Jim Gordon grew up in Whitman and graduated from Whitman Hanson Regional High School in 1984. After high school, the next stop was Mount Wachusett Community College in Gardner to study public communications. With rising financial troubles in the family, it was time for Jim to move back home to work during the day and pursue an education at night from Massasoit Community College in Brockton. Jim's first degree was received in Business Administration, which would guide companies' operations across a number of industries for 16 years.