Mission & Key Roles

To work cooperatively to further the missions of individual member institutions.

HECCMA's Key Roles are to serve as a:

Connector of the institutions and their constituent parts desiring to come together around common issues and goals.

Voice for the institutions, making the case for policies that are in the best interests of higher education in Central Mass. and the institutions that provide it.

Convener of the member institutions and other, external stakeholders to engage/address topics of mutual interest or concern.

Catalyst on behalf of the institutions, trying to effect positive change in the region that is beneficial to the higher education sector and supports HECCMA's strategic goals.

Partner with the organizations/ institutions that have not only common interests but also sufficient resources to do the work/take the initiatives required to advance certain strategic goals that are important to HECCMA's members but beyond the scope or capacity of HECCMA itself to undertake.