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.
Visitors to Holyoke Community College can expect to see the usual ghosts, witches, and ghouls, along with an assortment of characters from their favorite children's movies, games, and TV shows as the college celebrates Halloween with its annual Trunk or Treat event. Dozens of HCC departments, programs, and student clubs, as well as community groups […]
The 7th Annual Phillips Festival, a thrilling 24-hour theatrical marathon, returns to Holyoke Community College (HCC) on Saturday, September 28th, at 7:30 PM. This innovative event challenges participants to write, direct, and stage original short plays within a single day. Celebrating Creativity and Leslie Phillips' Legacy. The Festival honors Leslie Phillips, the esteemed founder of […]
Opening Reception: Human Erratics Human Erratics is a series of movement-driven digital and analog films and photographic works created by Marie Lynn Haas and Tori Lawrence. Their site-specific, environmentally attuned projects emerge through partnership with the natural world and the spaces we create, inhabit, and neglect across its terrain. These works explore personal and collective […]
The City of Holyoke’s July 4th Fireworks Celebration will take place on the beautiful grounds of Holyoke Community College, at 303 Homestead Avenue. Raindate: Sunday June 30. The community is invited to enjoy entertainment, food, vendors, and activities for children at Holyoke Community College beginning at 6 p.m. The fireworks display will begin at dusk. […]
Springfield Symphony Youth Orchestras’ Season Finale Concert, a celebration of musical talent, dedication, and passion! The Springfield Symphony Youth Orchestras will perform their Season Finale Concert on Sunday, May 19 at 3pm at Symphony Hall as the culmination of a fantastic year of growth and dedication. The SYS led by Matt Bertuzzi and SYO conducted […]
Reception: 2024 Holyoke Community College Student Art Exhibition Join the HCC Visual Art community to celebrate the work of this year's students. The exhibition features work from the 42 Visual Art courses taught at HCC this year including Animation, Motion Graphics, Photography, Ceramics, and more. The reception is free, will be held in the HCC […]
The HCC Theater Department will present The Great Gatsby, a play by Simon Levy, based on the novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, April 10-13, 2024. The show, directed by HCC Theater Professor Patricia Sandoval, will run nightly at 7:30 p.m. with a 2 p.m. matinee on Saturday, April 13. All performances will be in the […]
Jazz pianist Luis Perdomo featured artist for 25th anniversary festival Hot off a win for Best Latin Jazz Album at the 66th annual Grammy Awards, pianist, composer, and band leader Luis Perdomo will be the featured guest artist at the 25th anniversary Holyoke Community College Jazz Festival, March 1-2. The two-day festival opens on Fri., March 1, […]
Student Ensemble Concert #1 featuring the Brass-Wind Ensemble, Jazz Guitar Ensemble, and Jazz Ensemble, Leslie Phillips Theater.
The IVHF All-Star Showcase will feature the top players in Western Massachusetts in two showcase matches. The event will start with a 3-set 2nd team all-star match at 6:00pm followed by the award presentation and a 3-set 1st team match at 7:30pm. Adult tickets are $10, Seniors 65+ are $5 and Students/Children are FREE. Admission […]
