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Greenfield Community College's President, Dr. Yves Salomon-Fernández, was elected to a three-year term on the Board of Directors of the American Council on Education (ACE), the major coordinating body for the nation's colleges and universities. The ele ...

Malcolm X once said, "Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today." While this is particularly true at Greenfield Community College— where programs are aligned with current and emerging employmen ...

What qualifies as a good investment? How do we know when our time, our focus, our energy, and our tax dollars are having a productive impact? These are the questions Greenfield Community College sought to answer when they hired  the labor market data c ...

BOSTON – Today the Presidents from the fifteen Massachusetts Community Colleges announced in a joint statement that their colleges would all be continuing to offer primarily remote, online, and hybrid learning, with limited in-person courses, in the Sp ...

Though Flora Koussemian didn't arrive in the US knowing much English, the knowledge she did come with was far more important. She knew she wanted to go to college somewhere she could get a reliable education. She knew she loved math and science — parti ...

With excitement and pride, Greenfield Community College announces its recent approval by the Massachusetts Department of Education as a Designated Early College. Partnering with Hopkins Academy — Hadley's public middle/senior high school and the sevent ...

The past seven months have tested everyone's resilience, including the community college students of Franklin County, many of whom were already working over-time pre-pandemic to make ends meet while getting an education. For some of these students, suc ...

Boston, MA  – The Massachusetts Department of Higher Education has been awarded $1.2 million in grant funding by Lumina Foundation through its Talent, Innovation, Equity (TIE) initiative grant and its Equity Institution grant to dismantle systemic barr ...

Greenfield Community College is proud to welcome Judith Roberts, Executive Director of the Literacy Project, to serve on their esteemed board of trustees. Elected by her peers as the Alumni Representative, Judith was officially appointed to the board b ...

The Department of Adventure Education & Outdoor Leadership will be offering face-to-face instruction following COVID-19 protocols and with the safety of our students and community as our highest priority. Greenfield Community College (GCC) now offe ...

Each year, Greenfield Community College educates approximately 75 emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and 25-30 paramedics who quickly become the most sought after emergency medical services (EMS) professionals in the area. For many, GCC is really the ...

It is with great excitement that Greenfield Community College welcomes Charles (Chet) Jordan as the college's new Dean of Social Sciences and Professional Studies. An esteemed researcher, author, and leader in the field of higher education, Chet offici ...

Early childhood educators are essential workers and there is a renewed recognition of their importance in our communities. Quality early education supports our economy, provides access to equity for children and families, and creates an environment whe ...

Greenfield Community College has received a $55,000 grant from the Workforce Training Fund to provide training in non-technical professional skills through the Small Business Direct Access Program through 2020. Administered by Commonwealth Corporation ...

With many summer camps across Franklin county and the state of Massachusetts unlikely to open — and some families questioning if they'll attend, even if they do — Greenfield Community College has paired up with Black Rocket, a national leader in tech-e ...

Greenfield Community College and local partners are proud to present The Virtual Valley: Last Minute Tools and Strategies for Online Classroom Education, a virtual education conference for western Massachusetts community college and high school educato ...

Greenfield Community College has updated their mission statement, purpose, vision and core values. Approved early Spring 2020 by the college's Board of Trustees and the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education, the revised mission was conceived as part ...

In the midst of this pandemic, we must keep sight of the positives around us to give us hope. The loss of loved ones, the emotional toll on the sick and those who love and care for them can be difficult to bear. To them, we owe the responsibility of le ...

Greenfield Community College has been awarded a $120,186 state grant for the first year of a new program that will provide extensive support to adult students as they make the challenging transition into college. The Massachusetts Department of Element ...

BOSTON – The Massachusetts Association of Community Colleges (MACC) will honor community college scholars for their induction to the 2020 Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) All-Massachusetts Academic Team through a virtual "PTK Community College Excellence Week." F ...

What a semester spring 2020 has turned out to be for students and faculty in higher education and K-12 alike! For parents and administrators, the challenges of transitioning to remote working and learning have not been trivial. For higher education, as ...

What do Hollywood and Franklin County have in common? More than rolling hills. Both regions are home to a roster of outstanding artists. While the weather might differ, both regions enjoy a climate of blossoming creativity. Harry Keramidas and Joe Dulu ...

As Greenfield Community College (GCC) students begin their spring break, the GCC leadership team is actively engaged in preemptive measures to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. GCC is committed to keeping its campus community healthy and to ...

Greenfield, Mass. - The Mass Cultural Council has just announced the 2020 Artist Fellowship awards in Drawing & Printmaking, Poetry, and Traditional Arts. Among this year's fellowship awardees is artist Kelly Popoff, Faculty in the Art Department a ...

After realizing just how much they have in common, Greenfield Community College and The YMCA in Greenfield have officially expanded their partnership, creating new opportunities for both institutions to live out their missions. The YMCA's Leader Club, ...

Greenfield Community College is excited to invite members of the community to celebrate the legacy and birthday of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. on Monday, January 20, 2020, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the Main Campus. GCC has been celebrat ...

Greenfield Community College will host a Saturday Enrollment Event from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 11, 2020 at the GCC Main Campus in Greenfield.  Registration for Spring 2020 classes is happening now for all students. "We designed th ...