STCC Pathways Program

STCC Pathways Program

Matt Gravel, Dean of Enrollment Management Springfield Technical Community College (STCC), STCC Digital Media Production Prof. LuAnne Carbaugh, and Mass. Department of Higher Education Associate Commissioner for External Affairs Katy Abel discuss the STCC Pathways...
Regional Workforce Training

Regional Workforce Training

What are the hottest jobs right now in Western Mass and are college-age students on a path that will get them a job upon graduation?  Connecting Point’s Carolee McGrath sat down with Bob LePage, the vice president of foundation and workforce training at...
PARCC: Part 1

PARCC: Part 1

The Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education votes November 17 on whether to drop the current M.C.A.S. test and replace it with PARCC – the “Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers”. Proponents say PARCC better prepares...
PARCC: Part 2

PARCC: Part 2

Opponents say PARCC and “Common Core” – its companion set of national education standards – have actually hurt student achievement. They point out that many states have now backed away from those national achievement goals. Carolee McGrath gets that side of the...

STCC Women’s Wrestling Team

Anibal Nieves, a two time Olympic wrestler, is the first to establish a women’s collegiate wrestling team in the Northeast at Springfield Technical Community College. Women’s Wrestling at STCC              ...

Second Careers

A bad economy not only means people are out of work,  but also that people must return to school in order to survive and a second career. We visit the campuses of Springfield Technical Community College, Our Lady of the Elms College and Springfield College to talk...

Community College Presidents

Jim Madigan will interview STCC Pres. Ira Rubenzahl, GCC Pres. Robert Pura, HCC Pres. William Messner and Acting Pres. Ellen Kennedy from BCC will discuss Governor’s proposal to centralize some operations while increasing funding and making Community Colleges...