Middlesex Offers Unique Educational Experience Through Learning Communities

Middlesex Community College Learning Communities are two highly interactive courses with the same students and same instructors that are combined to deepen and intensify the learning experience. Spring semester begins Tuesday, Jan. 21, and it’s not too late to register.

By focusing on contemporary themes, Learning Communities enhance student interest and foster understanding of how subjects and issues are interrelated. Students enrolled in Learning Communities earn credits for two courses, are more likely to do well in their courses, learn and study with the same group of students, form partnerships and teams and build a sense of community in a supportive environment.

MCC offers two types of Learning Communities. In fully integrated Learning Communities, two or more team-taught courses are joined as if they were one larger class. In linked Learning Communities, two separate courses are thematically connected and use shared assignments and activities.

Learning Communities being offered for the spring semester include “World Views: Examining Civilizations through Art and Literature,” “Have a Wicked First-Year Experience,” “Wicked Problems and Careers in STEM,” and “Be Your Own Boss.”

For complete course descriptions, or for more information about Learning Communities at MCC, visit https://www.middlesex.mass.edu/learningcommunities/.

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!