| Higher Education Consortium of Central Massachusetts | |
| Abbreviation: | HECCMA |
| Predecessor: | Colleges of Worcester Consortium (COWC) |
| Type: | Nonprofit |
| Status: | Association |
| Purpose: | Education |
| Headquarters: | 11 Norwich Street |
| Location City: | Worcester, Massachusetts |
| Location Country: | United States |
| Coordinates: | 42.2641°N -71.8005°W |
| Region Served: | Central Massachusetts |
| Membership: | 11 |
| Owners: | --> |
| Leader Title: | Executive Director |
| Leader Name: | Jeanine Belcastro Went |
| Board Of Directors: | Luis G. Pedraja (President) |
| Revenue: | $11,082[1] |
| Revenue Year: | 2020-2021 |
| Expenses: | $167,120 |
| Expenses Year: | 2020-2021 |
| Staff: | 1 |
| Staff Year: | 2020-2021 |
The Higher Education Consortium of Central Massachusetts (HECCMA) is a nonprofit association of eleven public and private colleges and universities located in Central Massachusetts. The Consortium allows full-time students at any of the member colleges or universities to cross-register for one class per semester at other Consortium schools for no additional tuition.[2]
The Higher Education Consortium of Central Massachusetts, based in Worcester, Massachusetts, works to "...collaboratively to further the missions of member institutions."[3] Before 2013, the association was known as the Colleges of Worcester Consortium (COWC).
The current President of the Board is Luis G. Pedraja, who is also President of Quinsigamond Community College.[4]
The Higher Education Consortium of Central Massachusetts consists of the following schools:
Former members include: