Convenience, accessibility and affordability are the buzzwords associated with community college, and they certainly hold true for Berkshire Community College (BCC). But what’s often overlooked or underestimated is the quality of education — specifically, the excellence of teaching on community college campuses.
BCC Wins Grant to Continue Offering Free ESOL Courses
BCC Wins Grant to Continue Offering Free English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Courses
BCC Participates in National High-impact Practices
Community colleges like Berkshire Community College (BCC) are a great way for students to get a quality, affordable education. However, what makes students stay in school -- and succeed -- once they have been accepted?
Berkshire Community College, in its 60 plus years of making higher education accessible to all residents of Berkshire County and beyond, is proud of all of its graduates, including the students who went to work on the front lines during the COVID-19 pandemic. Year after year, BCC Trains our Heroes.
BCC's Pam Coley McCann Featured in New Podcast
Promoting and maintaining mental health is a more relevant topic than ever before, in large part due to the pandemic. Meghan St. John, creator of a new podcast called Speak Little Forest, recently delved into the topic with Pam Coley McCann, a licensed clinical social worker with a private practice in the Berkshires and Associate Professor of Human Services at BCC.
BCC Welcomes Kelly Osorio as Director of Student Financial Services
Berkshire Community College (BCC) announces the hire of Kelly Osorio as Director of Student Financial Services.
BCC hosts 52nd ADN Pinning Ceremony
The 52nd pinning ceremony of Berkshire Community College's Associate degree in nursing (ADN) program was celebrated Tuesday evening, May 25, in the College's Robert Boland Theatre in the Koussevitzky Arts Center
BCC Announces Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society Inductees
BCC has inducted 69 students into Phi Theta Kappa (PTK), the national honor society of junior and community colleges. The purpose of the society is to recognize and encourage scholarship among students.
BCC Returns Ecology Flag to Full Mast on Earth Day
In celebration of Earth Day, BCC returned its ecology flag to full mast at 11 am on Thursday, April 22. The flag has been flying at half-staff as a symbol of the "forceful and unprecedented assault on the environment" since March 2017, explained BCC President Ellen Kennedy.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren visits BCC Vaccine Clinic
Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) joined state and local representatives and leaders of the Berkshire Vaccine Collaborative for a tour of the vaccination center at Berkshire Community College (BCC)'s Paterson Field House on Saturday, March 27.