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

HCC Career Pathways Program

Earn your Child Development Certificate (CDA) or Infant/Toddler and/or Preschool Certificate for free!

http://www.hcc.edu//career-pathways-grant-for-early-childhood-educators

Irony on the River

Despite the title, there are few men and no boats in the HCC Theater Dept.'s fall production of "Men On Boats," to be presented Nov 17-19 in the Leslie Phillips Theater.

http://www.hcc.edu//about/news-events-and-media/news-stories/men-on-boats-advance

Who's Next?

HCC has assembled a 21-member search committee and retained a national consulting firm to help find and hire the college's fifth president.

http://www.hcc.edu//about/news-events-and-media/news-stories/presidential-search

Leading by Example

For the second year in a row, HCC has been named one of the top women-led businesses in Massachusetts by The Women's Edge, a nonprofit that supports female business leaders.

http://www.hcc.edu//about/news-events-and-media/news-stories/top-100-women

Botany on the Beat

As a service learning project this fall, botany students at HCC are helping Holyoke assess the health and diversity of city trees as part of an urban forest equity plan.

http://www.hcc.edu//about/news-events-and-media/news-stories/urban-trees-slp

Trunk or Treat Again

HCC will hold its annual. community Trunk or Treat pre-Halloween celebration on Friday, Oct. 28, from 5 to 7 p.m. in parking Lot M.

http://www.hcc.edu//about/news-events-and-media/news-stories/trunk-or-treat-2022

Puerto Rican Futures

HCC and STCC are co-hosting the 2022 conference of the Puerto Rican Studies Association, which expects to draw more than 200 scholars and others for the three-day event, Oct. 14-16.

http://www.hcc.edu//about/news-events-and-media/news-stories/prsa-conference

Revered and Reviled

Some of the most celebrated books of all time are now on prominent display in the HCC Bookstore in an effort to combat efforts by some U.S. communities to ban them.

http://www.hcc.edu//about/news-events-and-media/news-stories/banned-books

Best of the Best

Holyoke Community College was selected as "Best College or University" for 2023 in the annual MassLive/Springfield Republican Reader Raves poll.

http://www.hcc.edu//about/news-events-and-media/news-stories/reader-raves

Now Serving

The Bartley Center for Athletics & Recreation at HCC is now open for pickleball, the fastest growing sport in the U.S., after the college recently installed seven new indoor courts.

http://www.hcc.edu//about/news-events-and-media/news-stories/pickleball

High-tech partners

Holyoke and Springfield Technical community colleges announced a joint partnership with Upright Education to offer job-ready training in high-tech fields.

http://www.hcc.edu//about/news-events-and-media/news-stories/upright

Registration Express

Apply for admission, take the college placement test, meet with an academic adviser, register for classes, and set up financial aid – all in one day.

http://www.hcc.edu//about/news-events-and-media/events/regx-6-18-25

Fireworks Celebration

HCC will host the city's annual 4th of July fireworks celebration on Friday, June 27, with music, food, and fun.

http://www.hcc.edu//about/news-events-and-media/events/fireworks-2025

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