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Join MCC’s FREE Alumni Association for the 50th Celebration

MCC celebrates 50 years in September; join MCC's free Alumni Association to take part in the celebration and connect with fellow alumni

Middlesex Community College celebrates 50 years in September. Since its inception in 1970, the college has expanded its Bedford campus and extended its outreach into Lowell. Middlesex provides opportunity for every student who walks through the doors. If you have ever taken a class at MCC, you are an alumni!

Join MCC’s FREE Alumni Association to take part in the college’s 50th celebration, to connect with your fellow alumni, and to be updated on all college happenings.

Over the past 50 years, Middlesex has been comprised of faculty and staff whose main goal is providing students with the education, knowledge and skills they need to flourish.

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With 26,000+ alumni, the college has a strong networking base ­– for current and former students – ensuring that MCC continues to be a leading force in the communities the college serves.

“The mission of the MCC Alumni Association is to inspire lifelong connections with MCC,” said Amy Lee, MCC’s Director of Annual Giving & Alumni Relations. “By joining the Association, alums have the opportunity to connect with fellow graduates as well as MCC faculty and staff to share their stories and post-MCC journeys with one another – and to support future MCC students and alums on the path toward achieving their goals.”

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MCC works for students with a multitude of needs – international students seeking to improve English-language skills, returning adult learners studying a new skill, veterans returning to start their education, or recent high-school graduates getting an associate degree before transferring to a four-year college.

Middlesex students are proud of what they accomplish – whether it be in the work they put in for their majors, internships, clubs, organizations or other experiences the college offers. Learn about how programs have grown, catch up with old friends, and check in with the faculty members who made a difference in your education.

“Because of financial constraints, I did not attend college as a traditional-aged student,” said Sheri Stuart Denk, 1990 graduate of MCC. “Twenty one years after graduating from high school, I enrolled part-time as an MCC student. This academic opportunity was instrumental to my success – pursuing a Liberal Arts degree from Middlesex, an American Studies degree from Smith College, and a Masters in Community Social Psychology from UMass Lowell.

“These academic programs rekindled my love of learning and the faculty and staff provided an experience that transformed my life.”

Alumni Association Benefits include lifetime use of MCC Career Services, subscription to MCC’s magazine Profiles, invitations to alumni networking and social events, volunteer opportunities for MCC and the Middlesex Community College Foundation, seasonal discounts at MCC’s bookstore, discounts on auto and home insurance from Arabella Insurance, a reduced rate rental fee of MCC’s historic homes – the Middlesex Meetinghouse in Bedford and the John Nesmith House and Federal Building in Lowell – and engagement with fellow alumni.

Joining is easy! Visit www.middlesex.mass.edu/alumni/ or contact Amy Lee at 978-656-3028 or leea@middlesex.mass.edu. If you are already part of MCC’s Alumni Association, make sure your information is up-to-date – so you don’t miss any exciting updates or events.

Discover your path at Middlesex Community College. As one of the largest, most comprehensive community colleges in Massachusetts, we educate, engage and empower a diverse community of learners. MCC offers more than 80 degree and certificate programs – plus hundreds of noncredit courses – on our campuses in Bedford and Lowell, and online. Middlesex Community College: Student success starts here!

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