Middlesex Community College’s Links Program is a tuition-free program designed specifically to help nontraditional students start college. Applications are currently being accepted for the spring semester, which begins Jan. 21, 2014.
Funded by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education (DESE) in partnership with MCC, Links provides an opportunity for eligible students to earn seven to 10 college and institutional credits FREE in one or two semesters. The program was established in 2000 for individuals who lack some academic or study skills, and for those who have not recently been in an academic setting.
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Although there are no age restrictions, Links is intended to serve adult students who have been away from school and would benefit from extra support and direction. Eligible applicants must have a high school diploma or GED, be a Massachusetts resident, and take MCC College Placement Tests and place into “Basic Writing” and/or “Algebra I.” Preference is given to students who have studied in a DESE-funded Adult Basic Education program.
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Once accepted into the Links program, students take two seminars and two or three classes. Links classes are held from 9 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, on MCC’s Bedford campus. Links students can use all Middlesex facilities and access all student services, including academic counseling, skills assessment, career guidance and individual support services. Classes are small, usually 15 students, and are comprised entirely of other Links students.
For more information about MCC’s Links Program, contact Ruth Clark, Links Program Coordinator, at 781-280-3654, or visit www.middlesex.mass.edu/Links.
MCC is one of the largest, most comprehensive community colleges in the state. We offer more than 75 degree and certificate programs, plus hundreds of noncredit courses, during the day, evening and weekend, on our Bedford and Lowell campuses, and online. Middlesex – a great place to begin your future!
