Your Impact
Transformational Impact
There are countless ways that your support has helped uplift our students.
60 Seconds of Change
During this edition of 60 Seconds of Change, student Sami Stackpole explains how the donor-funded audio mixing board is transforming Professor Whiton’s Stagecraft class, and the impact donors have had on the students in the Itsy Bitsy Childwatch program.
Geronimo Monsalve internship
In this edition of 60 Seconds of Change, Laura White tells the story of student Geronimo Monsalve and his internship in Washington, DC under Massachusetts Senator Ed Markey.
438 scholarships
Dozens of supporters and friends of the college celebrated the nearly 400 scholarship recipients during a special reception on May 15. The Holyoke Community College Foundation awarded 438 scholarships worth $405,000 to 422 incoming, current, and transferring HCC students for 2026-2027.
Stories of Impact
Read how your support keeps alive the spirit of generosity, perseverance, and community at Holyoke Community College.
Hyundai donates $10K to HCC food pantry
Hyundai donates $10K to HCC food pantry
This is the fifth consecutive year Hyundai Motor America has donated to the HCC food pantry through the company’s Hyundai Hope Initiative. This year, Hyundai doubled its annual donation to $10,000, bringing its total contributions over five years to $42,500.
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Itsy Bitsy Child Watch opens in new, larger location
Thanks to a grant from the Irene E. and George A. Davis Foundation, the program moved to a newly renovated, much larger, and more central space on the HCC campus.
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HCC volleyball team completes historic season
Donors like you funded the team’s first-ever trip to a national championship tournament in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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Green Thread launches
HCC launches The Green Thread, a podcast of alumni interviews, which is recorded in a room that was renovated by donor support.
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The Connection
Catch up on the latest stories in the most recent edition of The Connection
Other highlights from 2025-2026
- HCC has been awarded a $455K grant from the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center to continue clean energy career training programs.
- The HCC Theater Department’s fall 2025 production of “The Last Living Gun” received three awards at the recent American College Theater Festival in Albany, N.Y.
- HCC Athletic Director Thomas “Tommy” Stewart has been inducted into the NJCAA Track and Field Coaches Association Hall of Fame.
- Anthropology Professor Vanessa Martinez was one of two Holyoke educators honored March 9 by the city and state during Civic Learning Week.
- The Center for Community News at the University of Vermont has named HCC radio station manager Patrick LaBelle a 2026 community news champion.
- The Connection, the HCC college magazine, received a first-place Medallion Award at the Fall 2025 District 1 conference of the National Council for Marketing & Public Relations.
- Holyoke Community College has received a $300K grant to train low-income job seekers whose primary barrier to employment is their English language skills.
- Gateway to College has won one or more benchmark awards for each of the last 10 years, and the excellence award six times, including the last three.