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STUDENT SPOTLIGHT

"I love when people pursue what they want to do, and they don't let the stigmas of society stop them from doing it. Too often I hear people say, I'm too old to go back to school, and I'm like, No, never." – Jessicalee Heredia, 27, Student Senate president

Leaning In

programs You have the passion. We have the program.

A team of rad tech students uses an X-ray machine

Earn your associate degree and get to work or transfer to a four-year college.

A culinary arts student chops carrots in the HCC MGM Culinary Arts Institute

Explore certificate programs like accounting, music, culinary arts, education, and sustainability studies.

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Register for personal enrichment and professional development classes.

15:1

student/faculty ratio

95+

degrees & certificates

40

student clubs & organizations

85

transfer programs

709

2024 graduates

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value experience the value of an hcc education.

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Free child watch, food pantry access, menstrual equity, emergency grants, and more.

Resources & Support

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HCC offers a multitude of support programs for students.

Professionals Who Care

A college rep talks with an HCC student at a transfer fair

You can go anywhere with an HCC education. Explore 85-plus transfer opportunities to four-year schools.

What's After HCC?

start for something, stop for nothing.

Earn Your G.E.D.

Get started on the road to education by earning your HiSET/GED.

Grow your career

Move ahead in your field with our professional development programs.

enrich your life

Learn a new hobby or skill.

news&events Keep up with everything going on at HCC.

HCC Jazz Festival

Pianist Earl MacDonald joins the Amherst Jazz Orchestra and members of the HCC jazz faculty for the 26th annual HCC Jazz Festival, Friday, March 28, and Saturday, March 29.

March '25 News Blog

Class of 1957 alum and brother make record donation to WCCH ... CJ major earns '40 Under Forty' honors ... Reminder editor Payton North '15 moves on ... Elizabeth Román '03 moves up at New England Public Media ...

Open House

HCC will host an open house March 26 for anyone interested in exploring educational programs in healthcare, human services, and veterinary science.