MCC Wins Six National Higher Ed Marketing Awards

Middlesex Community College’s Office of Marketing Communications has won six Educational Advertising Awards – including a coveted Gold Award – in the Higher Education Marketing Report’s 29th annual awards competition.

The largest educational marketing/advertising awards competition in the country, this year’s Educational Advertising Awards drew nearly 2,000 entries from more than 1,000 colleges, universities and secondary schools from all 50 states and several foreign countries.

“To be recognized by the Higher Education Marketing Report is certainly an honor for our department,” said Jennifer Aradhya, Director of Marketing Communications. “We work very hard to spread the word about Middlesex through social media, marketing and design, and it’s wonderful to get such positive feedback from our peers across the country.”

MCC earned a Gold Award in the Social Media category for its “UR 1st 30 Days at MCC” Instagram Challenge, which asked students to post photos of their first month on campus.

Middlesex won a Bronze Award in the Poster Category for a poster promoting an end-of-October visit to the Bedford campus by “ghost hunter” Ron Kolek.

The college also earned four Merit Awards for its 2014 Annual Fund “Make a Difference” brochure; MCC DigiCleans, branded mobile-device screen cleaners; its “Make Your Summer Matter” Integrated Marketing Campaign; and the 2013 Fall Class Schedule.

Judges for the Educational Advertising Awards consisted of a national panel of higher education marketers, advertising creative directors, marketing and advertising professionals and the editorial board of Higher Education Marketing Report.

MCC is one of the largest, most comprehensive community colleges in Massachusetts. We offer more than 75 degree and certificate programs, plus hundreds of noncredit courses, during the day, evening and weekend, on our Bedford and Lowell campuses, and online. Middlesex – a great place to begin your future!