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Since its founding in 1946, Holyoke Community College has focused on inspiring futures through education and training, access, and engagement. The goal is simple: exceptional preparation for personal and professional success through education, for all learners.

HCC's highly-qualified, committed faculty and staff ensure that our students are well prepared for their next step in life--whether to transfer to a four-year institution, advance in a career, build skills, or simply enhance the quality of their lives.

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Since its founding in 1946, Holyoke Community College has focused on inspiring futures through education and training, access, and engagement. The goal is simple: exceptional preparation for personal and professional success through education, for all learners.

HCC's highly-qualified, committed faculty and staff ensure that our students are well prepared for their next step in life--whether to transfer to a four-year institution, advance in a career, build skills, or simply enhance the quality of their lives.

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Representation of the achievement named 'HCC Summer 2023 Dean's List'.

HCC Summer 2023 Dean's List

Each academic term, Holyoke Community College recognizes superior scholarship through the Dean's List. A student is placed on the Dean's List if his or her G.P.A. is 3.2 or higher. These students have earned Dean's List honors for Summer 2023.
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Dean's List - 2023 Sep 7

HCC Foundation 2023-2024 Scholarship Awardees

This year, the Holyoke Community College Foundation awarded close to 300 scholarships worth close to $400,000 to new, current, and transferring HCC students for the 2023-2024 academic year. These scholarships have been made possible through the generosity of alumni, friends, faculty, trustees, and community-minded corporations. Congratulations to this year's recipients!
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Scholarship - 2023 Jun 21

HCC Spring 2023 Dean's List

Each academic term, Holyoke Community College recognizes superior scholarship through the Dean's List. A student is placed on the Dean's List if his or her G.P.A. is 3.2 or higher. These students have earned Dean's List honors for the Spring 2023 semester.
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Dean's List - 2023 Jun 12
Representation of the achievement named 'HCC celebrates nursing graduates'.

HCC celebrates nursing graduates

Every spring, graduates of HCC's Associate in Science in Nursing program are recognized with a traditional pinning ceremony during which they are inducted into the health care field as soon-to-be registered nursing professionals. They light candles, are "pinned" by a registered nurse, and recite the Nightingale Pledge. This year, the college celebrated graduates of its ASN program on Thursday, May 25, in the HCC Campus Center.
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Graduation - 2023 May 30
Representation of the achievement named 'HCC Honors and Awards 2023'.

HCC Honors and Awards 2023

At the conclusion of each academic year, Holyoke Community College recognizes students with honors and awards for outstanding achievement and performance in a wide array of academic areas and extracurricular pursuits. Awardees for the 2022-2023 academic year were honored in an in-person ceremony on Wed., May 17, at the Bartley Center for Athletics & Recreation. Congratulations to this year's award winners!
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Academic Award - 2023 May 18
Representation of the achievement named 'HCC honors Phi Theta Kappa inductees'.

HCC honors Phi Theta Kappa inductees

Holyoke Community College is proud to recognize all the students accepted for membership into the Alpha Xi Omega chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society for the 2022-2023 academic year. Students are invited to join Phi Theta Kappa when they have completed 15 college credits while maintaining a GPA of 3.5 or higher. New inductees will be recognized during an online celebration on May 18.
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Honor Society - 2023 May 9

HCC Fall 2022 Dean's List

Each academic term, Holyoke Community College recognizes superior scholarship through the Dean's List. A student is placed on the Dean's List if his or her G.P.A. is 3.2 or higher. These students have earned Dean's List honors for the Fall 2022 semester.
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Dean's List - 2023 Jan 19

'Men On Boats' Cast & Crew

Holyoke Community College is proud to recognize the students and alumni participating in HCC's Fall 2022 theater production of "Men On Boats," by Jaclyn Backhaus and directed by HCC theater professor Pat Sandoval '84. The play will be presented in HCC's Leslie Phillips Theater Nov. 17-19 at 7:30 p.m., with a Sat., Nov. 19, matinee at 2 p.m.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2022 Nov 16
Representation of the achievement named ''Stop Kiss' Cast & Crew '.

'Stop Kiss' Cast & Crew

Holyoke Community College is proud to recognize the students and alumni participating in HCC's Spring 2023 theater production of "Stop Kiss," by Diana Son and directed by HCC alum Susanna Apgar. The play will be presented in HCC's Leslie Phillips Theater April 13-15 at 7:30 p.m., with a Sat., April 15 matinee at 2 p.m.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2023 Apr 13
Representation of the achievement named 'HCC Foundation 2022-2023 Scholarship Awardees'.

HCC Foundation 2022-2023 Scholarship Awardees

This year, the Holyoke Community College Foundation awarded more than 300 scholarships worth close to $400,000 to new, current, and transferring HCC students. These scholarships have been made possible through the generosity of alumni, friends, faculty, trustees, and community-minded corporations. Scholarship awardees for the 2022-2023 academic year were celebrated at a special reception on Wed, Nov. 9. Congratulations to this year's recipients!
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Scholarship - 2022 Nov 14
Representation of the achievement named 'Summer 2022 Dean's List'.

Summer 2022 Dean's List

Each academic term, Holyoke Community College recognizes superior scholarship through the Dean's List. Students are placed on the Dean's List if their G.P.A. is 3.2 or higher. These students have earned Dean's List honors for the Summer 2022 term.
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Dean's List - 2022 Oct 3
Representation of the achievement named 'Holyoke Community College Class of 2022'.

Holyoke Community College Class of 2022

Holyoke Community College is proud to recognize the following students who have completed their graduation requirements for the 2021-2022 academic year. This includes those who graduated in Dec. 2021, Jan. 2022, June 2022, and Aug. 2022. Members of the Class of 2022 received their diplomas or certificates June 4 at HCC's 75th Commencement exercises at the MassMutual Center in Springfield, Mass.
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Graduation - 2022 Sep 16
Representation of the achievement named 'Spring 2022 Dean's List'.

Spring 2022 Dean's List

Each academic term, Holyoke Community College recognizes superior scholarship through the Dean's List. Students are placed on the Dean's List if their G.P.A. is 3.2 or higher. These students have earned Dean's List honors for the Spring 2022 term.
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Dean's List - 2022 Jun 27

HCC celebrates nursing graduates

Every spring, graduates of HCC's Associate in Science in Nursing program are recognized with a traditional pinning ceremony during which they are inducted into the health care field as soon-to-be registered nursing professionals. They light candles, are "pinned" by a registered nurse, and recite the Nightingale Pledge. This year, the college celebrated graduates of its ASN program with an in-person pinning ceremony on Thursday, May 26, at HCC's Center for Health Education & Simulation.
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Graduation - 2022 May 31

HCC Honors and Awards 2022

At the conclusion of each academic year, Holyoke Community College recognizes students with honors and awards for outstanding achievement and performance in a wide array of academic areas and extracurricular pursuits. Awardees were honored in a virtual ceremony on Wed., May 18. Congratulations to this year's award winners!
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Academic Award - 2022 May 19
Representation of the achievement named 'HCC honors Phi Theta Kappa inductees'.

HCC honors Phi Theta Kappa inductees

Holyoke Community College is proud to recognize all the students accepted for membership into the Alpha Xi Omega chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society for Spring 2022. Students are invited to join Phi Theta Kappa when they have completed 15 college credits while maintaining a GPA of 3.5 or higher. The new inductees were recognized during an online celebration on May 4.
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Honor Society - 2022 May 6
Representation of the achievement named ''A Midsummer Night's Dream' Cast & Crew '.

'A Midsummer Night's Dream' Cast & Crew

Holyoke Community College is proud to recognize the students and alumni participating in HCC's Spring 2022 theater production of William Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream," directed by HCC theater professor Tim Cochran. The play will be presented in HCC's Leslie Phillips Theater April 21-23, at 7:30 p.m., with a Sat., April 23, matinee at 2 p.m.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2022 Apr 20
Representation of the achievement named 'HCC Fall 2021 Dean's List'.

HCC Fall 2021 Dean's List

Each academic term, Holyoke Community College recognizes superior scholarship through the Dean's List. A student is placed on the Dean's List if his or her G.P.A. is 3.2 or higher. These students have earned Dean's List honors for the Fall 2021 semester.
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Dean's List - 2022 Jan 14

HCC Summer 2021 Dean's List

Each academic term, Holyoke Community College recognizes superior scholarship through the Dean's List. A student is placed on the Dean's List if his or her G.P.A. is 3.2 or higher. These students have earned Dean's List honors for the Summer 2021 term.
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Dean's List - 2021 Oct 6

Celebrating the Class of 2021

Holyoke Community College is proud to recognize the following students who have completed their graduation requirements for the 2020-2021 academic year. Members of the Class of 2021 were recognized during a virtual Commencement ceremony on Sat., June 5, 2021.
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Graduation - 2021 Aug 27
Representation of the achievement named 'HCC honors Phi Theta Kappa inductees'.

HCC honors Phi Theta Kappa inductees

Holyoke Community College is proud to announce that 41 HCC students were accepted for membership into the Alpha Xi Omega chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society for Fall 2021. Students are invited to join Phi Theta Kappa when they have completed 15 college credits while maintaining a GPA of 3.5 or higher. The new inductees were recognized during an online celebration on December 2.
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Honor Society - 2021 Dec 3
Representation of the achievement named 'Spring 2021 Dean's List'.

Spring 2021 Dean's List

Each academic term, Holyoke Community College recognizes superior scholarship through the Dean's List. Students are placed on the Dean's List if their G.P.A. is 3.2 or higher. These students have earned Dean's List honors for the Spring 2021 term.
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Dean's List - 2021 Jun 29
Representation of the achievement named 'HCC Foundation 2021-2022 Scholarship Winners'.

HCC Foundation 2021-2022 Scholarship Winners

The Holyoke Community College Foundation awards more than $200,000 in scholarships each year to new, current and transferring students. These scholarships have been made possible through the generosity of alumni, friends, faculty, trustees and community-minded corporations. Congratulations to this year's recipients!
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Scholarship - 2021 Jun 17
Representation of the achievement named 'HCC celebrates nursing graduates'.

HCC celebrates nursing graduates

Every spring, graduates of HCC's Associate in Science in Nursing program are recognized with a traditional pinning ceremony during which they are inducted into the health care field as soon-to-be registered nursing professionals. They light candles, are "pinned" by a registered nurse, and recite the Nightingale Pledge. This year, because of ongoing COVID-19 restrictions, HCC celebrated the graduates of HCC's ASN program with a virtual pinning ceremony on Thursday, May 27, after students stopped by HCC's Center for Health Education & Simulation earlier in the day to pick up their pins and candles and celebrate in person with nursing faculty and staff.
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Graduation - 2021 May 28
Representation of the achievement named 'HCC Honors and Awards 2021'.

HCC Honors and Awards 2021

At the conclusion of each academic year, Holyoke Community College recognizes students with honors and awards for outstanding achievement and performance in a wide array of academic areas and extracurricular pursuits. Congratulations to this year's award winners!
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Academic Award - 2021 May 20

HCC honors Phi Theta Kappa inductees

Holyoke Community College is proud to announce that 33 HCC students were accepted for membership into the Alpha Xi Omega chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society for Spring and Summer 2020. Students are invited to join Phi Theta Kappa when they have completed 15 college credits while maintaining a GPA of 3.5 or higher.
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Honor Society - 2021 May 14

HCC honors Phi Theta Kappa inductees

Holyoke Community College is proud to announce that 75 HCC students have been accepted for membership into the Alpha Xi Omega chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society for the 2020-2021 academic year. Students are invited to join Phi Theta Kappa when they have completed 15 college credits while maintaining a GPA of 3.5 or higher. HCC's Spring 2021 inductees will be recognized in a virtual ceremony on Thursday, May 13, 2021.
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Honor Society - 2021 May 12
Representation of the achievement named ''In These Times' Contributors '.

'In These Times' Contributors

Holyoke Community College is proud to recognize the students and alumni participating in HCC's Spring 2021 theater production, "In These Times," an original livestreaming show inspired by the COVID-19 pandemic, directed by HCC theater professor Patricia Sandoval, in collaboration with HCC's Music and Visual Art departments. The virtual who will be presented April 15-17, at 7:30 p.m. on YouTube, with an April 17 matinee at 2 p.m.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2021 Apr 13
Representation of the achievement named 'HCC Fall 2020 Dean's List'.

HCC Fall 2020 Dean's List

Each academic term, Holyoke Community College recognizes superior scholarship through the Dean's List. A student is placed on the Dean's List if his or her G.P.A. is 3.2 or higher. These students have earned Dean's List honors for the Fall 2020 semester.
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Dean's List - 2021 Jan 12
Representation of the achievement named 'HCC Summer 2020 Dean's List'.

HCC Summer 2020 Dean's List

Each academic term, Holyoke Community College recognizes superior scholarship through the Dean's List. A student is placed on the Dean's List if his or her G.P.A. is 3.2 or higher. These students have earned Dean's List honors for the Summer 2020 term.
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Dean's List - 2020 Sep 22
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