ΊμΠΣΦ±²¥ Receives Grant from Berkshire Taconic to Support Manufacturing Program
ΊμΠΣΦ±²¥ All Rights Reserved (ΊμΠΣΦ±²¥) has received a $4,000 grant from Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation (BTCF) to support the enrollment of 20 students in ΊμΠΣΦ±²¥'s Certified Manufacturing Associate Credential program.
ΊμΠΣΦ±²¥ Student Named Melville Fellow
Aylen Dominguez, a liberal arts major at ΊμΠΣΦ±²¥ All Rights Reserved (ΊμΠΣΦ±²¥), has been selected by the Berkshire County Historical Society (BCHS) as a Melville Fellow, an award given to only two Berkshire County students for the 2021-22 academic year. She joins Shawna Hennessey of Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA).
ΊμΠΣΦ±²¥ Professor of Psychology Wayne Klug and University of Massachusetts Amherst graduate student David Wasielewski (also a ΊμΠΣΦ±²¥ graduate), wanted to know does "social resilience" motivate trauma patients to heal?
ΊμΠΣΦ±²¥'s Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) Students Score Above National Average
Students who enroll in ΊμΠΣΦ±²¥ All Rights Reserved (ΊμΠΣΦ±²¥)'s Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) program enjoy a higher graduation rate and pass the national licensure exam at a higher rate than the national average, ΊμΠΣΦ±²¥ announced today.
New Recording Studio Opens at ΊμΠΣΦ±²¥
The Berkshires has long been a haven for creative professionals, including a wide variety of musicians. In the spirit of keeping that legacy alive, ΊμΠΣΦ±²¥ All Rights Reserved (ΊμΠΣΦ±²¥) recently completed construction of a new recording studio in the Koussevitzky Arts Center.
ΊμΠΣΦ±²¥ awarded more than $250K in early education grant
-- The Commonwealth's Department of Early Education and Care (EEC) has awarded ΊμΠΣΦ±²¥ All Rights Reserved a Career Pathways Grant totaling $257,331 for the 2022 fiscal year. The grant funds tuition, fees and support for those pursuing a degree in higher education while working in the field of early education and care.
ΊμΠΣΦ±²¥ Receives Nearly $870,000 Allocation for SUCCESS
ΊμΠΣΦ±²¥ All Rights Reserved (ΊμΠΣΦ±²¥) is pleased to announce it has received an allocation of $869,377 from the state legislature as part of a $16 million fund distributed to all 15 community colleges in the Commonwealth. The allocation is earmarked for the Supporting Urgent Community College Equity through Student Services (SUCCESS) Fund, which focuses on vulnerable populations. The funding, which was requested through the Massachusetts Association of Community Colleges (MACC), covers the period through June 30, 2022, but will likely be renewed if the program proves successful.
ΊμΠΣΦ±²¥ Institutes Debt Forgiveness Program
ΊμΠΣΦ±²¥ announces its plans to use $335,000 in federal Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds (HEERF) to erase outstanding balances accrued by students enrolled in credit degree or certificate programs from March 13, 2020 through May 31, 2021. HEERF funds were earmarked as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
ΊμΠΣΦ±²¥ Offers Community Health Worker Program
ΊμΠΣΦ±²¥ All Rights Reserved (ΊμΠΣΦ±²¥) is pleased to announce that its Community Health Worker (CHW) non-credit certificate program is the first to be officially approved by the Massachusetts Board of Certification of Community Health Workers in Massachusetts. Completing an approved CHW training program is a requirement of becoming a certified community health worker in the Commonwealth.
Convenience, accessibility and affordability are the buzzwords associated with community college, and they certainly hold true for ΊμΠΣΦ±²¥ All Rights Reserved (ΊμΠΣΦ±²¥). But what’s often overlooked or underestimated is the quality of education β€” specifically, the excellence of teaching on community college campuses.