GRADUATE SPOTLIGHT
"I had come to know that I could accept help from other people, that accepting assistance in this crazy, complex thing we call college is not a weakness, but a strength." – Cedric Ayvazian '26
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student/faculty ratio
95+
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40
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85
transfer programs
742
2025 graduates
value experience the value of an hcc education.
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Never Too Late
Yasmari Cardenales '26 gave the student address at Commencement on May 30. She graduated with high honors and her associate degree in Foundations of Health.
All the Right Pieces
Holyoke Community College celebrated the Class of 2026 during its 79th Commencement exercises on Saturday, May 30.
The Real Heroes
As the 2026 Marieb Award recipient, English Professor Patricia Sullivan '76 gave the keynote address to the Class of 2026 at the Commencement on May 30.
