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(Archive September 2017) Go Further With Internships and Work Study Programs

By editorialteam on January 8, 2025

By Deidra Brown | Observer Contributor

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Image credit: NASA; https://www.nasa.gov/offices/education/centers/kennedy/home/interns.html

Mount Wachusett Community College provides students with many opportunities to participate in internships and work studies. Internships and work studies at MWCC suit students of all degrees and programs.

Although internships and work studies are similar, they do have distinguished differences. Work studies are paid positions on-campus that have been awarded by financial aid, while internships are usually unpaid (non-profit) positions that take place typically off-campus. It is common for internships to be provided by the professor and are required as curriculum depending on the program or major. read more

(Archive March 2016) How Will Minimum Wage Increase Affect Work Study at MWCC?

By editorialteam on August 23, 2024

By Stevie LaBelle | Assistant Editor

As of January 1st, 2016 the minimum wage in Massachusetts was increased to $10.00 an hour. This increased the wage for Mount Wachusett Community College students whom are employed as work study positions within the college.

This wage increase is the second step in a three part plan put into action by Deval Patrick in a law signed on June 26th, 2014. The first step was enacted on January 1st, 2015 with an increase to $9.00 an hour. The minimum wage is set to increase once more on January 1st, 2017 to the amount of $11.00 an hour. read more

Everybody’s Working for the Weekend!

By editorialteam on October 2, 2019

Students get hands-on experience with work study program

By Seth Mitchell
Observer Contributor

Photo from Unsplash

Work study positions offer students the opportunity to make some extra money and are highly recommended.

Sean Doyle, student, has a work study as a delivery boy offered on the Gardner campus. He works every Tuesday and Thursday and his duties consist of delivering materials and packages and filing order forms and receipts.

“If you’re seeking involvement in the school a work study is definitely a good fit for you,” said Doyle.

One of Doyle’s favorite parts about his work study is that he can do homework or study in his down time. It gives him the opportunity to get his schoolwork done while still receiving a paycheck. “It is a work study, so while I am not working, I take advantage of the other time to study,” said Doyle. read more