The North Central Massachusetts Region has 2 higher education institutions. One is Fitchburg State University which has a 53.4% graduation rate. The other one is Mount Wachusett Community College which has a 25.1% graduation rate. Among these higher education institutions there are also a number of private and public schools. Fitchburg High School has a graduation rate of 77.6%. This link provides you with enrollment data for Fitchburg. There are also three private schools and many public schools in Fitchburg. There is one vocational school, Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School and one charter school, North Central Charter Essential School. 

In Fitchburg, 85.1 % of citizens have a high school diploma or higher and 21% of people 25+ have a bachelor’s degree or higher. Access to high education helps to bridge opportunity gaps for the local community and its members.

There are also many programs and opportunities for students. FATV is one of these programs that works closely with students. FATV helps many schools broadcast live announcements every morning. Fitchburg High School uses FATV for morning news, interviews and guest speakers. Fitchburg State University also offers a class in the Fall where students can take a Multi-Camera Television Broadcasting course taught by FATV.