News Archives for 2025

December 22, 2023

The University of Massachusetts today announced that the top 10 percent of the Commonwealth's future community college graduates will receive a minimum of $5,000 per year above federal and private financial aid if they enroll at one of the four nationa ...

December 1, 2023

The lives of five individuals in the Greenfield court system have been positively impacted following their graduation this week from Changing Lives Through Literature, an alternative sentencing program offered through the Massachusetts courts and Green ...

December 1, 2023

NEW YORK, NY—Greenfield Community College student Alex Pawell is the latest recipient of the prestigious Allegra Ford-Thomas Scholarship, a national scholarship awarded just once a year. Pawell was one of just two community college students to receive ...

November 17, 2023

Gov. Maura Healey and Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll have announced a significant expansion of the MASSGrant Plus program, set to benefit approximately 25,000 students across the Massachusetts public higher education system. This expansion, fueled by nearly $62 ...

November 16, 2023

Greenfield Community College President Michelle Schutt has announced that the college will be enacting all salary increases for MCCC staff union members, in spite of the increases not yet being approved by the Mass. State Legislature this week. The dec ...

November 16, 2023

The Greenfield Community College Foundation is thrilled to announce the addition of four new distinguished members to its Board of Directors: Jane Wolfe, James Fitzgerald, Nicole Gorman and Brian Kapitulik. The four new members bring with them a wealth ...

November 1, 2023

On Wednesday, Nov. 8, meet the man who threw Tom Hanks out of a baseball game on the big screen and celebrate Greenfield Community College's latest theater production. Join GCC as we kick off the fall theater production of "Angels in America" with "Lif ...

October 24, 2023

Want to know more about MassReconnect and have fun with your whole family? Then join Greenfield Community College for Family Night on Thursday, Nov. 2! Family Night at GCC will feature family-friendly activities, including an inflatable gaga ball pit a ...

October 6, 2023

Calling all outdoor industry experts: Join Greenfield Community College for their inaugural Western Massachusetts Outdoor Recreation Industry Summit, a one-of-a-kind event designed to bring together a coalition of industry professionals in the region. ...

September 20, 2023

Greenfield Community College will be developing a new HVAC training program that's focused on improving equity in the green workforce thanks to a grant from the Healey-Driscoll administration. GCC's Workforce Development division is developing the HVAC ...

September 18, 2023

Greenfield Community College is opening its Fall 2023 semester with palpable enthusiasm and an eye to the future. After a decade of enrollment declines, President Michelle Schutt is proud to report record-setting gains for the new academic year. Greenf ...

September 14, 2023

Greenfield Community College is excited to announce that Dr. Michelle Schutt has appointed Dr. April Parsons as the next Vice President of Academic Affairs at GCC. Dr. Parsons brings more than a decade of leading academic teams, as well as over 20 year ...

September 14, 2023

Recently colleges and universities across the United States have been notified that the National Student Clearinghouse has suffered a data breach from a foreign actor using vulnerabilities in the Progress Software's MOVEit file transfer program. The Na ...

August 10, 2023

Greenfield Community College's Information Technology team has new leadership with the addition of Antoine Harrison to spearhead their efforts at the college. Harrison joined GCC as the new Vice President of Information Technology in July. Harrison bri ...

August 4, 2023

To help bring equity to the forefront of the workforce in the region, Greenfield Community College has been chosen to participate in the Community College Workforce Transformation & Implementation cohort by New America. GCC was selected as one of j ...

August 3, 2023

Career preparedness is a key aspect in today's higher education landscape and David Brown will help GCC students with that in his new role as internship coordinator. Brown started as GCC's new internship coordinator in July. Brown comes to GCC with yea ...

July 25, 2023

Thanks to our generous donor community the GCC Foundation is giving $100,000 to Greenfield Community College to ensure all students have access to critical technology to achieve their educational goals. The funds will be used to purchase laptops for GC ...

June 6, 2023

Greenfield Community College has officially inaugurated its 11th president, Dr. Michelle K. Schutt, on Wednesday, May 31. In attendance were representatives of the legislative delegation, GCC Board of Trustee, the GCC Foundation Board, members of the c ...

March 22, 2023

Change is a powerful tool. With change, we can build better futures for our students, construct stronger communities for us all to thrive in, and forge new relationships with people and organizations. So, as part of my first year as GCC President, I wa ...

March 2, 2023

All Massachusetts community colleges, including Greenfield Community College, will no longer require COVID vaccines for enrollment into their institutions at the conclusion of the current semester. The decision came from all the community college presi ...

February 27, 2023

Please note: The following article and art installation may contain language that some will find offensive. To preserve the artist's intent and message, GCC has chosen to include the language that some may find offensive. GCC will host an art installat ...

January 30, 2023

I am appalled by the tragic death of Tyre Nichols at the hands of Memphis police. As a community college that puts family and people first, I recognize that these reprehensible events impact not just our students, faculty, and staff, but everyone aroun ...

January 27, 2023

Greenfield Community College is pleased to announce that Tom Fitch has been appointed to the esteemed GCC Board of Trustees. Fitch was appointed to the Board of Trustees on Dec. 19 by former Governor Charlie Baker. One of 11 trustees, FItch replaced fo ...