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As the demand for municipal accounting professionals continues to rise across the state, Greenfield Community College is helping to address this need by providing the Fundamentals of Municipal Accounting course starting on Jan. 7.  The self-guided and ...

When it comes to community college in Massachusetts, Greenfield Community College is the best, according to educational ranking website Niche.com. GCC was ranked #1 on Niche's "2022 Best Community Colleges in Massachusetts" list. The rankings are based ...

Greenfield Community College is making it easier for local artists, makers and crafters to showcase and sell their work with The Goods, a new pop-up market hosted at the college's downtown center. The Goods is a community-driven storefront where artist ...

Greenfield Community College's Take The Floor Pitch Event is back and this year's events will be better than ever, with one entrepreneur winning $10,000 to help make their business dreams come true. The Take the Floor Pitch Event will be coming back to ...

Greenfield Community College Board of Trustees member Hector Toledo has been appointed chairperson of the college's Board of Trustees, replacing long-time chair Robert "Robbie" Cohn. Toledo was officially appointed to the role by Gov. Charles Baker on ...

The National Endowment for the Humanities awards $194,212 to Greenfield Community College in support of Strengthening the Humanities in Rural Western Massachusetts Project Greenfield Community College's Strengthening the Humanities in Rural Western Mas ...

The Greenfield Community College Foundation is pleased to welcome its new Executive Director of Institutional Advancement, Alexis Page. Page takes on the Foundation leadership at a watershed moment, when GCC is poised to implement a new five-year strat ...

At a time when Greenfield is still grappling with the challenges of the COVID pandemic, GCC has launched Reading for Change, a program to unite the entire community in a shared goal: increased empathy. Reading for Change is a collaboration among GCC, G ...

Following an executive session today of the Board of Trustees of Greenfield Community College, the members have unanimously voted to appoint Dr. Richard R. Hopper as Interim President of the college. Dr. Hopper, the former President of Kennebec Valley ...

A local Upward Bound program that has provided increased access to college opportunities for Pioneer Valley high school students will move from its home of 50 years on the Northfield Mount Hermon School (NMH) campus to Greenfield Community College (GCC ...

As the post-pandemic economy begins to recover, businesses in Franklin County and beyond are scrambling to hire enough staff while college students are looking for well-paid, meaningful work. In response, Greenfield Community College and staffing agenc ...

Greenfield Community College Board Chair Robert Cohn announced today that GCC President, Dr. Yves Salmon-Fernández, has informed the Board and College community of her intention to step down as GCC President, effective August 15, for an opportunity at ...

This summer, in collaboration with the Franklin Regional Council of Governments (FRCOG), Greenfield Community College will offer an online course in municipal accounting. The course will meet a significant need, addressing the growing shortage of train ...

What is one thing the world needs most right now? Some might argue, creative and engaged citizens—people empowered to collaborate in service of a more sustainable future. Dr. Peggy Martalock is Associate Professor and Chair of Greenfield Community Coll ...

Greenfield Community College Workforce Development & Community Education is launching Leadership DEI, a certificate program developed in partnership with Coppedge Consulting LLC of Springfield, Massachusetts. This diversity, equity and inclusion pr ...

The Massachusetts Association of Community Colleges (MACC) has named three Greenfield Community College students—Kimberly Day, Kellie Girouard, and Brody Trott—to their 2021 Phi Theta Kappa All-Massachusetts Academic Team. They are among only 40 commun ...

The COVID pandemic threw into stark relief how much we depend on certain professions to keep our society functioning, especially in a crisis. In many cases, the most unsung of these essential frontline workers were teachers in early education, who cont ...

Greenfield Community College (GCC) was awarded $175,000 from the Massachusetts Office of Business Development's Regional Pilot Project Grant Program to create "Greater Franklin County Rural Innovation Accelerator," which will design and deliver program ...

GCC nursing students are getting essential hands-on experience and providing a much-needed service to the community by volunteering for the COVID vaccine clinic at Greenfield's Zon Community Center. Through volunteering at the clinic, the nursing stude ...

Greenfield Community College is launching Candor with Prez Yves, a biweekly internet conversation series hosted by GCC president, Dr. Yves Salomon-Fernández, with guests from Western Massachusetts and beyond. Salomon-Fernández was inspired to create Ca ...

Greenfield Community College will celebrate the accomplishments of their graduates with both virtual and in-person commencement ceremonies. GCC's in-person commencement is Saturday, June 5 and will include graduates from both the Class of 2020 and the ...

The Greenfield Community College Department of Theater presents Campfire Theater, an evening of humorous stories of daily life in Covid-time told live around the campfire. The performances will livestream on YouTube on Friday, April 2 and Saturday, Apr ...

Greenfield Community College's schedule of fall 2021 courses will allow many students to return to campus while also prioritizing the health and safety of the campus community and the town of Greenfield. GCC's diverse fall course offerings will include ...

Evan LeBeau, a Greenfield Community College and Northampton High School dual-enrolled student, has been awarded a prestigious 2021-22 Newman Civic Fellowship. The Newman Civic Fellowship is a one-year experience for community-committed students that su ...

Greenfield is a world away from Eben Afarikumah's original home in Ghana, but it was the similarities between the two places that drew him to GCC. "Where I come from is hilly and mountainous. So when I drive into GCC, and I see the mountains, it does g ...

On Monday, February 22nd,  2021 Greenfield Community College will be hosting a two-hour virtual Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (D.E.I.) Outdoors Summit beginning at 10am EST. Hosted in partnership with Rachel Hailey of Rachel Hailey and Associates Con ...

In celebration of the extraordinary successes of Greenfield Community College students, GCC will confer the 2021 Distinguished Alumni Award to one distinguished alumna/us. This individual will join the GCC Distinguished Alumni who have been previously ...

Michelle Phillips, director of ambulatory nursing for Baystate Health and a Greenfield Community College nursing alum, planned to take a cruise last March. As Covid-19 spread, the cruise was cancelled, but she still anticipated taking the week off. Whe ...