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December 11, 2013
In January, soon-to-be Greenfield Community College graduate Justin MacDowell will travel to The Netherlands to start his first semester studying at University College Utrecht. MacDowell, who never finished high school…
December 5, 2013
Area green builders know there's a green giant walking among us, even though that giant isn't a tall guy wearing green tights. The Massachusetts West Branch of the US Green…
November 21, 2013
Joshua Freund doesn't list "Matchmaker" on his resume, but he should. Joshua made the match between Greenfield Community College and Stone Soup Café, a weekly "pay-what-you-can" community café that provides…
November 19, 2013
Baby boomers to earn certificates or degrees in health care, education or social service occupations GREENFIELD, Mass. – Greenfield Community College (GCC) was recently chosen to join the Plus 50…
November 7, 2013
In an area known for many talented writers, there is a new venue for local writers to be published and for everyone to read their work. Plum, GCC's online literary…
October 31, 2013
The Recorder Tuesday, October 29, 2013 Greenfield Community College was among 10 recipients of a "Leading by Example" award presented by the state Monday recognizing efforts to significantly reduce energy…
October 25, 2013
GREENFIELD — For some, the path to a high school diploma is straight and simple, but for others, life gets in the way. Some, eager to get into the "real…
October 24, 2013
While Caroline Collins, Megan Green, and Lynn Stowe Tomb don't know each other, they have something in common. Each turned to GCC to further her career in graphic design. Caroline,…
October 10, 2013
In coming months, Greenfield Community College Art students and faculty will create art using "locally grown" inks they've made themselves from plants grown in GCC's greenhouse. The Pigment Garden Project…
September 13, 2013
Like many GCC students, when Jamie Cross started at GCC in the spring of 2009, he wasn't sure where he was headed. GCC helped him find the way. This fall,…
August 15, 2013
What do drum circles, a campus newspaper, orientation video, and tertulia have in common? All are projects proposed by GCC's new Student Ambassadors to fill a need on campus. Student…
July 24, 2013
With state grant funding, Greenfield Community College joins the Franklin Hampshire Regional Employment Board (FHREB) and Career Centers, a consortium of area businesses, and Franklin County Technical School (FCTS) to…
July 16, 2013
Greenfield Community College (GCC) is launching a new one-year Medical Assistant Certificate (MAC) training program for the Fall semester beginning September 3, 2013. The 29-credit program prepares students for entry-level…
July 2, 2013
THE RECORDER Chris Shores, Tuesday, July 2, 2013 GREENFIELD — State legislators have agreed to increase Greenfield Community College's funding next year, which allows the college, like others across Massachusetts, to…
June 25, 2013
to Fund Endowed Faculty Chair and Support Nursing Education Donors who wish to be anonymous have given Greenfield Community College $1 million to create a permanently endowed fund to establish…
Each semester GCC recognizes students with superior academic achievement. To be included on the Dean's List a student must be matriculated in a program and have: earned at least 12…
June 3, 2013
GCC grads: ‘Create hope in the world' President Robert Pura, retiring Prof. Anne Wiley address college's 50th class By CHRIS SHORES Recorder Staff GREENFIELD — Protected from the hot, June…
May 17, 2013
What happens when a life-long "class clown" takes a Community Education class in stand-up comedy? Laughs, of course. And, for Cindy Foster, a chance to live her life's dream. In…
May 3, 2013
GCC graduate Andrew M. Curran is one of "29 Who Shine," a group of outstanding Massachusetts public college and university graduates honored by the Department of Higher Education at a…
April 26, 2013
In their years of teaching English at GCC, Phyllis Nahman and Gretchen Watson touched the lives of generations of GCC students, passing along their passion for the written word. Now,…
April 12, 2013
Until now, local residents wanting to become Medical Assistants had to travel out of the area and/or pay high tuitions to for-profit programs. Starting this fall, area residents can enroll…
April 1, 2013
Kia Burton McLaughlin, 26, of Greenfield joins 180 other student leaders from across the country who have been named as 2013 Newman Civic Fellows by Campus Compact. Kia, in her…
March 22, 2013
Pathways to work or a degree Want to earn more now while pursuing further education? Greenfield Community College's new Business and Information Technology Pathways initiative can help. Responding to a…
March 8, 2013
When the Women's Fund of Western Massachusetts announced they were honoring Ethel "Risky" Case with their "Standing on Her Shoulders Award," no one at GCC was surprised. GCC, and much…
March 7, 2013
Governor Deval Patrick has appointed three new members to the Greenfield Community College Board of Trustees – Patricia Crosby, Executive Director of the Franklin Hampshire Regional Employment Board; Mary Clare…
February 20, 2013
By Mary McClintock, '82 The results of the last Massachusetts Real Estate Broker/Sales Exam revealed that all of the Greenfield Community College Real Estate School students who took the exam…
January 17, 2013
Starting in the Fall semester 2013, Greenfield Community College's Business & Information Technology Department will offer a one-year certificate in Hospitality and Tourism. The Hospitality and Tourism Certificate (HOT) is…
January 4, 2013
Greenfield Community College President Dr. Robert L. Pura has been appointed to serve a three-year term as a Commissioner on the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education (CIHE) of the…