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

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... Healthier 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 P......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 are other... (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......re close Digg Stumble 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 ... (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 ... (Read Full Article)

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

Patrick administration plans $10.1 billion in capital projects over 5 year period

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...Service The Republican Follow 0 Tweet Share close Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print Springfield Data Center Enlarge The Republican Photo Desk Republican Photo by Mark M.Murray --Work on the steel......lding project; a $25 million library project at Mass Maritime Academy; a $31 million project at Greenfield Community College; a $34.4 million building at the Danvers campus of North Shore Community College, a $30 million ... (Read Full Article)

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

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

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...time in this fiscal year's state budget. Of the 29 public higher 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 involve... (Read Full Article)

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

Leadership Pioneer Valley

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...nthly sessions. The seminars will be held at venues across the region, said Wondoloski, listing the Springfield Museums, Greenfield Community College, and Yankee Candle as examples of potential sites chosen to connect participants with the businesse... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Pioneer Valley Planning Commission   MassMutual   Greenfield Community College

Entrepreneurial Fuel

Explore BusinessWest (Jun 7 2011) Entrepreneurship

...this issue, BusinessWest turns the spotlight on a company that is perhaps not well-known in Greater Springfield, but is an institution in Greenfield and well beyond. This is a unique family business, one that gr......eral institutional, commercial, and residential renewable-energy systems, including facilities at Greenfield Community College, the Greenfield fire station, and other locations. “We want to be a one-stop shop, and the energy c... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Greenfield Community College   Springfield   Greenfield

4 Western Massachusetts students among 29 statewide to be issued 'Who Shine' awards by Board of Higher Education

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...Google Buzz Digg Stumble Upon Fark Share Email Print All 4 winners 51111.jpg Angelina Cavallini, of Springfield, Eric Gregoire, of Ludlow, Ruben Sepulveda, of Holyoke and Jacob Powers, of Montague, clockwise fr......e to the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education. Jacob S. Powers, 23, of Montague, is this year’s Greenfield Community College honoree. He has been on the college’s board of trustees and has consistently made the ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Holyoke Community College   Amherst College

Massachusetts programs take new approaches to energy efficiency training

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...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

Attorney General Martha Coakley opposes plan by Western Massachusetts Electric Co. to hike electric rates

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...c hearings on the company’s request for rate increases will be held: • Thursday, August 19, 2010 at Greenfield Community College's Sloan Theater, at 7:00 p.m • August 24 at the Berkshire Athenaeum in Pittsfield, at 7:00 p.m.) • ......ter, at 7:00 p.m • August 24 at the Berkshire Athenaeum in Pittsfield, at 7:00 p.m.) • August 26 at Springfield City Hall, Room 220, 7 ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Greenfield Community College   Springfield   Greenfield

Federal officials announce expansion of broadband access at Greenfield Community College Thursday

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Journalism and Justice Award presented to Larry McDermott, retired publisher and CEO of The Republican

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...ored Links Share this story Story tools More stories in Breaking News - MassLive.com Previous story Springfield fire causes $10K damage to High Street apartment Next story Greenfield Community College Practical Nursing Program graduation held at Northampton VA Medical Center Comments are now closed ... (Read Full Article)

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

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...among this year's college commencement speakers By Jim Kinney, The Republican May 08, 2010, 10:55AM SPRINGFIELD - College graduates should ask themselves if they live in a perfect world. Are all their needs bein......., 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 ... (Read Full Article)

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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 big... (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.... (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

A Degree of Progress?

Explore BusinessWest (Aug 19 2009) Education

...eed? And, finally, why has it taken the federal government so long to recognize community colleges? Springfield Technical Com-munity College President Ira Rubenzahl said the funding amounts to a fraction of what......e believe it is simply not enough. Portals to Higher Education Like many, Robert Pura, president of Greenfield Community College (GCC), is greeting the bill with open arms. “Obama gets it,” he said. “This bill is a recognition ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Greenfield Community College   Springfield

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

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Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Massport   Holyoke Community College