WORCESTER, MA— February 22, 2023 — As part of Black History Month, Ilyasah Shabazz recently spoke at Quinsigamond Community College’s main campus in Worcester about the legacy of her parents, Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz, and her work in diversity, equity and inclusion. Shabazz is an award-winning author, educator and producer.

QCC President Dr. Luis G. Pedraja started the event by addressing how Black, indigenous, immigrant and other populations have been left out of history and need to be acknowledged.

WORCESTER, MA— January 9, 2023—Quinsigamond Community College has released its Fall 2022 Semester Dean and Merit Lists. A total of 482 students were named to the College’s Dean’s List and 864 students were named to the Merit List.

QCC’s Dean’s List Fall 2022

Students who meet the criteria below and have earned 12 or more credits in a given semester are named to the Dean’s List:  

WORCESTER (Jan. 4, 2023)— Quinsigamond Community College and Worcester State University have been awarded grants totaling $1.6 million from the Baker-Polito Administration to strengthen the region’s nursing talent pipeline and improve career pathways for the nursing profession.

WORCESTER, MA— December 19, 2022 — As colleges and universities across the country gear up for winter break, Quinsigamond Community College is preparing for its Winter Intersession. Winter Intersession classes are full credit classes (three credits) that run during the winter break from January 3-10, 2023. These two-week classes save students time and money towards their degree or certificate. Intersession classes at QCC are well-known in the area, not just for students already enrolled at QCC, but for students attending other colleges.

WORCESTER, MA— December 8, 2022 —   At Quinsigamond Community College, educating students transcends the traditional classroom setting for second-year students in the college’s Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) program.

WORCESTER, MA— December 7, 2022 — Quinsigamond Community College will be holding its first Holiday Expo/Craft Fair for the college community and the public on Friday, December 9, 2022, from 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. on QCC’S Main campus, 670 West Boylston Street, Worcester in the Harrington Learning Center, Room 109 A & B.

QCC Selected by Amazon as an Education Partner for Career Choice Program

WORCESTER, MA— December 5, 2022 —Quinsigamond Community College announced it has been selected as an education partner for Amazon’s Career Choice program, providing Amazon’s hourly employees access to QCC’s programs which include over 120 associate degrees and certificates.

In honor of National Apprenticeship Week, Quinsigamond Community College gathered innovators in the field of apprenticeships, as well as industry professionals for its inaugural Apprenticeship Conference, “When Old Is New Again: Expanding Apprenticeships in Massachusetts,” on Wednesday, November 16, 2022, held at the AC Marriot in Worcester.

WORCESTER, MA— November 2, 2022 —  Quinsigamond Community College’s Healthcare and Workforce Development Center opened its labs to offer Certified Nursing Assistant testing last week after administration learned that hundreds of people in Massachusetts were waiting to take the test to become a CNA.

“Federal regulations require a demonstration of skills, which require the use of equipment necessary to demonstrate those skills,” said Katheleen Conti assistant director of media relations for the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.

WORCESTER, MA— November 1, 2022 —  The Hanover Insurance Group has recently joined as a core partner of Quinsigamond Community College’s (QCC) mentoring program. Core partners are organizations that provide at least 10 mentors who will be matched with QCC students. The Hanover will be providing mentors from Mi Familia, one of its business resources groups which supports the Hispanic/Latinx community and its allies.