Case Study

Helping students transfer with clear guided pathways

Helping students transfer with clear guided pathways

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Located north of Springfield, Massachusetts, Holyoke Community College (HCC) is a mid-sized, two-year institution within the Massachusetts Community College System. It is a designated Hispanic-Serving Institution with more than 25 percent Hispanic student enrollment. HCC participates in the MassTransfer A2B Pathways program, which provides pathways for Massachusetts community college students to transfer to a state university or University of Massachusetts campus. The pathways are preapproved courses within a degree field that are guaranteed to transfer, reducing the time and expense of earning a degree. “We lead the community colleges in this part of the state in transfer to both state and private universities,” said Christine Holbrook, registrar, Holyoke Community College. He

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