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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

Batcave and Beyond

An exhibition celebrating the work of the late HCC Visual Arts professor Alix Hegeler will be on display in the Taber Art Gallery until May 9, with a closing reception that day from 4-7 p.m.

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

Testing Returns

HCC is partnering with Curative and the Holyoke Board of Health to offer free PCR tests seven days a week through Curative's mobile COVID-19 testing trailer, starting April 27.

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

Into the Woods(tock)

HCC's spring 2022 production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" – April 21-23 – transports Shakespeare's classic, fairy-inspired farce into the 1960s, full of love, fun, and chaos.

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

Together Again

Auto dealer Gary Rome is partnering with the HCC Foundation for the second annual "Together HCC: Drive to Change Lives" fundraising campaign on Tues., April 26.

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

Voices Carry

A plea to college radio stations around the world seeking messages of support for students in Ukraine elicited responses from three continents – including one from WCCH at HCC.

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

CORE Principles

Western Mass CORE, founded in 2019 by HCC professors Mary Orisich and Nicole Hendricks, aims to help incarcerated and post-incarcerated individuals transition into college.

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

A Pioneering Guide

Holyoke Community College alum Myriam Quiñones '95 bid farewell to HCC last week after serving for 21 years as a key advisor to Latinx and international students.

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

SNAP Success

HCC's Homestead Market is now the only campus store at any public college or university in the state to accept SNAP benefits, or what used to be called food stamps.

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

Flying High

In recognition of International Transgender Day of Visibility on Thursday, March 31, Holyoke Community College raised the trans pride flag over campus.

http://www.hcc.edu//about/news-events-and-media/news-stories/trans-flag-raising

HCC to Unmask

As of May 20, after the end of the spring semester, students, faculty, staff and visitors will no longer be required to wear masks inside campus buildings.

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

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