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Contact Us Whether you're a first-time college student, a returning student, still in high school or looking to make a career change, we are here to help you begin your journey at GCC. Get in touch! Email: [email protected] Phone: (413) 775-1801 Fax: (413) 775-1827 Office of Admission Greenfield Community College One College Drive Greenfield, MA 01301 Transfer Greenfield Community College advisors are here to help you make the best choices for your education and your personal goals. All liberal arts options at Greenfield Community College qualify for the MassTransfer program at any of Massachusetts’s state colleges and universities. Liberal arts students are also eligible to transfer to a wide variety of colleges and universities that are outside of the Massachusetts public education system. Some of the best liberal arts colleges in the nation are right here in the Pioneer Valley, including Smith College, Amherst College, Hampshire College, and Elms College. The Liberal Arts at Greenfield Community College English Environmental Science Biology Psychology and more… Interdisciplinary Studies Anthropology Dance Math Economics World Languages Chemistry Theater Sociology Engineering History Physics Philosophy Music Art Geology Greenfield Community College is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on basis of race, creed, religion, color, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, genetic information, maternity leave, and national origin in its education programs or employment pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 151B and 151C, Title VI, Civil Rights Act of 1964; Title IX, Education Amendments of 1972; Section 504, Rehabilitation Act of 1973; Americans with Disabilities Act, and regulations promulgated thereunder, 34 C.F.R. Part 100 (Title VI), Part 106 (Title IX) and Part 104 (Section 504). All inquiries concerning application of the above should be directed to the College’s Affirmative Action Officer and/or the College’s Coordinator of Title IX and Section 504 at (413) 775-1313. “At GCC your work will get acknowledged and you will grow.” –Alexander Ayala-Palacin, student www.gcc.mass.edu LA brochure print setup_Layout 1 12/15/14 3:02 PM Page 1

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Page 1: Liberal Arts at GCC

Contact UsWhether you're a first-time college student, a returningstudent, still in high school or looking to make a careerchange, we are here to help you begin your journeyat GCC.

Get in touch!

• Email: [email protected]• Phone: (413) 775-1801• Fax: (413) 775-1827• Office of Admission

Greenfield Community CollegeOne College DriveGreenfield, MA 01301

TransferGreenfield Community College advisors are here tohelp you make the best choices for your educationand your personal goals.

All liberal arts options at Greenfield Community Collegequalify for the MassTransfer program at any ofMassachusetts’s state colleges and universities.

Liberal arts students are also eligible to transfer to a widevariety of colleges and universities that are outside of theMassachusetts public education system. Some of the bestliberal arts colleges in the nation are right here in thePioneer Valley, including Smith College, Amherst College,Hampshire College, and Elms College.

The Liberal Artsat Greenfield Community College

English Environmental Science

Biology

Psychology and more…Interdisciplinary Studies

AnthropologyDance

MathEconomics

World Languages

Chemistry Theater

Sociology Engineering History

Physics

PhilosophyMusic Art

GeologyGreenfield Community College is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on basis ofrace, creed, religion, color, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, genetic information, maternity leave, and national origin inits education programs or employment pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 151B and 151C, Title VI, CivilRights Act of 1964; Title IX, Education Amendments of 1972; Section 504, Rehabilitation Act of 1973; Americans withDisabilities Act, and regulations promulgated thereunder, 34 C.F.R. Part 100 (Title VI), Part 106 (Title IX) and Part 104(Section 504). All inquiries concerning application of the above should be directed to the College’s Affirmative ActionOfficer and/or the College’s Coordinator of Title IX and Section 504 at (413) 775-1313.

“At GCC your work will get acknowledged and you will grow.” –Alexander Ayala-Palacin, student

www.gcc.mass.edu

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What are the Liberal Arts?A liberal arts degree provides you with the skillsand tools to ask questions, solve problems, and adaptto a quickly changing world.

The Associate in Arts in Liberal Arts degree isGreenfield Community College’s most popular major.

• The liberal arts offer over20 different concentrations at GCC.

• Courses in the liberal arts general degree and theoptions are typically accepted at four-year institutions.

• The liberal arts help you to develop the skills thatmake you a desirable asset in the workforce.

A liberal arts major graduates with a strong foundation inEnglish, the behavioral and social sciences, the humanities,the natural and physical sciences, and mathematics, as well asmore specialized courses in a chosen academic area.

Pursue Your DreamsA liberal arts degree can prepareyou to pursue your dreams.

Are you passionate about making a difference in the world?Would you like to travel and learn about diverse cultures?Through the liberal arts you can study literature or music,become a social science researcher or a teacher, you canlearn about farming and the environment, and countlessother possibilities.

What are you curious about? What makes you excited to learn?

Customize Your EducationDevelop your goals and discover your passions.

The liberal arts options at GCC allow you to customizeyour education to fit your specific goals and passions.

At GCC, there are sets of courses called options that prepareyou to transfer to another institution. Or, you can build yourown pathway and focus, utilizing 22 credits of courses towardsyour liberal arts degree.

Flexible OfferingsA liberal arts education is a reflectionof who you are and who you want to be.

Classes in the liberal arts are offered in

• traditional face-to-face classrooms,

• hybrid courses with a mix of on campus andonline delivery,

• entirely online courses.

All courses required to complete the liberal arts degreeare available fully online.

With a wide variety of scheduling and delivery options, wecan help fit education into your schedule.

Liberal Arts andthe Job MarketThe strength of a liberal arts degree is its adaptability.

The liberal arts provide highly treasured skills in the jobmarket making it GCC’s largest workforce degree program.

Graduates can demonstrate:

• written and oral communication skills,

• critical and creative thinking skills,

• quantitative and information literacy,

• problem solving skills,

• an ability to work well with others,

• and an ability to perform inquiry and analysis.

While many fields may require additional study, anassociate’s degree in the liberal arts prepares you to besuccessful in almost any profession.

“How do I make sense of life in general and of my life in particular? And how do I represent that meaning to others and me?How do I liberate myself and attempt to liberate others? Through the arts and sciences.” –David Ram, English

“Liberal arts is about observing, thinking, expressing, reflecting, focusing, generalizing, questioning andstarting all over again. What we can express, we can then build upon, and what we share builds theknowledge of the whole. And at the heart of liberal arts is the sheer love of learning, which for me is thehallmark of being human.” –Teresa Jones, Science

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