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Megan Doull's instructors at Greenfield Community College aren't the only ones who know she's an exceptional student. Educational leaders from across New England recognize Doull's academic success. At their annual Fall conference, members of the Learni ...

National leaders and area employers know Greenfield Community College's Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and Fire Science Technology (FST) programs are at the forefront of training public safety professionals. GCC-trained Emergency Medical Technicians ...

On November 2, Greenfield Community College volunteers will take their commitment to civic engagement off campus and out to the field. GCC students, staff, and faculty will participate in a gleaning trip sponsored by GCC's Civic Engagement and Service ...

Greenfield Community College Nursing Professor Cheri Ducharme has been appointed to the Jean Simmons Nursing Faculty Endowed Chair. The Simmons Endowed Chair was endowed as part of a $1 million fund donated by anonymous donors in June, 2013. The endowe ...

Students in GCC Professor Buz Eisenberg's Political Science classes do more than read about state government, they meet the people who make the laws. On November 13, Eisenberg and 19 GCC students will travel to Representative Paul Mark's 2nd Berkshire ...

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When Community Action's staff couldn't find enough college-level coursework in leadership to meet Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care requirements, Gwen Hawk knew who to call. Hawk, Education Manager for Community Action's Parent Child ...

Tooling U-SME Recognizes Six Community and Technical Colleges with Platinum Education Center Award for Excellence in Manufacturing Training  Coinciding with Manufacturing Day, October 1, 2014, Tooling U-SME, a leader in manufacturing training and devel ...

Recognition for outstanding college sustainability and workforce efforts  When community college leaders from across the United States look for an example of an innovative, effective, and sustainable college, they'll look to Greenfield Community Colleg ...

On Wednesday, October 8, 2014, more than 30 GED (General Educational Development) and HiSET (High School Equivalency Test) graduates and their families will participate in a commencement ceremony at Greenfield Community College Main Campus from 5:30-7: ...

Twelve years ago, former Greenfield Community College administrator Risky Case buttonholed GCC Dean for Community Education Bob Barba at a College event and said, "I'd like to talk with you about the College doing more for seniors." Within a few weeks, ...

Highest Funded Grant in the Country Boston, MA, September 29, 2014 –A consortia proposal submitted collectively by the 15 community colleges in Massachusetts led by Massasoit Community College has been selected by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) for ...

While artwork in the Inside Art exhibit at Artspace covers a range of subjects and media, the varied pieces all deliver one message. Created by men incarcerated at the Franklin County Sheriff's Office (the Greenfield Jail), everything in the exhibit sa ...

Each semester Greenfield Community College recognizes superlative academic performance. We applaud the success of students who earn these high grades and appreciate sacrifices that are often made by students in order to earn these grades. For Summer 20 ...

Greenfield Community College received 50 large recycling bins designed specifically for placement alongside the college's trash receptacles as part of a national recycling bin grant made possible by Keep America Beautiful (KAB) and The Coca-Cola Founda ...

From the Recorder - by KATHLEEN McKIERNAN GREENFIELD — For a second time this year, Greenfield Community College's program in renewable energy and energy efficiency is being recognized by national leaders in Washington, D.C. President Bob Pura and Asso ...

On Wednesday, June 18, Congress called Greenfield Community College. Sarah Parker from Representative Peter DeFazio's office contacted GCC, asking GCC to speak at a hearing on education and American energy jobs being held by the Natural Resources Commi ...

Greenfield Community College Practical Nursing Program students will be graduating in a special ceremony to be held 4:30 p.m. Friday, June 20, 2014, at the Main Campus, Dining Commons, Greenfield, MA.  This is the twenty-second graduating class of the ...

State Senator Stan Rosenberg (D-Amherst), Majority Leader of the Massachusetts Senate, announced today that he has secured $9.5 million in the Senate's Capital Bond Bill for the design and construction of a childcare center on the Greenfield Community ...

CHRIS SHORES, Recorder, June 2, 2014 GREENFIELD — In the eyes of student speaker Michael Lewis, a new class of superstars graduated from Greenfield Community College on Saturday. The college's 51st annual commencement ceremony honored 282 students who ...

Entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well – and honored – at Greenfield Community College. On April 30, two GCC students received the Grinspoon Entrepreneurial Spirit Award and $1,000 from the Harold Grinspoon Charitable Foundation (HGCF) at The Grinspo ...

Greenfield Community College student Ernest A. Baird 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 State House ceremony on May 8. Every year, on ...

Franklin County Sheriff Christopher Donelan has been appointed by Governor Deval Patrick to serve as a member of the Greenfield Community College Board of Trustees. Donelan's five-year term will run until March 1, 2019. Donelan was elected Sheriff of F ...

What can working professionals learn through GCC's online computer and business courses? "An incredible number of useful business tools and techniques that make our students very valuable in the workplace and the 'go to' people for the Office suite," a ...

Abigail Friel's photograph of a young girl bottle feeding a lamb is one of 60 finalists selected from over 50,000 photographs submitted by photographers from 132 countries to Smithsonian Magazine's 11th Annual Photo Contest. Friel's photo, "Feeding tim ...

Curious about game design? Eager to get a jumpstart on a GCC art degree? Want to learn more about color? Planning to transfer from GCC to a BFA art program? GCC is the place to be this summer. The GCC Art Department will offer courses that provide five ...

Members of GCC's Social Gaming Club know there's more to life than work and their goal is to help the GCC community have fun. "Social" gaming involves games where players sit at a table with other people, including traditional card and board games, as ...

Want to manage a modern technology-based office but don't have the needed skills and credentials? Check out the General Office Administration and Medical Office Administration Certificate programs at Greenfield Community College. Students in the Genera ...

Just a few months after the end of a new 12-week training program, eight students are employed by area companies and one is launching his own precision machining business. Gerald Barsh and Nathan Beauregard have launched new careers in precision machin ...

When Greenfield Community College says it is accessible to everyone and committed to student success, it means it. In 2007, generous anonymous donors helped GCC establish the Community Access Scholarship Fund to provide the financial support future stu ...

Until recently, when local non-profit organizations wanted training for their staff and board members, they had to hire a consultant or travel to find training programs. Thanks to a partnership between Greenfield Community College and Vermont's Marlbor ...

Thirty years ago, when Greenfield Community College Professor of Economics & Business Thom Simmons walked through New York City's garment district every day on his way to and from work, he had no idea he would someday work in and teach about the fa ...