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Math Department
Mission Statement
It is the mission of the Department of Mathematics at Quinsigamond Community College to improve the success of all students enrolled in a math course at the College and to provide a solid foundation and understanding of mathematics needed in a wide variety of disciplines in an advancing technological world.
Vision
The Department of Mathematics at Quinsigamond Community College seeks to serve a diverse student population by offering a variety of coursework, implementing an appropriate placement and assessment process, employing innovative approaches to presentation of instructional content, incorporating new technologies, conducting faculty development initiatives, and by evaluating program effectiveness.
Free drop-in tutoring for QCC students is available in the Math Center.
Liberal Arts Mathematics Option Major
QCC now offers a major in Liberal Arts Mathematics Option.
QMAT Preparation & Review Material
To help students prepare and review before taking the QMAT placement test, visit Math Placement Assessment.
QCC's Math Department serves thousands of college students in Central Massachusetts, supporting various majors on our campus such as STEM, Health Sciences, General Studies, Liberal Arts, Education, and Human Services to name a few.
QCC Math Center
The Math Center is one of QCC's best resources for our math students.
Many Math Courses Offered
Although QCC is a two-year college, we offer a large range of math courses, from Basic Math to Differential Equations. Most of our college-level math courses are transferable to many four-year colleges/universities.
Math Faculty
In addition to our full-time math faculty, QCC's Math Department is strengthened by dozens of Adjunct Professors who are contracted each semester to teach all of our math courses. Without the commitment and dedication of our part-time math faculty we would not be able to offer as many courses and sections as we do each semester.
Math Department Affiliations
QCC's Math Department actively participates in and is associated with several different state and national mathematical associations, such as:
- AMATYC - American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges
- NEMATYC - New England Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges
- NCTM - National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
- CRLA - College Reading & Learning Association
- NOSS - National Organization for Student Success
- CCA - Complete College America