Higher education institutions turn out a well-prepared workforce which helps attract business

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...en training workers in the fields of precision machining, healthcare and early childhood education. Springfield Technical Community College is taking the lead in training workers in green technologies through the MassGreen initiative, said......Community for two-year collaborative initiative to build employee-owned companies in Springfield Greenfield Community College: •: Received state grant for comprehensive review of the school’s general-education curriculu... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   American International College   University of Massachusetts   Holyoke Community College

Editorial: Community colleges in Western Massachusetts get job done

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Almost a fifth of the 100 workers at Microtest Laboratories in Agawam got their basic training at Springfield Technical Community College. Editorial: Community colleges in Western Massachusetts get job done Published: Thursday, February......in County is also worried. All of the company’s 40 employees have taken at least one course through Greenfield Community College’s renewable energy program. “Why change what is working so well?” he asked. Indeed. There ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Springfield Technical Community College   Greenfield Community College

Employers fear community colleges run from Boston

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...yees who work with A.R. Sandri Inc.’s green-energy subsidiary has taken at least one course through Greenfield Community College’s renewable energy program. “We’ve had such a successful relationship,” said Laurence H. “Jake” Goo......umble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print Mark M. Murray/ The Republican02/02/2012 Springfield - - Springfield Technical Community College Laser Electro-Optics Technology student Rose Holloway from West Springfield , Professor Nicholas Ma... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Springfield Technical Community College   Greenfield Community College

Breaking Down the Report Card

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...unity colleges — we need and deserve that kind of attention,” said Pura, the long-time president of Greenfield Community College, noting that this segment of the Commonwealth’s higher-education portfolio is often overlooked due ......fore answering his own question. Ira Rubenzahl Ira Rubenzahl Meanwhile, Ira Rubenzahl, president of Springfield Technical Community College, said that, while many of the report’s conclusions can be debated, its basic argument — that commu... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Holyoke Community College   Springfield Technical Community College   Greenfield Community College

Community colleges in Greenfield, Holyoke and Springfield win grants in new Massachusetts competition

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...gher education campuses, 18 won grants. Springfield Technical Community College received $144,125; Greenfield Community College, $122,004 and Holyoke Community College, $70,000. Ira H. Rubenzahl, president of Springfield Technical Community College, said the grant will be used to expand an existing program that involves intensive counseling for 1... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Holyoke Community College   Springfield Technical Community College

Massachusetts programs take new approaches to energy efficiency training

Explore masshightech.com (Jan 5 2011) Green Region

...d by a $1.9 million grant from the Clean Energy Center, has seen courses reach completion so far at Springfield Technical Community College and Greenfield Community College in Turners Falls. Editorial: Educational innovation – go beyond the classroom [January 5, 2011] Ve... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Springfield Technical Community College   Greenfield Community College   Springfield

UMass chancellor Robert Holub warns of deep budget cuts in FY12; all Massachusetts public colleges face similar cuts

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...iscal year is $17.452 million including $1.3 million in stimulus. The budget is down 6.9 percent. • Greenfield Community College’s budget for this fiscal year is $8.582 million including $665,758 in stimulus. The budget is down ......his fiscal year is $8.582 million including $665,758 in stimulus. The budget is down 6.9 percent. • Springfield Technical Community College’s budget for this fiscal year ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   University of Massachusetts   Holyoke Community College

Yankee Candle founder Michael Kittredge, Msnbc host Rachel Maddow and actor Bill Cosby among this year's college commencement speakers

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...., Keating Quadrangle, Richard A. Yanikoski, CEO, Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities Greenfield Community College: June 6, noon, on campus at rear of East Building, professor Gregory Vouros Hampshire College: May ......ngfield College: May 16, 9:30 a.m., Mass Mutual Center, Alexander Wolff, writer, Sports Illustrated Springfield Technical Community College: June 3, 6:30 p.m., college president Ira H. Rubenzahl University of Massachusetts: May 15, Warren ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   American International College   University of Massachusetts   Holyoke Community College

Massachusetts House snuffs out effort to increase local aid

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Editorial: Western Massachusetts community colleges pay big dividends

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Spring enrollments are up: 13 percent at Greenfield Community College; 11 percent at Holyoke Community College, and 10 percent at Springfield Technical Community College. You know things are looking good when one of a college president’s biggest worries is finding enou... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Holyoke Community College   Springfield Technical Community College

Community colleges in Western Mass. report dramatic increased in enrollment

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Greenfield Community College has seen the largest increase with 13 percent more students attending the college this spring than ......ng than last year. Holyoke Community has seen an 11 percent increase in the number of students, and Springfield Technical Community College saw a 10 percent jump in students. Community colleges in Western Mass. report dramatic increased i... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Springfield Technical Community College   Greenfield Community College   Springfield

Public colleges in Western Mass. to use federal stimulus funds to delay making cuts

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Enrollment soars at area community colleges

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...an a week before classes begin, enrollment is up more than 19 percent at Holyoke Community College, Springfield Technical Community College is reporting a 9.7 percent increase and Greenfield Community College is seeing a 16 percent rise in students registering. "This is the largest number of new students we... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Holyoke Community College   Springfield Technical Community College   Greenfield Community College

Community colleges tackle tech education with federal help

Explore masshightech.com (May 1 2009) Education , Information Technology , Life Sciences , Manufacturing

... all kinds of family and money issues, so it can be tough to focus,” he said. Springfield Technical Springfield Technical Community College is working under an NSF grant for, among other things, “faculty upscaling,” according to Gordon Sny......r State College, Westfield State College and the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Greenfield At Greenfield Community College, a project called STEM Rays — also funded by the NSF with about $800,000 — is ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Springfield Technical Community College   Greenfield Community College

The list: The Bay State's $8.4B wish list

Explore Boston Business Journal (Apr 28 2009) Education , Information Technology

Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Massport   Holyoke Community College