News & Events

Community Colleges Awarded $15 Million in Workforce Training Grants

07/13/2022

Gov. Charlie Baker’s $15 million awards in workforce training grants will not only bolster the community colleges that receive it, but also will strengthen the state’s future employment position.

Be Mass Competitive Workforce Training Initiative

10/05/2021

The Massachusetts Association of Community Colleges (MACC), in partnership with the Massachusetts Competitive Partnership (MACP), is pleased to announce the “Be Mass Competitive” workforce training initiative. Candidates will receive specialized training and career-placement services leading to upwardly-mobile employment opportunities at some of the Commonwealth’s largest employers.

Financial Well-Being Series: Balancing School & Life

09/21/2021

Massachusetts Association of Community Colleges Financial Well-Being Series – The ARIES Foundation for Financial Education, Inc is a nonprofit dedicated to the mission of trying to help everyone have a better relationship with their money.

Massachusetts Community Colleges Announce Vaccine Requirement

09/20/2021

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.

Massachusetts Association of Community Colleges Welcomes New General Counsel

08/19/2021

The Massachusetts Association of Community Colleges (MACC) announced today that Gina Yarbrough is now serving as General Counsel for the Massachusetts Community College System.

Community Colleges Help Meet Demand, Keep Grads Here

05/13/2021

Commencement season is that time of year when new careers are launched, as thousands of students enter the Massachusetts workforce, degrees in hand, ready to put their years of education and training to work at local companies.

Massachusetts Association of Community Colleges Welcomes New Executive Director

04/29/2021

The Massachusetts Association of Community Colleges (MACC) has announced today that Nate Mackinnon is joining the organization as its new Executive Director. Mackinnon is succeeding Tom Sannicandro in the role, who is retiring at the end of April. Mackinnon brings a wealth of knowledge about higher education and a passion for the mission of community colleges.

Five years out of HCC, Gruel was part of the Pathfinder mission that landed the Sojourner rover on Mars, the second Mars mission since the Viking became the first-ever U.S. mission to Mars in 1975.