Space Reservations
Interested in holding a meeting or event at Holyoke Community College? HCC facilities include a theater, banquet hall, classrooms, state-of-the-art conference facilities (including video-conferencing), and meeting rooms. Spaces are available in a variety of sizes and configurations, and can accommodate 10 to 300 people. (Scroll down for photos.) Our 135-acre campus offers plenty of parking, and convenient access from I-91 and the Massachusetts Turnpike. Catering is available through Aramark, HCC's food service provider.
Fee information is available below. Catering and video-conferencing are available for an additional fee. To reserve space or schedule an event, click here to use our convenient online reservation system. Would you rather talk to a person? Call Karen Desjeans at 413.552.2168.
We ask all who reserve space at HCC to be familiar with our campus policies (see below). Thank you for choosing HCC for your event!
Kittredge Center | Non-Profit | Non-Profit | Business | Business |
Half Day | Full Day | Half Day | Full Day | |
Classroom | $50 | $100 | $75 | $125 |
Computer Lab | $200 | $400 | $200 | $400 |
Small Conference Room | $25 | $50 | $30 | $60 |
Large Conference Room | $150 | $300 | $275 | $450 |
The fees shown here are for space rental only. Outside users of HCC space are required to provide proof of general liability coverage with minimum limits of $1 million per occurrence/$3 million aggregate naming HCC as an additional insured in order to receive a space use confirmation. Please note that, depending on your event, there may be additional fees for security and maintenance.
HCC MGM Culinary Arts Institute | Non-Profit | Non-Profit | Business | Business |
Half Day | Full Day | Half Day | Full Day | |
Demo Kitchen | $240 | $470 | $285 | $570 |
Dining Room | $75 | $150 | $125 | $250 |
Classroom | $50 | $100 | $75 | $150 |
Classroom (w/ computers) | $75 | $150 | $125 | $250 |
Conference Room | $50 | $100 | $75 | $150 |
Hotel Lab | $75 | $150 | $125 | $250 |
General Purpose Lab | $240 | $470 | $285 | $570 |
For space reservations at the Culinary Arts Institute, please contact Stacy Graves at 413.552.2823 or sgraves@hcc.edu.
The fees shown here are for space rental only. Outside users of HCC space are required to provide proof of general liability coverage with minimum limits of $1 million per occurrence/$3 million aggregate naming HCC as an additional insured in order to receive a space use confirmation. Please note that, depending on your event, there may be additional fees for security and maintenance.
Fine & Performing Arts Center | Non-Profit | Non-Profit | Business | Business |
Half Day | Full Day | Half Day | Full Day | |
Leslie Phillips Theater | $150 | $150 | $250 | $450 |
FPA 137 | $50 | $100 | $100 | $200 |
FPA 139 | $50 | $100 | $100 | $200 |
The fees shown here are for space rental only. Outside users of HCC space are required to provide proof of general liability coverage with minimum limits of $1 million per occurrence/$3 million aggregate naming HCC as an additional insured in order to receive a space use confirmation. Please note that, depending on your event, there may be additional fees for security and maintenance.
Frost Building | Non-Profit | Non-Profit | Business | Business |
Half Day | Full Day | Half Day | Full Day | |
Large meeting room (FR 309) | $75 | $75 | $100 | $150 |
The fees shown here are for space rental only. Outside users of HCC space are required to provide proof of general liability coverage with minimum limits of $1 million per occurrence/$3 million aggregate naming HCC as an additional insured in order to receive a space use confirmation. Please note that, depending on your event, there may be additional fees for security and maintenance.
In addition to the main campus, space is also available at HCC's Picknelly Adult & Family Education Center (PAFEC) in downtown Holyoke. Located on the upper floors of the new Holyoke Transportation Center, PAFEC is equipped with state-of-the-art Cisco videoconferencing equipment, computer labs in the new Gill Technology Center, and a variety of meeting spaces. Catering is available through Mountain Joe's Cafe, located on the lower level. Parking is convenient and available on the street or at a nearby parking garage.
For Picknelly Center reservations, please contact Stacy Graves at 413.552.2823 or sgraves@hcc.edu.
HCC welcomes community use of college facilities. In doing so, we ask that college policies be observed while on the HCC campus. Please note that while space is available on a first come, first served basis, the college places special priority on use of the facility for educational purposes.
Smoke Free Campus
Smoking is prohibited on the Holyoke Community College campus. This includes our buildings and our outdoor spaces. The decision to establish a smoke free campus reflects HCC's commitment to provide an accessible, safe, and healthy environment in which to learn and work. HCC is proud to have joined the hundreds of other colleges, universities, and businesses across the nation that have gone smoke free. Visitors who wish to smoke in private vehicles may do so as long as the smoke is contained so that it is a health threat only to the occupants of the vehicle.
Political Activity Policy
Holyoke Community College's policies encourage the use of college facilities for educational and civic purposes. Political discourse and events related to national, state, and local elections enhance HCC's educational and community service mission. At the same time, it is important to stress that as a public college, all campus facilities are property of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, resulting in certain requirements. The facilities-use policies exist to ensure that activities can occur successfully alongside ongoing campus operations, and include the following guidelines:
- HCC encourages the broadest possible access on a fair, uniform, and impartial basis by college-sponsored groups and responsible outside organizations.
- By state law, facility use must be without cost to the Commonwealth. The college must recover costs incurred for all expenses beyond those ordinarily required for operation of the campus.
- Requests for facility use must be submitted at least two weeks prior to anticipated use. If an organization has a tax identification number, it should be provided at the time of application.
- Activities must be scheduled in a manner that avoids interference with classes, related college activities, and the needs of students, faculty, and staff. Participants must comply with campus safety and security policies.
- Bullhorns or other unauthorized amplification equipment are prohibited.
- Non-college users must indemnify and hold harmless the Board of Trustees and college against any claim for personal injury or damage to the college arising out of the proposed use, and ensure that all facilities are maintained in the same order and repair as at the commencement of the activity.
- Fundraising for any political purpose by anyone on Commonwealth property is strictly forbidden by state law.
- All functions must end by 11 p.m. unless special permission is granted by the Vice President for Administration & Finance.
- Decorations or other items affixed to walls, ceiling fixtures, windows, doors, etc. are prohibited unless approved by the Director of Facilities.
Please direct any questions to the Vice President for Administration & Finance at 413.552.2800 or bfogarty@hcc.edu.