Holyoke Community College’s mission is to serve the Pioneer Valley by providing comprehensive, high-quality educational opportunities that are responsive to community needs and meet the intellectual, esthetic, and practical needs of a diverse student body. The college offers the full range of programs and services appropriate to a community college as defined by the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education’s generic system-wide community college mission statement. In addition, the college will continue to focus upon the following strengths that distinguish Holyoke Community College from other colleges.
Holyoke Community College (HCC) ranks among the best community colleges in the U.S. for 2021, according to Academic Influence, a technology-driven education-evaluation group. HCC was listed 20th out of 839 community colleges nationwide.
In particular, HCC was noted for the strength of its academic programs in criminal justice, nursing, computer science, business, education, and engineering.
Holyoke Community College is launching a series of wine-tasting classes this month for would-be connoisseurs who want to explore the vast complexities of wine while sampling select foods. Starting Sept. 28, classes meet monthly on Thursdays from 6 to 8 p.m. at the HCC MGM Culinary Arts Institute, 164 Race St., Holyoke. All are taught […]
The Phillips Festival 2023, an evening of short plays - written, directed, and staged by Holyoke Community College alumni, students, staff, and surrounding community - will be held on September 30, 2023, at 7:30 PM. The Festival, now in its sixth year, raises money for the Leslie Phillips Fund for Arts and Arts Education at […]
For One Night Only! French-Malian choreographer/dancer Smaïl Kanouté and Compagnie Vivons in NEVER TWENTY ONE. A tribute to the young people of color who have been victims of gun violence in New York, Rio de Janeiro, and Johannesburg, who will never reach the age of 21. Three dancers, torsos inscribed with testimonials from the victims’ families, […]
