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
The city of Northampton is the county seat of Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of Northampton (including its outer villages, Florence and Leeds) was 29,571.
Northampton is known as an acade ...
. 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
Smith College is a Private university, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts Women's colleges in the United States, women's college in Northampton, Massachusetts. It was chartered in 1871 by Sophia Smith (Smith College ...
.
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.
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.
References
External links
Official website
Community colleges in Massachusetts
Universities and colleges established in 1962
Universities and colleges in Franklin County, Massachusetts
Greenfield, Massachusetts
1962 establishments in Massachusetts
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