Holyoke Community College

Holyoke Community College

Type	Community
Established	1946
Endowment	$5.2 million^[1]
President	William F. Messner
Students	~9,000
Location	Holyoke, Massachusetts, United States Coordinates: 42°11′40.35″N 72°39′0.87″W / 42.1945417°N 72.6502417°W / 42.1945417; -72.6502417
Campus	Suburban
Nickname	HCC
Mascot	Cougars
Website	www.hcc.edu

HCC main entrance to campus

Holyoke Community College (HCC) is a state-funded public two-year community college located in Holyoke, Massachusetts. It offers associate degrees as well as a transfer program for students to earn credits for transfer to other colleges. HCC currently offers more than 100 associate degree and certificate options, as well as adult basic education/GED programs, education and training for business and industry, and noncredit community education classes. Among the 15 community colleges in Massachusetts, HCC has highest number of students transferring to four-year colleges and universities and awards the second highest number of associate degrees and certificates.

HCC is located on a 135-acre (0.55 km²) campus, and has satellite locations throughout the Pioneer Valley.

References

↑ As of June 30, 2011. "U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2011 Endowment Market Value and Percentage Change in Endowment Market Value from FY 2010 to FY 2011" (PDF). National Association of College and University Business Officers. June 30, 2011. p. 23. Retrieved February 2, 2012.

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Public institutions of higher education in Massachusetts

Two-year colleges	Berkshire Community College Bristol Community College Bunker Hill Community College Cape Cod Community College Greenfield Community College Holyoke Community College Massachusetts Bay Community College Massasoit Community College Middlesex Community College Mount Wachusett Community College Northern Essex Community College North Shore Community College Quincy College Quinsigamond Community College Roxbury Community College Springfield Technical Community College

Four-year and above	Bridgewater State University Fitchburg State University Framingham State University Massachusetts College of Art and Design Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Massachusetts Maritime Academy Salem State University University of Massachusetts Amherst University of Massachusetts Boston University of Massachusetts Dartmouth University of Massachusetts Lowell University of Massachusetts Medical School Westfield State University Worcester State University

Merged	Boston State College Bradford Durfee College of Technology Lowell State College Lowell Technological Institute New Bedford Institute of Technology

Closed	Hyannis State Teachers College

Cooperating Colleges of Greater Springfield

American International College Bay Path College Elms College Holyoke Community College Springfield College Springfield Technical Community College Western New England University Westfield State University

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