How to Apply

Applicants are encouraged to matriculate by selecting a certificate or degree program at the time of application. An applicant not seeking a degree or certificate can elect to apply as a non-matriculated or guest student.

Matriculated Students

(Applicants enrolling in a degree or certificate program)

  • Review the admissions and academic requirements for your program of choice. Some programs require prerequisite coursework. Current high school students may be provisionally accepted into a major pending verification of high school graduation.
  • Complete the admissions application. Applications may be submitted online (http://mwcc.edu/apply/) or obtained from the MWCC Admissions Office.
  • Mail applications to:

MWCC
Admissions Office
444 Green Street
Gardner, MA 01440

  • Mail official high school/homeschool/high school equivalency assessment to:

MWCC
Admissions Office
444 Green Street
Gardner, MA 01440

MWCC
Admissions Office
444 Green Street
Gardner, MA 01440

Copies of an official college transcript are required if:

  • You are applying to one of MWCC’s selective programs, or
  • You seek to transfer college credits, or
  • You have been awarded an educational certificate from outside the U.S. - Official evaluations to U.S. standards of all college/university coursework, indicating grades earned with the official explanation of grading system, completed through an acceptable credential evaluating agency, such as Spantran - MWCC Pathway (offers discounted services), Center for Educational Documentation (CED) or World Education Services (WES)  Additional agencies may be found www.naces.org.

Non-Matriculated Students

(Applicants not seeking a degree or certificate from the college, known as guest students, are ineligible for financial aid)

  • Complete the admissions application.
  • Mail applications to:

MWCC
Admissions Office
444 Green Street
Gardner, MA 01440

  • Non-matriculated or guest students must meet prerequisite requirements for all courses. Prerequisites can be met through placement testing or review and approval of equivalent college coursework.
  • Students who wish to matriculate after being admitted as non-matriculated or guest students should contact the Admissions Office. Students will need to declare a major and/or complete an updated admissions application, comply with all requirements of matriculation, and certify that they have completed their high school diploma/high school equivalency assessment. The change will then be effective for the following semester.
  • Students who have been awarded an educational certificate from outside the U.S. must provide official evaluations to U.S. standards of all high school/college/university coursework, indicating grades earned with the official explanation of grading system, completed through an acceptable credential evaluating agency, such as Spantran - MWCC Pathway (offers discounted services), Center for Educational Documentation (CED) or World Education Services (WES)  Additional agencies may be found www.naces.org.