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CONNECTION SPOTLIGHT

The Fall 2024 issue of The Connection is out. You can find print editions in select locations on campus or dive into the digital edition right here, where you will find stories about alum Shaitia Spreull '14, the state's leading advocate for women; the first-ever Holyoke Junior College Reunion; the inauguration of President George TImmons; and more.

Connection Fall 2024

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.

Grand Opening

HCC will hold a grand opening celebration for the Marieb Adult Learner Success Center and Parent Learning Center Dec. 11.

A Quiet Fire

CONNECTION SPECIAL: As executive director of the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women, HCC alum Shaitia Spruell ’14 leads by example.

Empty Bowls 2024

Purchase a handmade ceramic bowl and fill it with homemade soup as HCC's Empty Bowls benefit returns on Dec. 11.