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    Quinsigamond Community College
    Logo of Quinsigamond Community College.
    Type Publiccommunity college
    Established 1963
    Accreditation NECHE
    Academic affiliations
    		Higher Education Consortium of Central Massachusetts
    Endowment $4.6 million (2022)[1]
    President Luis G. Pedraja
    Students 7,368 (2022)[2]
    Location
    Worcester
    ,
    Massachusetts
    ,
    United States

    42°18′53.29″N71°47′37.07″W / 42.3148028°N 71.7936306°W /42.3148028; -71.7936306
    Colors White and blue
    Nickname Wyverns (male)
    Lady Wyverns (female)
    Mascot Wyvern
    Website www.qcc.edu

    Quinsigamond Community College(/ˌkwɪnˈsɪɡəmʌnd/)(colloq:QCC,Quinsig) is apubliccommunity collegeinWorcester, Massachusetts. It has an enrollment of over 7,000 students. Many students are enrolled in the college's transfer program, MassTransfer, with the intent of continuing on to a college or university in the state.[3]

    History

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    Founded in 1963, QCC occupies a campus within the Greendale neighborhood of Worcester, which was formerly owned by theAssumption Preparatory Schooluntil it was destroyed by the1953 Worcester tornado. The college maintains twelve satellite campuses in locations such as nearbyMarlboroughandSouthbridge.[4]

    QCC offers day, evening, and online classes, which include over sixtyassociate degreeprograms and over fifty certificate programs in nine course categories.

    QCC has a Center for Workforce Development and Continuing Education, which offers low-costtraining programsthat enable individuals to learn new skills that can be applied on the job or used for futureprofessional development. The center works closely with local companies and organizations to meet specific organizational goals.[5]

    Beginning in Fall 2024, QCC (in addition to all other MA community colleges) will be free to all Massachusetts students without a prior college degree, in accordance with the MassEducate program.[6]

    Accreditation

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    The Harrington Learning Center on the campus of Quinsigamond Community College in 2012.
    The Harrington Learning Center on the campus of Quinsigamond Community College in 2012.

    QCC isaccreditedby theNew England Commission of Higher Education.[7]Individual programs of study are also fully accredited by specific agencies such theAmerican Dental Association, theAmerican Occupational Therapy Association, theCommission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs, theNational Association for the Education of Young Children, and theNational League for Nursing.

    Athletics

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    QCC is part of theMassachusetts Community College Athletic Association, and competes in Division III of theNational Junior College Athletic Association.

    In 2010, QCC athletes became known as the Wyverns, after thelegendary, two-legged dragon.

    Notable faculty

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    Notable alumni

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    See also

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    References

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    1. ^"About QCC". September 27, 2010.Archivedfrom the original on November 13, 2020. RetrievedApril 11,2022.
    2. ^"Quinsigamond Community College".Archivedfrom the original on January 17, 2023. RetrievedApril 11,2022.
    3. ^"MassTransfer". October 14, 2016.Archivedfrom the original on June 3, 2022. RetrievedApril 11,2022.
    4. ^"Driving Directions". December 6, 2010.Archivedfrom the original on April 29, 2022. RetrievedApril 11,2022.
    5. ^"Center for Workforce Development and Continuing Education". October 25, 2012.Archivedfrom the original on March 23, 2022. RetrievedApril 11,2022.
    6. ^Medeiros, Dan (July 30, 2024)."Mass. makes community college free for everyone statewide. How to get a degree debt-free".The Herald News.
    7. ^"Massachusetts Institutions".Archivedfrom the original on October 9, 2021. RetrievedMay 27,2021.
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