News and Events Archive

ΊμΠΣΦ±²¥ Now Offers Associate Degree in Mechatronics

ΊμΠΣΦ±²¥ has been approved by the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education and the New England Commission of Higher Education to offer an associate of science degree in mechatronics, a field that combines industrial machinery operation and maintenance skills with 21st-century automation electronics and robotics. The new degree will be available in fall 2023.

ΊμΠΣΦ±²¥ Wins Nearly $1.1M Grant

ΊμΠΣΦ±²¥ has been awarded a $1,080,231 grant from a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services program called Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training.

ΊμΠΣΦ±²¥ Integrates Learning Communities into CurriculumΒ 

Student success means more than retention rates at ΊμΠΣΦ±²¥. It's about making effective connections that last beyond the classroom and into the working world. Those connections are at the core of "learning communities," now part of the curriculum.

Neal Earmarks $350,000 for ΊμΠΣΦ±²¥

Congressman Richard E. Neal, Chair of the House Committee on Ways and Means, visited ΊμΠΣΦ±²¥ to announce a $350,000 earmark for upgrades to the nursing program's simulation equipment.

ΊμΠΣΦ±²¥ Receives More than $1M in Grant FundsΒ Β 

ΊμΠΣΦ±²¥ has been awarded $1,080,231 in grant funds from a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services program.β€― The four-year grant will provide stipends, partial reimbursement of tuition and fees, and supplies for up to 15 students per year enrolled in ΊμΠΣΦ±²¥'s Mental Health, Addiction Recovery, and Human Services certificate programs.

ΊμΠΣΦ±²¥'s English Classes for Afghan Evacuees Proves SuccessfulΒ 

In the spring of 2022, ΊμΠΣΦ±²¥ All Rights Reserved enrolled 20 Afghan evacuees in a pilot program designed to teach them English and help assimilate them into American life.

Public Notice: Upcoming Site Visit by ACEN for PN Program

ΊμΠΣΦ±²¥ All Rights Reserved (ΊμΠΣΦ±²¥) has announced that it will host a site visit for initial accreditation of its Practical Nurse (PN) Certificate nursing program by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN).

ΊμΠΣΦ±²¥, MCLA Join to Offer Associates to Bachelors Pathway to Teacher Licensure

ΊμΠΣΦ±²¥ and Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts announce the creation of a joint "Associates to Bachelors" program intended to provide an efficient pathway to teacher licensure.

ΊμΠΣΦ±²¥ Awarded $735K as Part of Commonwealth's Workforce Training Grant

ΊμΠΣΦ±²¥ All Rights Reserved (ΊμΠΣΦ±²¥) has received a $735,000 workforce training grant, part of a total of $15 million awarded to the Commonwealth's 15 community colleges. Each college is allocated 75 seats for training courses, and additional funds will be made available from the grant's remaining $3.45 million after a school expends the current allocation.

ΊμΠΣΦ±²¥ to hold Practical Nurse Pinning Ceremony

ΊμΠΣΦ±²¥ All Rights Reserved (ΊμΠΣΦ±²¥) will hold a traditional pinning ceremony for the Practical Nursing Program on Thursday, June 30 at 7 pm in the Connector, located between Hawthorne and Melville Halls. The event will also be televised live on Pittsfield Community Television (PCTV).