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General Information
Student Completion Rate
Students enter community colleges with a variety of academic, career and
personal goals. Many enroll at the college planning to complete a degree or
certificate program. Others are more directly interested in improving their basic
academic skills, mastering specific job skills, preparing to transfer to a
bachelor's degree-granting institution or learning about topics of personal
interest. In addition, community college students often must balance a variety of
competing responsibilities, such as family, work and school, which make it
difficult for many of them to enroll full time every semester.
Of the 1396 first-time, full-time students starting at MCC in Fall 2010, 36% either
earned a degree or transferred to another institution in three years. A total of
13% graduated in three years.
Graduation
Students who will be completing a degree or certificate program during the
2014/2015 academic year and expect to graduate in August 2015, must file an
application with the Student Information Center. The forms are available in the
Student Information Center in Bedford and Lowell or you may call to have one
mailed to you. The completed form is due by August 14, 2015 for summer
completion.
Required Immunization Record
Massachusetts law requires that full time students (those enrolled in 12 or
more credits hours), and all students in a Health Program (part-time and full
time, regardless of age) provide proof that they have been immunized against
Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Hepatitis B, Varicella, and one lifetime dose of
TDAP (Tetanus/Diphtheria/Acellular Pertussis ­ after 2006) in order to attend
classes at any public or private college or university in Massachusetts.
Students born in the United States before January 1, 1957 will be considered
immune to Measles, Mumps and Rubella and exempt from the MMR vaccine
requirement. Students born in the Unites States before January 1, 1980 will be
considered immune to Varicella (chicken pox) and exempt from the Varicella
requirement with the exception of students enrolled in a health program.
Students who do not complete these requirements will not receive end of
semester grades, or be allowed to register for the following semester, or have
transcripts sent to other colleges until these records are submitted. Contact
the Center for Health & Wellness for additional information about any of these
requirements ­ wellness@middlesex.mass.edu or 781-280-3765.
Smoking
Smoking is prohibited on all property owned or operated by Middlesex
Community College. This consists of all buildings, all grounds, including
exterior open spaces, parking lots, on-campus sidewalks, roadways and
driveways, recreational spaces and facilities; and in all college-owned or
leased vehicles. Smoking will only be allowed in private vehicles, lawfully
parked on campus lots, in which the smoker is authorized to be.
Visitors who fail to comply with the policy may be prohibited from remaining on
or returning to campus.
Weather-Related Class Cancellations
Notification of cancelled classes at Middlesex Community College are
broadcast over the following AM radio stations: WRKO-680; WCAP-980; WBZ-
1030. Announcements are also made on television channels 4,5,7, FOX. For
information on class cancellations call 1-800-818-3434 or visit
www.middlesex.mass.edu. Please note that a delayed opening indicates
a 10 a.m. start.
Voter Registration
Affidavits of voter registration forms are available in the Student Information
Centers, Bedford and Lowell campuses.
Policies
Middlesex Community College is an affirmative action/equal opportunity
employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin,
sex, disability, religion, age, veteran status, genetic information, gender identity
or sexual orientation in its programs and activities as required by Title IX of the
Educational Amendments of 1972, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990,
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of
1964, and other applicable statutes and college policies. The College prohibits
sexual harassment, including sexual violence. Inquiries or complaints
concerning discrimination, harassment, retaliation or sexual violence shall be
referred to the College's Affirmative Action and/or Title IX Coordinator, the
Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, the Equal Employment
Opportunities Commission or the United States Department of Education's
Office for Civil Rights.
Middlesex Community College advises applicants, participants and the
public that it does not discriminate on the basis of disability in admission or
access to, or treatment or employment in its programs, services and
activities, and has designated a resource person to coordinate efforts to
comply with these requirements. Inquiries and requests related to 504/ADA
accommodations and services should be directed to Susan Woods,
Associate Dean of Students and Director of Disability Support Services,
781-280-3641, Bedford campus, Enrollment Center (Building 9), Room 204.
Students or employees who feel that they have been harassed or
discriminated against on the basis of their disability, in violation of Section
504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act, or
other applicable law, may file a formal or informal complaint. Complaints
should be directed to Alisa Chapman, Director of Compliance, 781-280-3620,
Bedford
campus,
Cataldo
Building
(Building
10)
or
This publication is available in alternate format upon request.
Privacy rights regarding access to information are observed in accordance
with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, commonly known as the
Buckley Amendment. Specific College Policies are published in the College
Catalog, Student Handbook and Website.
Middlesex Community College, in compliance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure
of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, publishes an
annual security report which can be found on the College's website at:
https://www.middlesex.mass.edu/disclosurestatements/campsecrpt.aspx. To
request a paper copy of this report, please contact Alisa Chapman, Director of
Compliance, at 781-280-3620 or chapmana@middlesex.mass.edu., or Darcy
Orellana, Assistant Director of HR/AAO, 781-280-3559 or
orellanad@middlesex.mass.edu
The College may terminate this agreement without penalty in the event of an
unforeseen public emergency mandating immediate action. The College shall
not be deemed to be in breach for failure or delay in performance due to Acts of
God or other causes factually beyond their control and without their fault or
negligence.
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