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The Baker-Polito Administration announced $1.2 million in grants to sixteen Massachusetts public colleges and universities to make college more affordable and accessible through enhanced digital learning opportunities. Performance Incentive Fund (PIF) ...

New RN-to-BSN Completion Program Maximizes Convenience, Cost Effectiveness for Area Students Westfield State University and Greenfield Community College announced a RN-to-BSN completion program partnership to be based in Northampton. The announcement a ...

All of the graduates of 2017 class Greenfield Community College's Practical Nursing Program taking the national licensure exam passed during their first time taking the test. While previous cohorts of GCC Practical Nursing graduates generally have had ...

Mike Heitke-Felbeck, an Engineering Science student from Greenfield Community College in Massachusetts is one of 207 Phi Theta Kappa members named a 2017 Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise Scholar and will receive a $1,000 scholarship. The Coca-Cola Leaders ...

At Greenfield Community College, students are helping students navigate the college experience. Six peer mentors are part of GCC's new College & Career Compass initiative and they offer support to students at the Peer Mentor Studio in the Academic ...

Manufacturing is alive and well in our community, thanks to the commitment and engagement of area employers who have partnered with Greenfield Community College to provide training opportunities responsive to their workplace needs. GCC's training progr ...

Dovi Afesi made a lasting impact on the Greenfield College community during his many years teaching history at the College. Recognizing Dovi, who passed away in 2016, GCC's College Affairs Committee has created the Dovi Afesi Lecture Series in his hono ...

Each semester Greenfield Community College recognizes student's academic performance.  We applaud the success of students who earn these high grades and appreciate the sacrifices that are often made by students in order to earn these grades. To be incl ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3WZC-HH8ic What's it take to be an engineer? How do you create the algorithms used by social media? What jobs are available in renewable energy? Is there more to biology than what is taught in high school? These are jus ...

Massachusetts was recently named first in the country in terms of its K-12 education and the number of residents with college degrees. We recognize and affirm that excellent education is critical to the Commonwealth's and America's future economic vita ...

The president of Greenfield Community College has announced he will retire after 17 ½ years of service to the college and community. President Robert L. Pura told the faculty and staff that he will retire in June 2018. During his opening day remarks to ...

Do you:           Want to attend Greenfield Community College but aren't sure what you want to study?           Have several subjects that interest you, but don't know about their career prospects and which to choose? Feel overwhelmed trying to underst ...

The Presidents of the 15 Community Colleges of Massachusetts unite to voice our opposition to the violence, bigotry, racism and hate we witnessed in Charlottesville, Virginia this past weekend. The students on our campuses across the Commonwealth refle ...

Antioch University New England, Greenfield Community College, Keene State College, and the School for International Training are launching the Ecovation Hub Education and Training Consortium, which is dedicated to bringing broader green economy knowled ...

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. To be includ ...

When the management of Northampton's Thornes Marketplace wanted fresh, unedited perspectives on how people interact with the Thornes environment, they found them at Greenfield Community College. At GCC, students don't just read about the principles of ...

Greenfield Community College 54th Commencement Ceremony, June 3, 2017 2017 GRADUATES: Clarissa Adan, Colin J. Ahern, Joel Daniel Aiken Sr., Kimberly Ainsworth, Amy Alfano, Cynthia Allen, Elaine L. Anderson, Meaghan  Andrews, Zachariah J. Andross, Magda ...

The first three graduates of GCC's new Addiction Studies Certificate Program are on their way to tackling addiction. How'd they get to GCC? Where are they headed next? What advice do they offer prospective students? Lynne White, 50s, Buckland/Shelburne ...

Simon Hwang-Carlos shines as a pianist who has excelled in his studies at Greenfield Community College. Today, Simon, 22, of Montague, will receive a 29 Who Shine Award from Governor Charlie Baker at a ceremony at the Massachusetts State House. GCC Pre ...

Four GCC students are doing more than dream about running a business, they're doing it! And, thanks to the Harold Grinspoon Foundation Entrepreneurship Initiative Awards, they have some extra cash to help make those businesses succeed. Each year, the G ...

Greenfield Community College (GCC) President Bob Pura said GCC student experience is one of the college's top focuses — really teaching the students instead of just teaching the subject. GCC continues to offer new courses, begin new initiatives, and en ...

GCC Alums Top Young Business Community Leaders in Western Mass Michelle Dwyer – President and CEO, Franklin First Federal Credit Union; Age 34 It's one of the more unlikely career journeys in the region's financial sector. "I fell into the world of ban ...

Abou Sarr's wife wanted to pursue her doctorate in education in the United States, but leaving Senegal, he had to figure out what to do with his own career. "What's your plan?" he recalls people asking him. "I'm going to learn English and pick up a tra ...

Greenfield, MA – Campus Compact, a Boston-based non-profit organization working to advance the public purposes of higher education, has announced the 273 students who will make up the organization's 2017 cohort of Newman Civic Fellows, including Greenf ...

Greenfield Community College welcomes Deb Palmeri in her new role as Program Coordinator for GCC's Practical Nursing Program (PN).  Already a familiar face in the GCC community and as a local nursing educator, Deb has served as the Chief Nursing Office ...

Question:  What do a corrections intern in Washington, DC and a soon-to-be law school student in Maine have in common?  Answer:   Greenfield Community College's Criminal Justice Program.  Where are they now? Brice Gagnon, 21, from Conway, graduated fro ...

Are you fascinated by how things work? Want to study toward a rewarding career in advanced manufacturing or engineering? Greenfield Community College is the place to start! Whether your goal is to work in local advanced manufacturing companies or pursu ...

Thanks to Greenfield Community College's new Community Resource Studio, students can find support from Western Massachusetts non-profit organizations right on campus. GCC students are often referred to local agencies for additional assistance, however, ...

Thanks to a new $496,113 Massachusetts Skills Capital Grant from the Massachusetts Workforce Skills Cabinet (WSC), Greenfield Community College will be able to upgrade and modernize equipment used in its Manufacturing and Engineering Science and Engine ...

What if we interacted with artworks in the way we interact with books in a library? That's the question that artist and Greenfield Community College adjunct faculty Amber Scoon has explored in her work since she spent time in the library at the America ...

Students in GCC's new online course Environmental Economics are not the only ones learning from long-time Economics and Business Professor Martha Field. Field has taught Environmental Economics at GCC for many years and has recently offered it for the ...

When Bob Tremblay joined GCC's Outdoor Leadership Program (OLP) as its new Coordinator, he brought with him 34 years of experience sharing his passion for the outdoors with students and clients. Over those decades, Bob taught Environmental Science and ...