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December 30, 2021

GCC Offers Municipal Accounting Course to Prep Future Government Leaders

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…

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December 10, 2021

GCC Gets #1 Ranking from Niche

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…

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December 9, 2021

GCC to Open Artist Pop-Up Market in Downtown Greenfield

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…

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December 2, 2021

Franklin County Entrepreneurs to Compete for $10K Prize at GCC's Take the Floor Pitch Event

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…

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November 18, 2021

Toledo Appointed Chair of GCC Board of Trustees

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…

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October 8, 2021

GCC Receives National Endowment for the Humanities Grant

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…

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September 27, 2021

Greenfield Community College Foundation Welcomes New Executive Director

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…

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September 17, 2021

GCC and Greenfield Community are Reading for Change

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…

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July 9, 2021

Greenfield Community College Board of Trustees Appoints Interim President

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…

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July 2, 2021

GCC Takes the Reins from NMH on Local Upward Bound Program

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…

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June 25, 2021

Greenfield Community College and United Personnel Join Forces for Summer Career Program

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,…

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June 22, 2021

Greenfield Community College President Yves Salmon-Fernández to Step Down

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…

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June 14, 2021

Greenfield Community College and the Franklin Regional Council of Governments Team Up to Offer Training in Municipal Accounting

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,…

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May 21, 2021

Educating Children to Be Citizens

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…

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May 14, 2021

Free Webinar Launches GCC's Leadership DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) Certificate Program

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…

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May 10, 2021

Three Students Named to the Massachusetts Association of Community Colleges 2021 Phi Theta Kappa All-Massachusetts Academic Team

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…

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April 29, 2021

Innovative Early Childhood Education Program Prepares Unsung Essential Frontline Workers

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…

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April 20, 2021

$175K Grant Will Help Establish a Rural Innovation Hub

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…

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April 16, 2021

Nursing Students Volunteer at COVID Vaccine Clinic

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…

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April 14, 2021

Greenfield Community College Premieres Candor with Prez Yves

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…

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April 8, 2021

Greenfield Community College Announces Plans for Commencement 2021

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…

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March 26, 2021

Greenfield Community College Theater Department Presents Campfire Theater

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…

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March 24, 2021

Greenfield Community College Plans a Mix of In-Person, Hybrid, and Remote Classes for Fall 2021

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…

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March 12, 2021

Greenfield Community College and Northampton High School Student Evan LeBeau Named Newman Civic Fellow

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…

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February 23, 2021

GCC Summit Participants Look to Increase Diversity, Inclusion in Outdoor Industry

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February 12, 2021

Eben Afarikumah Raises the Bar for GCC's Computer Information Systems Program

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…

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February 10, 2021

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (D.E.I.) Outdoors Virtual Summit February 22

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…

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February 1, 2021

Nominations Open for GCC Distinguished Alumni Award

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…

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January 15, 2021

Alum Plays Key Role in Covid-19 Testing and Vaccinations

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,…

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