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Greenfield Community College (GCC) is pleased to announce the appointment of two distinguished leaders, Jenni Lanoue and Shonda Pettiford, to its Board of Trustees. Their extensive backgrounds in health care, education and organizational leadership wil ...

The Greenfield Community College Foundation is pleased to announce the addition of two new members to its Board of Directors. Andrew (AJ) Bresciano AJ is First Vice President, Commercial Loan Officer at Greenfield Savings Bank. He was born and raised i ...

Superior Court Justice Jeremy Bucci (left) and Social Sciences Dept Chair Brian Kapitulik On Thursday, November 14, 2024, 10 individuals in the Greenfield court system ended one chapter and began the next after graduating from GCC’s Changing Lives Thro ...

GCC will host its fourth annual celebration of first-generation college students with a week full of activities and recognitions November 8-15. More than half of all GCC students are first-gen, meaning that their parents do not have a bachelor’s degree ...

Greenfield Community College culminates this year’s Cyber-Senior program with a film festival featuring the work of the student-senior partners. The Cyber-Seniors project is a collaboration between older adults and young people who provide technology t ...

Greenfield Community College (GCC) is delighted to announce two new members of its leadership team. Shanni Smith-Arsenault, Ed.D., joined GCC in July 2024 in the new position of Vice President for Enrollment Management and Student Success, a division t ...

Greenfield Community College has once again been ranked as the #1 community college in Massachusetts by Niche, the top web site for students and families exploring college options. The Niche rankings are based on a rigorous analysis of academic, admiss ...

Simmons University School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) is excited to announce the relocation of its SLIS West program—a part-time master of science in Library and Information Science degree program in Western Massachusetts—from Mount Holyo ...

Greenfield Community College is pleased to announce important changes to the Board of Trustees. A trustee since 2022, Anthony Scibelli will now serve as the board chair, while Buz Eisenberg will join as a new trustee. Both were appointed to their posit ...

Greenfield Community College has been awarded a $200,000 Department of Energy Industrial Training and Assessment Centers planning grant to develop new clean energy training programs in Industrial Machine Maintenance and Mechatronics. This initiative, i ...

Greenfield Community College (GCC) is thrilled to celebrate the recent signing of the state budget by Governor Maura Healey, which includes funding for the creation of MassEducate. Building on the success of MassReconnect, which has already transformed ...

At the June 18, 2024, Greenfield Community College Board of Trustees meeting, four faculty and staff members were granted emeritus status: Norman Beebe, Charlotte Gifford, Teresa Jones and Paul Lindale. Norman Beebe When nominating Norman Beebe for eme ...

In a world where access to education is often taken for granted, Phurba Gurung's educational journey at Greenfield Community College stands as a testament to the transformative power of determination and opportunity. Born in a remote Himalayan village ...

The Greenfield Community College nursing faculty has named Lauren Bell the third Jean Simmons Nursing Faculty Chair. Bell was chosen for her dedication to the GCC nursing program and her students. She will be honored at the nursing department’s pinning ...

Greenfield Community College will soon celebrate graduating the first class of apprentices in a collaboration with precision manufacturer NE-XT Technologies, located in Greenfield’s industrial park. “At GCC, we see Registered Apprenticeships as the nex ...

On Thursday, March 28, Greenfield Community College history professor Alyssa Arnell gave the 2024 Dovi Afesi Lecture, part of the college's series presenting emergent scholarship related to BIPOC history. Arnell's lecture can be viewed on the GCC YouTu ...

In celebration of Women's History Month, Greenfield Community College is honored to welcome Professor Carrie Baker from Smith College for a thought-provoking discussion on the intersection of democracy and women's rights. The event, titled "Democracy a ...

The Greenfield Community College Foundation extends a warm invitation to community partners, supporters, friends of the college and alumni to their upcoming fundraising dinner, "Building Bridges and Belonging: GCC's Celebration of Community" on Februar ...

Greenfield Community College leadership is excited to report increased enrollment at GCC for the second consecutive semester, fulfilling Pres. Michelle Schutt's promise to counter the persistent enrollment decline experienced by the college for over a ...