Greenfield Community College

Greenfield Community College (GCC) is a public community college in Greenfield, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1962 and is one of Massachusetts's 15 community colleges. The main campus, which comprises two buildings, is located in Greenfield, Massachusetts on a 107-acre property near the junction of Interstate 91 and Route 2. The school operates a satellite campus for its practical nursing program in Northampton, Massachusetts. GCC students hail from Hampshire, Franklin, and Worcester Counties in Western Massachusetts, as well as southern Vermont and New Hampshire. Many of GCC's transfer students continue on at one of Hampshire County's Five Colleges, or to one of 14 Massachusetts State Universities. GCC is the largest source of transfer students to Smith College.[2]

For the British school formerly called Greenfield Community College, see Greenfield Academy.
Greenfield Community College
MottoYou Belong Here[1]
TypePublic community college
Established1962
AccreditationNECHE
PresidentMichelle Schutt
Students1,800+
Location
Greenfield
,
Massachusetts
,
United States

42°35′58.55″N 72°37′51.91″W
CampusRural
NicknameGCC
Websitewww.gcc.mass.edu

In fiscal year 2018, GCC had a student head count FTE (full-time equivalent) of 1,086, making it the second-smallest community college in the state of Massachusetts.[3] Michelle Schutt is the college's 11th president as of July 2022. Greenfield Community College is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education.[4]

References
  1. "Office of the President". Greenfield Community College. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
  2. "Human resources". Greenfield Community College. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
  3. "DHE Data Center". Massachusetts Department of Higher Education. April 25, 2019. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
  4. Massachusetts Institutions – NECHE, New England Commission of Higher Education, retrieved May 26, 2021



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