Wood Digest Courses

The Forest and Wood Products Institute and Wood Digest Magazine present:

WOOD STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES - WPT 110
WOOD MACHINING TECHNOLOGY - WPT 122
INTRODUCTION TO BLUEPRINT READING - MET 105

Mount Wachusett Community College, the Forest and Wood Products Institute, the National Science Foundation, Microvellum Corporation and Wood Digest magazine, developed a unique partnership that resulted in the development and publishing of the above mentioned three-credit college-level wood products technology and manufacturing technology on-line courses. These courses are available to wood products manufacturing employees, students or individuals who may be interested in learning more about the wood industry from the comfort of their home or business computer. All enrolled students will utilize the technologically advanced MWCC Blackboard Online Education System to complete their assignments.

Wood Digest Magazine published articles, authored by the course instructor will guide the students through each course. Students may enroll into the WPT 110, WPT 122, or MET 105 courses at any time of the year.

Please refer to the course syllabi for extensive information about any one of the courses:

WPT 110 Wood Structure and Properties Course Syllabus

WPT 122 Wood Machining Technology Course Syllabus

MET 105 Introduction to Blueprint Reading Course Syllabus

Need enrollment information?

To enroll for the WPT 110 Wood Structure and Properties, WPT 122 Wood Machining Technology, or MET 105 Introduction to Blueprint Reading on-line courses, please go to the Registration Form link below. All students taking these courses will be considered non-matriculating, i.e., you are interested in obtaining college credit and have not yet declared a major.

Print out a Registration Form (PDF):

Registration Form

(Registration form is in PDF format, which requires software such as Adobe Acrobat Reader).

Contact Ken Hanson at 1-978-630-9179 or khanson@mwcc.mass.edu with questions.

Upon registration confirmation, The Institute will send you a welcoming packet of information and your first homework assignment. It is expected that you will have Internet access. Due to the rolling enrollment process, any student may start any of the courses anytime throughout the year. There is no maximum number of students in a course. Upon starting WPT 110, WPT 122, or MET 105, students are expected to complete within 4 months*.

The enrolled student, upon completion of the requirements of this course, will take quizzes, exams, form discussion and study groups, and receive three undergraduate credits which may be used toward the completion of a degree at MWCC or other college of your choice.

* Short extensions are typically granted after discussion with the instructor.

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