Incoming students to MCC’s health and STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) programs can get ahead of the class with the Middlesex Community College STEM Starter Summer Bridge Program.
Offered through the Health & STEM Pathways Center, these free, two-week summer sessions are open to new or continuing Middlesex students with less than 24 credits. Two sessions are offered: July 28 through Aug. 8, and Aug. 11 through 22. All courses take place on the Lowell campus.
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“The Summer Bridge Program is an excellent way to introduce students to health and STEM resources at the college,” said MCC Science Professor Jessie Klein, who helps organize the program. “Many of our health and STEM students who have successfully transferred started in a Summer Bridge.”
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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 Afua Serwa Addae-Adoo, MCC’s Health and STEM Pathways Job Placement Specialist. “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.
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!