Posts tagged as “Visions”

By Angela Rossi | Observer Reporter

With the constant hustle and bustle of the average college student’s life, many are in need of a support system to keep them on track. Here at MWCC, the visions program provides many resources to help guide students to success.

The Visions Program is a part of TRIO which is a Federally funded government grant given to accepted schools for this mission. Upon receiving the money, schools follow the guideline of the grant and utilize it to achieve this purpose in an individual way but following certain guidelines. read more

By Ashley Arseneau | Observer Reporter

The Trio Student Support Services, also known as Visions, has been helping Mount Wachusett Community College students obtain college degrees for over thirty years. Even in hard economic times like these, the program hasn’t cut any of their services. Being federally funded, unlike the college, they have not had any budget cuts.

Visions students had a lot to say when asked recently about the program. “I joined be­cause I thought they would help me do well in school,” said Samantha Charter, 18. The freshman Liberal Arts student said she mostly used the English tutoring and com­puter lab on her papers. read more