Getting Here
How to find your way to campus – and your future.
We care about making education accessible to all. Explore the links below to learn more about driving directions, where to park, our campus shuttle, and more.
From the north:
I-91 South to Exit 14
Right onto Cherry Street (Route 202)
Left at second light onto Homestead Avenue
Right at entrance to college (flashing yellow light).
From the south:
I-91 North to Exit 14
Left onto Cherry Street (Route 202)
Left at second light onto Homestead Avenue
Right at entrance to college (flashing yellow light).
From the east:
Route 90 West to I-91
I-91 North to Exit 14
Left onto Cherry Street (Route 202)
Left at second light onto Homestead Avenue
Right at entrance to college (flashing yellow light).
From the west:
Route 90 East to I-91
I-91 North to Exit 14
Left onto Cherry Street (Route 202)
Left at second light onto Homestead Avenue
Right at entrance to college (flashing yellow light).
The Pioneer Valley Transit Authority (PVTA) provides bus transportation to HCC from throughout the Pioneer Valley. All HCC students enrolled in credit course(s) are eligible to obtain a bus pass for unlimited PVTA bus service during the fall and spring semesters.
PVTA has launched a mobile ticketing system app called MassDOT BusPlus. The HCC bus pass will reside in the app. To request a bus pass, please fill out the PVTA Bus Pass Request Form. Check your HCC email for bus pass confirmation and more information about how to access the app. You can also use these step-by-step instructions for activating your PVTA bus pass.
QUESTIONS?
Please email questions and/or concerns to Student Account Services at studentaccounts@hcc.edu.
It is important to note that the bus schedule changes occur between the fall and spring semesters as well as during the summer and wintersession. Be sure to check the schedule if you plan to use the bus during these times. PVTA bus schedules are available online.
La Guagua P'al College Bus
HCC operates La Guagua P'al College, a free evening shuttle bus service for students that runs between HCC and city-center Holyoke and surrounding neighborhoods. During fall and spring semesters, the bus runs Monday – Thursday every half hour when PVTA service ends, starting at 5 p.m. and ending at 9:30 p.m. For schedule and route information, click here. Masks must be worn at all times, and there is a limit of 10 passengers on board at a time.
Looking for vehicle parking passes? See the Parking information below.
Students who carpool (drive with two or more people) can park close to the center of campus in D Lot! Don't have a carpool partner? No problem! HCC's partnership with MassRIDES (888.426.6688) gives you access to NuRide, where you can find HCC students or employees to travel with. Sign-up is free. New travelers are added to the database monthly.
Got your riders? Enter through E Lot to access D Lot. The parking attendant will confirm that there is a student parking sticker on the car and two or more people in the car. Take your pick of 142 designated parking spaces, and enjoy the short stroll to class. You've reduced carbon emissions and cut your gas $ in half or more!
HCC provides free parking for students, employees, and visitors. Parking is free, but not guaranteed. Especially during "prime time" (8 a.m. – 2 p.m.), HCC cannot promise a parking space for every student, visitor, or employee. Students driving to campus should allow enough extra time to look for a parking space and to walk or take the shuttle bus from more distant parking lots.
Students and staff must register their vehicle with Campus Police and display a parking decal to park on campus. To obtain a decal, visit Campus Police in FR 273. Be sure to bring your ID and vehicle registration!*
*Due to ongoing construction, parking passes are not currently required.
Parking for persons with disabilities is available in designated lots. Everyone must park in designated and/or assigned (for employees) parking lots and observe all parking and traffic rules and regulations. Violators are subject to fines and/or towing. Please note that overnight parking is not permitted on campus.
Visitor Parking
Visitors to the Kittredge Center may park in D-Lot. Visitors to other areas of the college should park in J-Lot, in front of the Frost building.
Students may not park in the Visitor's Lot at any time.
Student Parking
Between 6 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Students must park in the following designated lots:
- A, B, C, D*, M, N, O, P, Q**, R, S
*During fall and spring semesters, D-Lot is a car pool lot until 10 a.m.
**Q-Lot has a shuttle to the bus circle that runs M-F, 7 a.m. - 4 p.m.
After 4 p.m.
Students are permitted to park in the following designated lots:
- A, B, C, D, E, F, H, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S
Disabled Parking
HCC provides special parking accommodations for disabled persons with Registry-issued HC plates or placards.
Parking Lot G has spaces marked appropriately.
- Applications for students requesting temporary disabled parking should be submitted to the Office for Students with Disabilities and Deaf Services. (Contact 413.552.2417)
- Once applications are approved they can be picked up at the Campus Police department located in the Public Safety building. Individuals who are unable to come to the building can request assistance securing the permit.
- Staff/Faculty requests for temporary disabled parking are handled by the Director of Facilities at 413.552.2213.
For further information you may also email osd@hcc.edu.
Faculty and Staff Parking
Between 6-10:30 a.m. park in the designated lot(s) assigned on your decal.After 10:30 a.m. park in your designated lot or in Lots E, F, K and L.After 4:00 p.m. park in any parking spot on campus, except for any disabled parking spaces.
Holyoke Community College (HCC) now offers electric vehicle charging stations.
All stations are managed through ChargePoint and require a ChargePoint card/membership to activate and use the Charging Stations.
Membership can be done on-line at www.ChargePoint.com -or- by calling ChargePoint Driver Support at: 888.758.4389.
The Charging Stations can be located through the ChargePoint Application, accessed at www.chargepoint.com
- Click on "FIND STATIONS"
- Enter Zip Code 01040 -or-
- Enter "Holyoke Community College, Holyoke, MA" to see all stations on campus and check availability.
- Payment information can be found through the main ChargePoint webpage.
- All users will be charged $0.15 per KWh
- Users are required to move their car within 30 minutes of charging their car
- There will be an additional fee of $1 per hour if a car is parked over four hours at a station.
Registration & Parking Decals
All faculty, staff, and students are required to register their vehicles with the Campus Police Department and to maintain parking decals on their vehicles.
- Decals are to be placed on the inside (facing out) of the left upper corner of the rear driver's side window.
- If the vehicle has no rear window, the decal should be placed on the left upper corner of the driver's window.
- The registration is to be accomplished by the end of the first week of the school semester.
- A fine of twenty dollars ($20.00) will be imposed for each offense for either failure to register a vehicle or failure to display a Holyoke Community College parking decal.
- If driving a vehicle that does not display a campus decal, a temporary permit must be obtained before parking from the campus police office in E building.
No Parking Zones
All areas not lined, signed, or marked for parking are no parking zones. This includes the perimeter road (Campus Road); access lanes and turnaround areas in parking areas, traffic circles; loading and unloading zones along west side of Donahue Building and west side of Frost Building; roadway to Lower J lot; walkway to Marieb Building; and along grassed areas, lawns, fields, and open areas.
Overnight Parking
Overnight parking is not permitted on campus without prior written permission from the campus police department.
Speed Limit
The speed limit is 20 miles per hour on any campus roadway and 10 miles per hour in any parking lot. Speeds greater than this shall be deemed unreasonable, except when otherwise posted and for vehicles engaged in emergency work.
Moving Violations
Citations will be issued in accordance with the General Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Summer Parking
Traffic rules and regulations are enforced all year, including the summer months.
Appealing a Ticket
Students, faculty and staff will find the Online Parking Appeals form via MyHCC Online Services. Log in, click on Parking System, and then click on Outstanding Tickets. Follow the instructions to submit your appeal.
Hard copy appeal forms are also located in the Public Safety office.
Parking Appeals Committee for Students: Rosita Nunez, Carlos Malave, Denise Salgado, Diana Rosado
Parking Appeals Committee for Faculty/Staff: V.P. for Administration and Finance Narayan Sampath
HCC runs a campus shuttle throughout the semester, Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. For shuttle service call 413.887.7099.
Shuttle Stops
- N Lot
- Center for Health Education
- Bus Circle
- Campus Center
