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By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — Greenfield Community College is revamping its free certified nurse aide (CNA) training program, expanding training an extra six weeks to support an English language learners cohort program after receiving $119,129 in grant funding.Funding...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — Greenfield Community College’s south courtyard will be closed for roughly a year as contractors break ground on a roughly $3 million renovation project.GCC issued a request for proposals on March 12 seeking contractors to make structural...

GREENFIELD — In celebration of Women’s History Month, Greenfield Community College is welcoming Smith College Professor Carrie Baker for a discussion on the intersection of democracy and women’s rights.The event, titled “Democracy and Women’s Rights:...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — Greenfield Community College saw a 13% increase in enrollment this semester, marking the college’s second consecutive semester of enrollment growth after a more than 10-year decline.By the end of 2023, 150 more students enrolled in the...

By CHRIS LARABEE

GREENFIELD — At the Joint Committee on Ways and Means’ fiscal year 2025 state budget hearing on Friday, the focus was on statewide education and local aid. At the regional level, though, legislators, school officials and community members from up and...

GREENFIELD — The Greenfield Community College Foundation invites residents to its fundraising dinner, “Building Bridges and Belonging: GCC’s Celebration of Community,” on Thursday, Feb. 29, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.The evening will include a catered...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — Four women representing western Massachusetts in the state Legislature visited Greenfield Community College on Monday for a panel discussion about health care with second-year nursing students.State Sen. Jo Comerford was joined by state...

By JUDY RAPER

It would be an understatement to say that our world is becoming increasingly digital and the pandemic has only accelerated this shift. The reality is one uses digital skills to pay bills, access health records, watch television, connect socially,...

By DIANE BRONCACCIO

Is it ever too late to start dancing?On a wintry morning at Greenfield Community College, podcast-host Denise Schwartz and GCC dance teacher Emily Fox discuss the benefits of dance as part of a podcast series called Backyard Oasis.Fox says dance helps...

By CHRIS LARABEE

With a full body of work compiled over 2023’s farming and harvest seasons, Local Access to Valley Arts (The LAVA Center) is launching a touring exhibit for “indiVISIBLE: Seeing and Celebrating Indispensable Agricultural Workers” this week at...

By CHRIS LARABEE

GREENFIELD — With Monday marking Greenfield Community College’s 25th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration, the school expanded its offerings for the milestone event.On hand to deliver the keynote speech was GCC alumna and school Title IX...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — Greenfield Community College will host its 25th celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day with an expanded lineup of workshops that organizers hope will engage the community in new ways. “GCC is obviously such a social and cultural hub in...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — A Greenfield Community College professor is one of three Massachusetts educators featured in a new television ad urging lawmakers to pass the CHERISH Act, which seeks to provide a more affordable path to a college degree for students and...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — Despite budget delays at the state level, Greenfield Community College President Michelle Schutt has approved pay increases for its Massachusetts Community College Council union members. The now-expired contract, which was supposed to...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — A few years ago, Greenfield High School senior Eric Duong could never have imagined himself graduating alongside his peers.Duong was a sophomore, struggling to keep up with schoolwork at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic when guidance...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — The state’s higher education commissioner paid a visit to Greenfield Community College on Thursday for a tour of the school’s Outdoor Learning Lab, allowing him to see the kind of hands-on STEM projects that are funded by a grant from his...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — Members of the Legislature’s Joint Committee on Higher Education, including Sen. Jo Comerford, stopped by Greenfield Community College on Friday afternoon as part of a statewide public higher education tour. “It’s an honor to have them...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — With the goal of bringing together industry professionals from around the region, Greenfield Community College is hosting its inaugural Western Massachusetts Outdoor Recreation Industry Summit. “We’re excited to convene businesses and...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — As early as next fall, Greenfield Community College will have launched its new heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) training program aimed at improving equity in the green workforce. The development of the program was made...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — After more than a decade of declining enrollment, the number of students at Greenfield Community College increased this fall semester by the largest percentage since 2010, school officials say.This semester also marked the highest number...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — As one of the few deaf or hard-of-hearing students to attend Greenfield Community College, the first day of school for Ally Deso wasn’t just a matter of showing up for class.“She did a lot of prep,” said her mother, Greenfield resident...