Worcester Business Journal

18 Worcester Business Journal | November 21, 2016 | wbjournal.com Growing the student population Nichols College reaching out beyond Massachusetts to find community college students looking to transfer We are looking for college and high school students, job seekers, or anyone looking for a new career path to sign up to receive our new STUFF Manufacturing E-Newsletter. Keep your finger on the pulse of opportunities in manufacturing! Get advice on potential career paths, job interviewing skills, area job listings and more. Each month you'll receive helpful articles and information about how people are finding success, learning new skills, winning promotions and growing their income in the field of manufacturing. SIGN UP by December 1st and you'll be entered to win a FREE iPad mini or one of two $100 Amazon gift cards! Worcester Business Journal WBJ f s t u f m a d e i n c e n t r a l m a s s a c h u s e t t s Location: Westborough Top executive: Roger Vanderlay Full-time employees: 400 Founded: 1965 Website: www.acmemfg.com Acme is a family owned, second generation manufacturer of ….. Quod qui cusdae ente perio quaesse ditaquunt moloris nullend itatem nusamus andicia comnistio exerum delit quatur? Nation et qui occae ni im rem re cuptatate sinctis assum repeat? At A Glance: ACME Manufacturing Inc. Products: At CONOVER + GOULD, we have worked in and around healthcare issues for over two decades and possess deep knowledge of this highly regulated, high-profile industry. From pharma to health IT to healthcare reform to quality improvement issues, we've helped our clients evolve, adapt and innovate in constantly changing and competitive environments. We've helped shape public policy and regulations at both the state and federal level, translated complex scientific and medical information into messages that matter and achieve results, and driven front-page coverage of key issues. You receive the expertise of our senior staff who work closely with your team to produce outstanding strategy, creativity, tactics and results Sound good? Want to learn more about what we can do for you? Contact us at info@conovergould.com or 1-866-411-7321. Knowing our business isn't enough. We work hard to make sure we know yours too. BY LAURA FINALDI Worcester Business Journal Staff Writer N ichols College is the latest in Central Massachusetts to offer an articulation agreement that provides a pathway to a four- year education for community college students, but the small private college is approaching the issue slightly differently than other schools in the region. The Dudley private college now has partnerships with four public communi- ty colleges in three different states: Quinsigamond Community College in Worcester, Mount Wachusett Community College in Gardner, Quinebaug Valley Community College in Connecticut and Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI) in Warwick. It's one of many recent examples of a Central Massachusetts school teaming up with community colleges to offer a transfer pathway, but the first example of a private school in the region partnering with two-year institutions in other states. The new program – called the Affordable Business and Leadership Education (ABLE) initiative – came out of a desire to make Nichols the most community college student-friendly pri- vate college in New England, said William Boffi, the college's vice presi- dent for enrollment. The school's resident student popula- tion has grown, and so it now has the capacity to add more commuters, he said. "We have longstanding partnerships with a few community colleges, and those students who come to us do very well. More recently, those students have gone the state school alternative because they are committed to the price; and we thought we need to raise our game as well and refresh existing relationships," said Boffi. Strengthening the Transfer Pathway In Central Massachusetts and "We thought we need to raise our game as well and refresh existing relationships." William Boffi, the Nichols College vice president for enrollment

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