Admission

Whether you're just starting your college education, interested in changing careers, or looking for classes to enrich your life, HCC can help you achieve your goals!

http://www.hcc.edu//admission

Tuition & Aid

Holyoke Community College offers an outstanding education at fees that are among the lowest in the Commonwealth.

http://www.hcc.edu//tuition-and-aid

Alumni & Friends

We hope you'll visit often, and keep up with the latest news and events.

http://www.hcc.edu//alumni-and-friends

Faculty & Staff

Learn about benefits and college policies, check the schedule for the next Staff Council meeting, locate a colleague, or join a committee.

http://www.hcc.edu//faculty-and-staff

Help Desk

Login information, connecting to wireless, help desk details, and more.

http://www.hcc.edu//help-desk

Students

Find resources, links, and support for current HCC students.

http://www.hcc.edu//students

It's never too late!

Whether you're returning to college or enrolling for the first time, HCC will help you get where you want to go.

http://www.hcc.edu//adult-learner

Annual Awards Recognizing Outstanding Faculty and Staff

Nominations are now being accepted for the following awards to celebrate the accomplishments of our outstanding faculty and staff. Please join President George Timmons and your colleagues for a special event to announce our 2024 award recipients:

http://www.hcc.edu//annual-awards-recognizing-outstanding-faculty-and-staff

ARISE Conference

The Advancing Research and Innovation in STEM Equity (ARISE) Conference will be hosted at Holyoke Community College on Friday, April 12, 2024.

http://www.hcc.edu//arise-conference

HCC Career Pathways Program

Earn your Child Development Certificate (CDA) or Infant/Toddler and/or Preschool Certificate for free!

http://www.hcc.edu//career-pathways-grant-for-early-childhood-educators

Change-Maker

New HCC graduate Marley Friedrick '20 of Amherst has been selected for a Newman Civic Fellowship and was also recognized as one of the state's "29 Who Shine."

http://www.hcc.edu//about/news-events-and-media/news-stories/marley-friedrick

'The greatest gift'

The HCC Foundation awarded nearly $210,000 in scholarships for the 2020-2021 academic year and will set a record for the number of scholarships it distributes, 233.

http://www.hcc.edu//about/news-events-and-media/news-stories/scholarships-2020-x10934

Racially Profiled

HCC student Andres Rodrigues's first-person account of his interactions with black and white police officers, won a playwriting award at the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival.

http://www.hcc.edu//about/news-events-and-media/news-stories/racially-profiled

Apollo

HCC student Nicole Couture's story "Apollo," about an adopted dog, won a playwriting award at the 2022 Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival.

http://www.hcc.edu//about/news-events-and-media/news-stories/apollo

Pinning Pride

HCC celebrated its newest class of nursing degree program graduates with a virtual pinning ceremony May 28 after cheering them on in person during a drive-by event two days before.

http://www.hcc.edu//about/news-events-and-media/news-stories/asn-pinning-2020

Capacity to Prevail

HCC alum Alia Alabsi's poem, "Capacity to Prevail," written for the HCC pandemic play "In These Times," won a playwriting award at the 2022 Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival.

http://www.hcc.edu//about/news-events-and-media/news-stories/capacity-to-prevail

Commencement 2020

HCC will recognize the Class of 2020 with a virtual celebration in August and also invite graduates to walk across the stage next spring with the Class of 2021.

http://www.hcc.edu//about/news-events-and-media/news-stories/commencement-2020

2020 Club Awards

Dozens of students, clubs and staff were recognized May 15 during HCC's annual Club Award & Appreciation event, which was held remotely this year due to COVID-19.

http://www.hcc.edu//about/news-events-and-media/news-stories/club-awards-2020

Honors & Awards

Holyoke Community College is proud to celebrate the 114 students who earned honors and awards for their outstanding achievements during the 2019-2020 academic year.

http://www.hcc.edu//about/news-events-and-media/news-stories/honors-and-awards-sp20

'I Am Now From Hope'

Mayerlies Diaz of Westfield was one of just eight community college students in the U.S. selected to participate in a national conference as 2020 Dream Scholars.

http://www.hcc.edu//about/news-events-and-media/news-stories/dream-scholar

Student Art Show

The exhibition features artwork created by students from more than 50 Visual Art classes during the 2024-2025 academic year.

http://www.hcc.edu//about/news-events-and-media/events/student-art-show-2025

Jeffrey Benoit

Nurse Aide Instructor, Business & Community Services

http://www.hcc.edu/x102.xml?first=Jeffrey&last=Benoit

Juan Burwell

Instructor, Astronomy, Business & STEM

http://www.hcc.edu/x102.xml?first=Juan&last=Burwell

Jane Burkhardt

Professor, English, Social Sciences, Arts & Humanities

http://www.hcc.edu/x102.xml?first=Jane&last=Burkhardt

Mary Buckley

Chair, Radiology, Health Sciences & Culinary Arts

http://www.hcc.edu/x102.xml?first=Mary&last=Buckley

Joseph Bruseo

Professor, Biology, Business & STEM

http://www.hcc.edu/x102.xml?first=Joseph&last=Bruseo

Wesley Carter

Career Coach, Business & Community Services

http://www.hcc.edu/x102.xml?first=Wesley&last=Carter

Christine Catania-Rachlin

Adjunct Faculty, Human Services, Academic Affairs

http://www.hcc.edu/x102.xml?first=Christine&last=Catania-Rachlin

David Case

Substitute Instructor, English Speakers of Other Languages, English as a Second Language

http://www.hcc.edu/x102.xml?first=David&last=Case

Althaea Carroll

Creative Projects Coordinator, Marketing & Strategic Communications

http://www.hcc.edu/x102.xml?first=Althaea&last=Carroll

Elton Braithwaite

Gateway to College Instructor, Gateway to College

http://www.hcc.edu/x102.xml?first=Elton&last=Braithwaite