
- Liberal Arts
- "You need to try your dreams. Only by trying will you know if you're going to make it or not," says Mary Toole, who graduated from ºìÐÓÖ±²¥ in 1969 with an associate degree in liberal arts. "You don't want to get to the end of your life regretting. I would never have gotten where I am without ºìÐÓÖ±²¥. It gave me the chance to try."

- Human Services
- Embracing the unexpected twists of life, Jay Ogle transformed his associate degree earned in Human Services into the foundation of his dynamic approach to business development. ... "I chose ºìÐÓÖ±²¥ for its accessibility, affordability and the fact that I was able to integrate the huge time commitment of school into my working life."

- Phlebotomy
- Phlebotomy is literally in Wendi Ridgeway's blood. Her grandmothers and great-grandmothers were nurses, and she had an interest in healthcare at a young age. "It's a genetic thing for me." ... She liked the phlebotomy part of the classes best, even though she had some obstacles to overcome.

- Environmental Science
- Even though Stefanie Weber grew up in Pittsfield, a self-proclaimed "GE kid," she never imagined she'd live here full time to pursue her art. Today, she is an action-based artist who specializes in dance, movement and performance, having worked with famed Berkshire institutions such as Jacob's Pillow, Barrington Stage Company, Berkshire Opera Company and others.

- Environmental Science
- "I never adapted well in high school because I never understood the social hierarchy. That's a critical way ºìÐÓÖ±²¥ has helped me, aside from giving me real-world tools and real-world scenarios. It's a new experience. You get to shed that old shell or find a new one. You walk away stronger than you were before ..."