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December 31, 2019

Dwyer Receives 2019 Distinguished Alumni Award

The GCC Distinguished Alumni Committee is pleased to announce that Michelle L. Dwyer ‘03 of Greenfield has been selected as the 2019 Distinguished Alumnus. She serves the Chief Executive Officer/CEO…

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December 20, 2019

GCC and Double Edge Theatre to Grow Performing Arts in Franklin County

This Spring, Greenfield Community College and Double Edge Theatre will embark on a formal collaboration to grow the role of Visual and Performing Arts within the college and greater Franklin…

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November 20, 2019

GCC Partners with Castleton University

Greenfield Community College and Castleton University have formed a collaborative agreement to create a pathway for bachelor's degree completion. The agreement creates a streamlined transition for Greenfield graduates who have…

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November 12, 2019

GCC Receives ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge Awards

Today, the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge hosted its second biennial awards ceremony in Washington, DC where select higher education institutions, educators, and students were recognized for excellence in student…

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November 8, 2019

Open House and Enrollment Day November 23

Greenfield Community College will host an Open House and Enrollment Event from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 23, 2019 at the GCC Main Campus in Greenfield.  Registration…

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November 6, 2019

Come for Supper: a Culture and Community Celebration!

On November 20th, 2019, 5:30-7:30 in the Cohn Family Dining Commons at Greenfield Community College, the Interfaith Council of Franklin County and Greenfield Community College are collaborating to create a…

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November 4, 2019

GCC Expands Outdoor Leadership with Degree in Adventure Education

Greenfield Community College (GCC) announced it will offer a new Associate in Science degree option in Adventure Education, starting in the Spring of 2020. The Associate in Science (A.S.) degree…

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October 29, 2019

GCC Hosts ACE Women's Network Leadership Breakfast

GCC recently welcomed the American Council on Education (ACE) Women's Network of Massachusetts to campus for a leadership panel on "Coaching & Sponsoring Women for Leadership." The breakfast began with…

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October 29, 2019

Distinguished Guests Visit Campus, Engage in Critical Conversations

Over the past month, we've had the pleasure of welcoming several distinguished guests to campus. In early September we welcomed the Commissioner of Higher Education for Massachusetts, Commissioner Carlos E.…

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October 28, 2019

GCC Celebrates Mass STEM Week

GCC recently celebrated Mass STEM Week on campus during the week of October 21-25th. It is a statewide effort organized by the Executive Office of Education and the STEM Advisory…

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October 23, 2019

GCC Students Gather at State House to Urge Increased Investment in Community College System

More than 200 Massachusetts community college students, faculty, staff, and presidents gathered at the State House on Wednesday for Community College Student Advocacy Day to meet with members of the…

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October 21, 2019

Hector Toledo Appointed to Greenfield Community College Board of Trustees

On September 8, 2019, Governor Charles Baker officially appointed Hector Toledo, Vice President and Branch Distribution Network Officer of Greenfield Savings Bank, to Greenfield Community College's esteemed board of trustees.…

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October 16, 2019

Statewide STEM week to be celebrated at GCC

Greenfield Community College is planning its second annual STEM Week October 21st- 25th. Organized by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Education and the STEM Advisory Council, MASS STEM Week is…

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October 11, 2019

Art Portfolio Review Day a Huge Success

Art Portfolio Day is an annual event at GCC sponsored by the Art Department where students and members of the community can bring their artwork for critique by representatives from…

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October 7, 2019

Dawn Creighton to Join Greenfield Community College as New Chief Workforce Development Officer

It is with great excitement that Greenfield Community College welcomes Dawn Creighton as the college's new Chief Workforce Development Officer. With a passion for serving employers and a wealth of…

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October 3, 2019

Student Voting on GCC Campus Up

College-student voting doubled nationwide, according to national study Greenfield Community College (GCC) today reported that student voting on campus was up in last year's election, increasing to 47.1% in 2018…

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September 26, 2019

Alyssa Arnell Honored with African American Female Professor Award

Alyssa Arnell, Chair of the History Department at Greenfield Community College (GCC), was awarded the African American Female Professor Award by the African American Female Professor Award Association (AAFPAA) in…

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September 20, 2019

Nominations Open Now for GCC Distinguished Alumni Award

In celebration of the extraordinary successes of Greenfield Community College students, GCC will confer the 2019 Distinguished Alumni Award to one distinguished alumna/us. This individual will join the 56 Distinguished…

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September 19, 2019

GCC Increases Access to New Credentials for Early Education Educators

Greenfield, Mass. – Greenfield Community College (GCC) has been awarded an Early Childhood Career Pathways Grant by the Massachusetts Department of Early Education (EEC) and Care to increase access to…

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September 12, 2019

Governor Baker Appoints Joanne Marqusee to GCC Board of Trustees

Greenfield Community College warmly welcomes Joanne Marqusee, President and Chief Executive Officer of Cooley Dickinson Health Care, to their esteemed Board of Trustees. One of eleven Trustees, Joanne was officially…

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August 23, 2019

Digital design tools course to be offered at Greenfield Community College

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August 19, 2019

Greenfield event highlights project with nursing home residents, nursing students

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August 12, 2019

Dorinessy Orphee Meledje appointed by Governer Baker to be GCC's new Student Trustee

Greenfield Community College is pleased to announce Dorinessy Orphee Meledje as GCC's new Student Trustee. Orphee is originally from Cote d'lvoire on Africa's Ivory Coast and is now studying Criminal…

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August 12, 2019

GCC Deans Attend Harvard Graduate School of Education's Institute for Management and Leadership Education (MLE)

GCC's Interim Chief Academic & Student Affairs Officer, Mary Ellen Fydenkevez, and Dean of Humanities and Interim Dean of Engineering, Math, and Science, Leo Hwang, attended the Institute for Management…

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August 8, 2019

GCC announces new senior volunteer program

As Baby Boomers reach their senior years and longevity increases, the country is experiencing what is metaphorically referred to as a "silver tsunami." According to population estimates from 2018, 22…

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August 7, 2019

GCC announces Saturday Enrollment Day and GCC Is Downtown! Events

Greenfield Community College (GCC) will hold a Saturday Enrollment and Registration event on August 17th from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on the Main Campus. Students can explore their academic…

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July 25, 2019

Greenfield Community College Receives Continuation of Title III Grant Funding

In October 2016, Greenfield Community College (GCC) was awarded a $1.6 million Title III grant from the US Department of Education, to be disbursed over five years. This grant is…

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July 22, 2019

GCC Foundation Exceeds Fundraising Goals

By Anita Fritz — The Recorder GREENFIELD — The Greenfield Community College Foundation exceeded its goal of raising $1 million this year by almost 10 percent, bringing the total to…

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June 28, 2019

GCC Quick Admit Events to be held in Northampton

Greenfield, Mass – Greenfield Community College (GCC), in partnership with Greenfield Savings Bank (GSB), announces two Quick Admit Events to be held over the summer at the GSB location on…

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June 25, 2019

29 Practical Nursing graduates to enter the workforce

Twenty-nine graduates from Greenfield Community College's (GCC) Practical Nursing Program were awarded certificates in a ceremony held on June 21, 2019.  GCC graduates will be seeking meaningful careers in today's…

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June 20, 2019

GCC Student Wins 2019 Franklin First Scholarship

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June 4, 2019

Get started, catch up, or jump ahead this Summer at GCC

Earn College Credit at GCC this Summer, Including Free College-Level Courses through the Bridges to Success Program and the STEM Starter Academy Greenfield Community College (GCC) offers college-level classes during…

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June 3, 2019

GCC Commencement: A Sense of Unity Among Its Grads

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June 3, 2019

Senator Jo Comerford Sponsors Greenfield Community College Art at MA State House

BOSTON - Senator Jo Comerford announces today that she is sponsoring a presentation of art from Greenfield Community College at the Massachusetts State House. The exhibit highlights a combination of…

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June 3, 2019

GCC honors 37 nursing graduates at pinning ceremony

Greenfield Community College (GCC) honored 37 graduating nursing students at its 54th Pinning Ceremony Saturday, June 1.  The GCC Associate Degree in Nursing Program was established in 1963 as the…

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May 31, 2019

Greenfield Community College Inaugurates Dr. Yves Salomon-Fernández as its 10th President

On Thursday, May 30th, Greenfield Community College (GCC) inaugurated it's 10th President, Dr. Yves Salomon-Fernández. In attendance were fellow college presidents, members of the legislative delegation, members of the Board…

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May 31, 2019

GCC Grad Creating a Videogame to Help Players Deal with Anxiety

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May 21, 2019

Dr. Yves Salomon-Fernández to be Inaugurated as Greenfield Community College's 10th President on May 30, 2019

Greenfield, Mass - On Thursday, May 30th, Greenfield Community College (GCC) will inaugurate its 10th President, Dr. Yves Salomon-Fernández, in an official ceremony beginning at 2 p.m. on the main…

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May 15, 2019

Greenfield Community College Foundation Awards $190k in Scholarships

The Greenfield Community College Foundation awarded 127 scholarships to GCC students at its 57th Annual GCC Foundation Scholarship Awards Ceremony, held in the Cohn Family Dining Commons on GCC's main…

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May 10, 2019

Judicial Court Justice Kimberly S. Budd to Speak at Greenfield Community College on May 14th

Judicial Court Justice Kimberly S. Budd to Speak at Greenfield Community College on May 14th GREENFIELD, Mass - The Franklin County Bar Association, in coordination with Greenfield Community College (GCC),…

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May 8, 2019

GCC Students Win Grinspoon Awards

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May 8, 2019

Andrew Dreyfus, President and Chief Executive Officer of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, To Speak at Greenfield Community College's 56th Commencement

On Saturday, June 1st, Greenfield Community College's commencement ceremony will feature speaker Andrew Dreyfus, President and Chief Executive Officer of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (BCBSMA). BCBSMA is one…

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May 7, 2019

GCC Awarded Grant to Design Manufacturing Workforce Pipeline in Franklin, Hampshire and Hampden Counties

Greenfield Community College has been awarded $17,000 from the Commonwealth Corporation as part of an Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development initiative to improve workforce outcomes among individuals returning…

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May 3, 2019

Kendall Elizabeth Lavoie receives high honors by the Commonwealth

The Massachusetts Department of Higher Education recognized students from state universities and community colleges for their contributions to the Commonwealth today at the State House. Governor Charlie Baker, Education Secretary…

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April 24, 2019

GCC to Host Saturday Open House and Enrollment Event on May 4th

Greenfield Community College will host an Open House from 10am to 3pm on Saturday, May 4, at the GCC Main Campus in Greenfield. Prospective students and their families are invited…

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February 28, 2019

NEW Summer Program to Support Adult Learners

Greenfield Community College has been awarded $56,938 from the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education to create a new Bridges to Success summer program to support adult students transitioning to college.…

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February 14, 2019

The Changing Landscape of Higher Education

By Yves Salomon-Fernández, Ph.D. With significant demographic transition taking place around the country, like many other sectors, higher education is impacted. The effects of low birth rates and an aging…

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January 25, 2019

GCC increases health career job training in Hampshire County

Thanks to a recent Skills Capital Grant award from the Commonwealth, Greenfield Community College will soon be increasing its capacity and upgrading its Medical Assistant Certificate (MAC) Program by offering…

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January 11, 2019

Preparing Our Students for Local and Global Leadership

By President Yves Salomon-Fernández In two weeks, we welcome students back to campus. The vivacity that they bring when they return is palpable. What we treasure the most, however, is…

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January 3, 2019

Franklin County jail collaboration fosters artistic talent

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