corporation.

The Community Foundation of North Central Massachusetts announced the distribution of 23 grants last week totaling $433,640 from its general endowment funds and field of interest funds.