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

HCC Reconnect

Ashley Lessard completed one semester at HCC back in 2013; 10 years later, she returned, thanks to MassReconnect, the state's free community college program for residents 25 and older.

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

Humble Beginnings

Attorney Gina Barry ’94, is chair of the Estate Planning and Elder Law Department at Bacon Wilson, P.C., in Holyoke and a 2015 recipient of HCC's Distinguished Alumni Award.

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

Not Just My Degree

Angela Tindell-Gula '24, a creative writing major and SAMP ambassador from Three Rivers, is on her way to Westfield State after completing her associate degree this fall.

http://www.hcc.edu//about/news-events-and-media/spotlight-profiles/angela-tindell-gula

Find Your Community

Alannah Milgros Brunt, a Latinx Studies major from Springfield and SAMP ambassador, will head to UMass Amherst in the spring after completing her associate degree this fall.

http://www.hcc.edu//about/news-events-and-media/spotlight-profiles/alannah-milagros-brunt

Weathering the Storm

HCC student Marcos Figueroa, a communications major from Holyoke, was one of three student speakers at HCC's first-ever Fall Graduate Reception on Wed., Nov. 29.

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

A Welcome Feeling

During his first year, Barney Garcia joined Student Senate, restarted the Emerging Business Leaders Club, and got a job in the Business Office; he starts his second as student-trustee.

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

Ready to Go

To get where she wanted to go, Tatiana McKnight '23 followed her grandmother's advice and enrolled at Holyoke Community College.

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

The Change Agent

Born in Puerto Rico and raised in Holyoke, Saúl Caban brings new energy to 'dream job' at HCC as director of ALANA, a mentorship program for men of color.

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

Gap Years

In the spring of 1973, James K. Bradford graduated from Holyoke Community College. On Saturday, June 3, 2023, he will do it again, this time with honors and his degree in visual art.

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

Family Matters

Earning a college degree was something Luis '23 and Lisette Antonmarchi '23 had always wanted to do together but had put off as they worked to support their three children.

http://www.hcc.edu//about/news-events-and-media/spotlight-profiles/luis-and-lisette-antonmarchi

Scholarship Reception

HCC will celebrate the nearly 400 students who have been awarded HCC Foundation scholarships for the 2025-2026 academic year with a special reception on May 15.

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

Commencement 2025

Holyoke Community College will celebrate the class of 2025 at its 78th Commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 31, at the Mass Mutual Center in Springfield.

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