Holyoke Community College participates in Joint Admission Programs with the four campuses of the University of Massachusetts and all of the state colleges, except the Massachusetts College of Arts and the Massachusetts Maritime Academy.

The agreement between the Community Colleges and the University of Massachusetts, as well as the Massachusetts State colleges, are open to any student in a designated Joint Admission Program. Students are strongly encouraged to sign up for the Joint Admission Program before they graduate. Those students who are identified as eligible to participate under the Joint Admission Program are conditionally accepted by the university or state college of their choice. To satisfy the conditional admission into the university or State College of choice, participating students must earn an Associate Degree in a designated Joint Admission Program with a 2.5 QPA.

Those students who participate in Joint Admission and graduate with a 3.0 grade point average or higher are eligible for a 1/3 reduction off the instate tuition under the Tuition Advantage Program. Currently students transferring into continuing education programs are NOT eligible for the Tuition Advantage Program.

Students seeking readmission to a previously attended state college or university are not eligible to participate in Joint Admission at that school, but may participate with other eligible schools.

For more information email admissions@hcc.mass.edu
Phone (413) 552-2000.