Worcester State University

Two years of pandemic-related enrollment declines are sure to have considerable impacts on colleges, but educators say the problem could be more long-term.

QCC leads the 5 Central Mass. state universities and community colleges in recovering from the enrollment ravages of the pandemic.

Eight women from around Central Massachusetts have earned the honor this year.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute and Clark University in Worcester were ranked #63 and #103 in the U.S. News & World Report’s annual college rankings, released Monday.

A year of pandemic learning has emphasized key issues that existed before the pandemic and induced efforts to provide resources to these key areas.

Students, faculty and staff wanting to participate in upcoming semesters must now be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 at Worcester schools the College of the Holy Cross, Clark University, and Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

Fitchburg, Framingham, Worcester State and their counterparts statewide will require students to receive COVID-19 vaccines this fall, they said in a joint announcement Friday.

Colleges in Central Massachusetts are due to receive an estimated $100 million among them under the latest federal pandemic aid program.

Worcester State University will freeze tuition for the upcoming academic year and will hold courses in-person this fall, the school said Sunday.

Parents of students at MCPHS University and Worcester Polytechnic Institute take out the most loans to pay for their children's education in Central Massachusetts, according to newly released federal data.