Holyoke Community College

Holyoke Community College
Established 1946
Type Community
Endowment $5.9 million[1]
President William F. Messner
Students ~9,000
Location Holyoke, Massachusetts, United States
Campus Suburban
Nickname HCC
Mascot Cougars
Website www.hcc.edu

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.

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  1. ^ As of June 30, 2009. "U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2009 Endowment Market Value and Percentage Change in Endowment Market Value from FY 2008 to FY 2009" (PDF). 2009 NACUBO-Commonfund Study of Endowments. National Association of College and University Business Officers. http://www.nacubo.org/Documents/research/2009_NCSE_Public_Tables_Endowment_Market_Values.pdf. Retrieved February 2, 2010. 

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