CHAPTER 5

Middlesex Community College

Evolving Programs to Meet Community Needs

Carole Cowan and Michelle LaPointe

Middlesex Community College (MCC), in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, was founded in the 1970s and originally designated as a health careers college. In support of that mission, the college was located in the Bedford, Massachusetts, Veterans Medical Center for two decades before moving to its own campus not far from the VA Medical Center. MCC expanded to Lowell, Massachusetts, in 1986 and now occupies a large, historic facility downtown and other facilities in the city, including the MCC’s Health, Science, and Technology Center. MCC has continued to focus on careers in health, which gives the students an advantage in Massachusetts ...

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