News and Events Archive

BCC Receives Nearly $870,000 Allocation for SUCCESS

Berkshire Community College (BCC) 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.

BCC, joining other community colleges in Mass., to require COVID-19 vaccines by Jan. 2022

The Presidents of the Massachusetts community colleges announced today that students, faculty, and staff at the Commonwealth's 15 community colleges must be fully vaccinated by January 2022. This includes Berkshire Community College.

BCC Institutes Debt Forgiveness Program

BCC 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.

BCC Offers Community Health Worker Program

Berkshire Community College (BCC) 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.

Why choose community college?

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?

National 'Achieving the Dream' Program Taking Shape at BCC

Conceived in 2004, Achieving the Dream now leads the most comprehensive non-governmental reform movement for student success in higher education history, and its efforts are gaining attention.

BCC Trains Our Heroes

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.