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Admission

Whether you're just starting your college education, interested in changing careers, or looking for classes to enrich your life, HCC can help you achieve your goals!

http://www.hcc.edu//admission

Tuition & Aid

Holyoke Community College offers an outstanding education at fees that are among the lowest in the Commonwealth.

http://www.hcc.edu//tuition-and-aid

Alumni & Friends

We hope you'll visit often, and keep up with the latest news and events.

http://www.hcc.edu//alumni-and-friends

Faculty & Staff

Learn about benefits and college policies, check the schedule for the next Staff Council meeting, locate a colleague, or join a committee.

http://www.hcc.edu//faculty-and-staff

Help Desk

Login information, connecting to wireless, help desk details, and more.

http://www.hcc.edu//help-desk

Students

Find resources, links, and support for current HCC students.

http://www.hcc.edu//students

It's never too late!

Whether you're returning to college or enrolling for the first time, HCC will help you get where you want to go.

http://www.hcc.edu//adult-learner

Annual Awards Recognizing Outstanding Faculty and Staff

Nominations are now being accepted for the following awards to celebrate the accomplishments of our outstanding faculty and staff. Please join President George Timmons and your colleagues for a special event to announce our 2024 award recipients:

http://www.hcc.edu//annual-awards-recognizing-outstanding-faculty-and-staff

ARISE Conference

The Advancing Research and Innovation in STEM Equity (ARISE) Conference will be hosted at Holyoke Community College on Friday, April 12, 2024.

http://www.hcc.edu//arise-conference

Advocacy in Action

Once homeless and living on the streets, LGBTQ advocate and HCC alum Meghan Maury '04 now works for the Biden Administration as a senior advisor at the U.S. Census Bureau.

http://www.hcc.edu//about/news-events-and-media/spotlight-profiles/meghan-maury

Paying It Forward

Bobbi Rougeau '06 received two HCC Foundation scholarships as a student; she is now funding one of her own to support students in HCC's Early Childhood Education program.

http://www.hcc.edu//about/news-events-and-media/spotlight-profiles/bobbi-rougeau

Scholarship Savant

Since his first semester at HCC, hospitality management major Todd Cummings has amassed an impressive collection of scholarships – 12 – and counting.

http://www.hcc.edu//about/news-events-and-media/spotlight-profiles/todd-cummings

The Truck Stops Here

Through HCC's Culinary Arts program, Nicole Ortiz '20 was able to fulfill a long-time dream – opening a food truck business called Crave.

http://www.hcc.edu//about/news-events-and-media/spotlight-profiles/nicole-ortiz

The Light I Needed

Liberal arts major Diamond Smith talks about how the support she received at HCC helped her find her voice and a passion for journalism.

http://www.hcc.edu//about/news-events-and-media/spotlight-profiles/diamond-smith

Continuing Excellence

Since graduating from HCC with his associate degree, Ugo Iyeh '14 has been working steadily in western Massachusetts as a registered nurse specializing in home health care.

http://www.hcc.edu//about/news-events-and-media/spotlight-profiles/ugo-iyeh

The Job for Me

Nathaniel Ferreira '17 is a first-grade teacher in Longmeadow whose first year in the classroom was interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

http://www.hcc.edu//about/news-events-and-media/spotlight-profiles/nathaniel-ferreira

Flattening the Curve

Innocent Nwosu '19, a graduate of HCC's Community Health Worker program, is a care resource coordinator for Partners in Health, working to control the spread of COVID-19.

http://www.hcc.edu//about/news-events-and-media/spotlight-profiles/innocent-nwosu

A Family Business

Restaurants have been hit hard by the pandemic, but alumni Michael '89 and Karen Anderson '90, owners of Tucker's in Southwick, are sticking with it.

http://www.hcc.edu//about/news-events-and-media/spotlight-profiles/andersons

In the Greenhouse

As caretaker of the HCC greenhouse, biology major Avery Maltz is the only student who's been granted regular access to campus buildings since the pandemic shutdown.

http://www.hcc.edu//about/news-events-and-media/spotlight-profiles/avery-maltz

Jeffrey Benoit

Nurse Aide Instructor, Business & Community Services

http://www.hcc.edu/x102.xml?first=Jeffrey&last=Benoit

Juan Burwell

Instructor, Astronomy, Business & STEM

http://www.hcc.edu/x102.xml?first=Juan&last=Burwell

Jane Burkhardt

Professor, English, Social Sciences, Arts & Humanities

http://www.hcc.edu/x102.xml?first=Jane&last=Burkhardt

Mary Buckley

Chair, Radiology, Health Sciences & Culinary Arts

http://www.hcc.edu/x102.xml?first=Mary&last=Buckley

Joseph Bruseo

Professor, Biology, Business & STEM

http://www.hcc.edu/x102.xml?first=Joseph&last=Bruseo

Wesley Carter

Career Coach, Business & Community Services

http://www.hcc.edu/x102.xml?first=Wesley&last=Carter

Christine Catania-Rachlin

Adjunct Faculty, Human Services, Academic Affairs

http://www.hcc.edu/x102.xml?first=Christine&last=Catania-Rachlin

David Case

Substitute Instructor, English Speakers of Other Languages, English as a Second Language

http://www.hcc.edu/x102.xml?first=David&last=Case

Althaea Carroll

Creative Projects Coordinator, Marketing & Strategic Communications

http://www.hcc.edu/x102.xml?first=Althaea&last=Carroll

Elton Braithwaite

Gateway to College Instructor, Gateway to College

http://www.hcc.edu/x102.xml?first=Elton&last=Braithwaite