Community Outreach

Worcester Pipeline Collaborative

Established by UMW in 1996, the Worcester Pipeline Collaborative (WPC) is an educational partnership between local health care institutions, scientific companies, colleges and the Worcester Public Schools. It is designed to improve academic preparedness and career awareness for minority and economically disadvantaged youth so that they might enter the health and science professions. WPC's programs include mentoring, internships and job shadowing for students, and professional development and curriculum assistance for teachers.

WPC is one of numerous UMW outreach programs that strengthen K-20 educational efforts, promoting scientific literacy in the community in order to prepare the workforce of the 21st century for jobs in biotechnology, health care and research. Nursing is represented by academic and clinical training opportunities that expose youth to the wealth of educational and career opportunities to which they may aspire within the discipline.