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| Motto | Efficiunt Clarum Studio (Latin) "They make it clear by study"[1] |
| Type | Public community college |
| Established | September 9, 1946 July 1, 1964[2][a] |
| Accreditation | NECHE |
| Endowment | $13.4 million[3] |
| President | George Timmons |
Academic staff | 128 full-time faculty 332 adjunct[4][5] |
| Students | 4,217[4] |
| Location | , , United States 42°11′40.35″N 72°39′0.87″W / 42.1945417°N 72.6502417°W |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Colors | Green & Black |
| Nickname | HCC |
| Affiliations | Cooperating Colleges of Greater Springfield |
| Mascot | Cougars |
| Website | www.hcc.edu |
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Holyoke Community College (HCC) is a public community college in Holyoke, Massachusetts. It offers associate degrees and certificate programs, as well as a transfer program for students to earn credits for transfer to other colleges. It was the first community college established in Massachusetts, as it was founded by the city's school board in 1946, while others were subsequently chartered under state jurisdiction after 1960.[6]
HCC is located on a 135-acre (0.55 km2) campus and has satellite locations throughout the Pioneer Valley, including the HCC-MGM Culinary Arts Institute, the only culinary arts program at a Massachusetts college accredited by the American Culinary Federation.[7][8]
The college participates in the Commonwealth Dual Enrollment Partnership (CDEP) and allows high school applicants to opt for full or part-time coursework to receive both high school and transferable college credit.[9] Enrolled students may also complete certain coursework at Mount Holyoke and Smith College, as both share faculty with the community college.[10] Holyoke Community College is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education.[11]
- ^ Motto from college's seal shown on title page of- Long-Range Plan, Phase I, 1992–1997 (Report). ERIC ED 368425. Holyoke Community College.
- Translation taken from- Fairbairn's Crests of the Families of Great Britain and Ireland. Vol. I. Edinburgh: Inglis & Jack. 1905. p. 544. ISBN 9781781502457.
- ^ "The Founding Years of HCC". HCC Archives & Special Collections. Holyoke Community College. Archived from the original on May 1, 2018. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
- ^ Holyoke Community College Foundation Annual Report 2017-2018 (PDF) (Report). 2018. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 19, 2019.
With total assets of more than $20 million, including investments of $13.4 million, HCC has the largest endowment of any community college foundation in Massachusetts. The HCC Foundation, like its antecedent, The Friends of Holyoke Community College, exists solely to support students and the mission and programs of HCC.
- ^ a b "Fast Facts About HCC". Holyoke Community College. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
- ^ Schoenberg, Shira (January 12, 2018). "Massachusetts state employee salary database 2018". MassLive. Springfield, Mass.
- ^ "Best Community Colleges In Massachusetts". Schools.com. QuinStreet, Inc. Archived from the original on September 19, 2017.
HCC also took the No. 1 spot for its percentage of students who graduated with certificates or associate degrees, and its average net price was the second-most affordable out of all the schools in our survey...Holyoke Community College has to its name a distinction that no other institution in Massachusetts can claim: When it was founded in 1946, it was the only community college that existed in the Commonwealth.
- ^ Grand Opening of Culinary Arts Institute, City of Holyoke. 2018.
- ^ "Accredited Postsecondary Programs". American Culinary Federation. 2017. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
- ^ "High School/Dual Enrollment". Holyoke Community College. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
- ^ Wyner, Joshua; Deane, KC; Jenkins, Davis; Fink, John (2016). The Transfer Playbook: Essential Practices for Two- and Four-Year Colleges (PDF) (Report). Community College Research Center (CCRC), Teachers College, Columbia University. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 11, 2017. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
- ^ Massachusetts Institutions – NECHE, New England Commission of Higher Education, retrieved May 26, 2021
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