Located on the Quinebaug Valley Community College campus in Danielson, QMC is a middle college magnet high school open to all Connecticut residents in grades 9-12.  Embracing the core values of kindness, inspiration and respect, QMC enrolls students who are bright, capable learners who seek a personalized learning environment.  Structured by a competency based model, students identify a career pathway and engage in project based learning to develop the concepts and skills needed for life success.  As a middle college magnet students earn college credits at no cost providing them the opportunity to leave high school with a paid associates degree or identified professional certificate. At QMC  every student’s learning program is customized to help students realize their full potential.

Benefits: QMC offers students of northeastern Connecticut the opportunity to participate in a high school/community college program that provides the level of instruction and support necessary to ensure that learners who are ready to accept greater responsibility and involvement in the management of their own learning are able to succeed. QMC's approach fosters the habits of mind and the discipline necessary to achieve rigorous academic, career and civic goals. Students of all grades have access to a challenging Humanities and STEM curriculum and field-based science experiments. The mission of Quinebaug Middle College is to provide a challenging, personalized, comprehensive learning environment that fosters the skills, knowledge, habits, and individual discipline necessary for students from diverse backgrounds to realize their ambitions and contribute in a positive, meaningful way to their community and culture. The QMC vision is based on the belief that student learning flourishes in an environment where high expectations and achievement are integral; where rigorous, relevant instruction is provided; and where real-world application of skills is conducted in a community of strong, positive and caring relationships.