Enroll Now in MCC's Free STEM Starter Academy Summer Bridge

Incoming students to MCC’s health and STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) programs can get ahead of the class with Middlesex Community College’s free STEM Starter Academy Summer Bridge Program.

Offered through the Health & STEM Pathways Center, this free, two-week summer session is open to new or continuing Middlesex students with less than 24 credits. Classes are held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday, Aug. 1 through Aug. 12. All courses take place on the Lowell campus.

“The Summer Bridge Program is an excellent way to introduce students to health and STEM resources at the college,” said Audrey Frater, Director of MCC’s Pathways Center. “Many of our health and STEM students who have successfully transferred started in a Summer Bridge.”

Each day, students are introduced to new aspects of the health & STEM fields. Students explore careers in health and STEM fields, meet MCC faculty and staff, learn important study skills, get help developing a resume, and learn about available research, internship and job opportunities. Students also gain hands-on experience and laboratory skills, and can connect with a peer mentor.

Middlesex faculty, staff and guest lecturers lead the sessions, which vary from year to year, but have recently included environmental science, biotechnology and clinical lab techniques.

“One of the most beneficial things this program offers is the opportunity for new students to connect with experienced students,” said Frater. “Summer Bridge students often start their health or STEM programs feeling more connected because they know they’re not alone. They know where to go if they need help and support.”

For more information or to register for MCC’s STEM Starter Academy Summer Bridge Program, visit www.middlesex.mass.edu/pathwayscenter or call the MCC Health & STEM Pathways Center at 978-322-8411.

Middlesex Community College meets the evolving educational, civic and workforce needs of our local and global communities. As one of the largest, most comprehensive community colleges in the state, we educate more than 13,000 students annually on our campuses in Bedford and Lowell, and online. MCC offers more than 75 degree and certificate programs, plus hundreds of noncredit courses. At Middlesex, everyone teaches, everyone learns.