STCC News
Climate Bill Letter of Support
Date: Monday, February 1, 2021
Community College presidents write letter in strong support of an Act Creating a Next-Generation Roadmap for Massachusetts Climate Policy (S.9). The Next-Generation Roadmap bill is a necessary step that protects the health and safety of Massachusetts residents by accelerating the pace to reach net zero emissions while also protecting environmental justice communities.
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STCC Dental Hygiene Clinic to offer free treatment for 2 months
Date: Friday, February 5, 2021
Springfield Technical Community College’s Dental Hygiene Clinic will offer free preventative treatment for children and adults in February and March. The clinic on the campus of STCC usually charges a nominal fee for services, but the college decided to waive fees for two months to help the community, many of whom are facing financial hardship during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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STCC celebrates Black History Month with author and scholar Eddie S. Glaude Jr.
Date: Thursday, February 4, 2021
Springfield Technical Community College’s Diversity Speaker & Performance Series announces a virtual talk by author and scholar Eddie S. Glaude Jr., one of the nation’s most prominent scholars. Glaude’s presentation is part of STCC’s celebration of Black History Month in February
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From trauma survivor to advocate: the Amber Ward story
Date: Thursday, February 4, 2021
Amber Ward, a STCC graduate, describes a life-changing ordeal and how the experience shaped her life and gave her a passion for public speaking.
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Working mom lands lucrative career in lasers after STCC
Date: Tuesday, February 2, 2021
Emiliana Rivas was one of the few female students in the Laser Electro-Optics Technology program (now called Optics and Photonics). She found support at STCC from her professors, and after graduating was sought by employers.
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STCC partners with Head Start to create online preschool
Date: Friday, January 29, 2021
STCC students enrolled in an early childhood education degree or certificate program are required to spend 150 hours teaching in the field under the guidance of mentor teachers. Prior to pandemic shut-downs, they logged those hours in a variety of settings: family child care operations, private childcare programs, public school preschool programs and federally funded Head Start centers.
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STCC to offer certified auto damage appraiser course in March
Date: Thursday, January 28, 2021
Springfield Technical Community College will offer a certified auto damage appraiser course for insurance claims professionals and auto body technicians beginning March 1. The 60-hour course is the first step to becoming an auto damage appraiser in Massachusetts. The training through STCC’s Workforce Development Center prepares students for the exam to be a licensed appraiser.
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STCC to hold virtual Open House
Date: Tuesday, January 26, 2021
Springfield Technical Community College will hold a virtual Open House Feb. 9 at 4 p.m. to give the public an opportunity to learn about programs and the application process. High school students, adult learners and their family members can log in to Zoom to learn about what the college has to offer.
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STCC to reinstate programs
Date: Monday, January 25, 2021
Springfield Technical Community College (STCC) will restore five programs that were discontinued last year in response to projected budget shortfalls brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. The STCC Board of Trustees voted Monday to support biomedical engineering technology, biotechnology, civil engineering technology, dental assisting, and landscape design and management.
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Registration open for STCC dental radiology course
Date: Monday, January 25, 2021
Springfield Technical Community College is accepting applications for an intensive two-week dental radiology certificate training for dental assistants, the only program of its kind west of Boston. This hybrid (online and clinical component) course, which opens Feb. 1 at 9 a.m., trains dental assistants in the fundamentals of dental radiography. The labs will be held Mondays and Wednesdays, 5:45 p.m.-8:45 p.m., Feb. 8 and 10 and Feb. 17 and 17.
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