InFocus: Impact of Community Colleges
CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP)–April is recognized at Community College Month.
Massachusetts has 15 Community Colleges statewide that provide education for over 100-thousand students a year. According to the Massachusetts Association of Community Colleges, these schools accounted for 46% of undergraduate credit enrollments and 38% of the students in the Massachusetts public higher education system in 2022.
InFocus: Literacy improvement programs
This week on 22News InFocus we'll be talking about the impact of community colleges in the Pioneer Valley. Our guests are representatives from Holyoke (HCC), Greenfield (GCC) and Springfield Technical Community Colleges (STCC).
Watch 22News this Sunday at noon and learn about the essential role these schools play not only in education but to the communities they serve.
GREENFIELD COMMUNITY COLLEGE
HOLYOKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
SPRINGFIELD TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE
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