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Distance Learning Training Courses and Programs

Click on one of the links below for information on the Computer-based Training that fits your needs
Education-To-Go ACT Center PLATO Gatlin Education Services
Instructor-Led Distance Learning Courses and Certificates that you can take anytime, anywhere you have access to the Internet Computer-Based and Distance Learning Self-Study Courses (3000 courses available) Learning System (basic skills instruction and CPT, SAT and MCAS Prep) available on-campus at HCC offers non-credit online programs in healthcare, business, construction technology, internet - design and technical, IT certifications and video game design and development

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Education to Go

The Center for Business & Professional Development at Holyoke Community College is pleased to announce that thanks to the Internet’s powerful capabilities for interactive communication, it is now possible for you to upgrade your work skills, learn a new skill, or chart a career path at your own pace from you own home!

Education To Go offers a wide variety of results-oriented, instructor-led online courses designed specifically to harness the education potential of the Internet.  All courses are priced affordable, and all you need to participate is a valid email address and Internet access.

Click on any of the Topic Areas Below for a Complete Course Listing for that topic.  Preview Course Titles, Course Descriptions, Course Dates, and Course Prices in our user-friendly HCC Ed2Go Web Page!.

Internet Courses Computer Courses Certification Prep Courses
Writing Courses Personal Enrichment/Career Development Courses Test Prep Courses
Legal Courses Language Courses Entrepreneur/Business Planning Courses
Health Care Professional Courses Business Administration/Management Courses Design and New Media Certificate Programs
Complete Course Listing
For more information, please contact Maria at (413) 552-2122
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The Holyoke Community College ACT Computer-Based and Distance Learning Center – The first of its kind in the country.  A new partnership destined to change the Workforce Development landscape of Western Massachusetts.

Why an ACT Center in Western Massachusetts?

  • To address employers' growing demand for a skilled workforce

  • To correct a lack of skills in the existing workforce

  • To keep Western Massachusetts employers and employees on the competitive edge in jobs 
    and productivity

The Holyoke Community College ACT Center Mission

To provide access anytime, anywhere to state-of-the-art training and assessment services at reasonable costs in order to enhance the Western Massachusetts workforce.

HCC's ACT Center Capabilities

  • Workplace skills assessments

  • Continuing education courses in a broad array of disciplines

  • Skill-specific training in selected fields

  • Distance learning with state-of-the-art technology

  • Computer-delivered certification and licensure tests for the trades and professions

HCC's ACT Center Course Topic Areas

  • Information Technology:  Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced

  • Management, Leadership, and Small Business Management

  • Professional and Personal Development

  • Computer Basics

  • English-as-a-Second Language

  • Adult Literacy/Employability Skills

Frequently Asked Questions About the HCC ACT Center

What is an ACT Center?

An ACT Center is a facility that delivers state-of-the-art computerized testing and training services to professional organizations, individuals, and businesses using computer-based technologies, the Internet, and other cutting-edge processes. It is a resource for our entire community.

What does it cost to take a course or to take an assessment?

The price for each course varies. Some are charged by the length of time a user is on the system, but most are on a per title basis.

Course titles, descriptions, and ACT Center orientation  (External Link not affiliated with the HCC web site.)

Contact Information

The Center For Business & Professional Development at Holyoke Community College
303 Homestead Avenue
Holyoke, MA 01040-1099
Phone:    413-552-2112
Fax:        413-552-2745
E-mail:    ACTCenter@hcc.mass.edu

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    Learning System

Holyoke Community College has been awarded "Lead New England College" status from PLATO, to provide interactive, computer-based instruction through the PLATO Learning System.  PLATO, currently the #1 adult-oriented computer-based learning system in the country, is used nationally by large and small companies, school systems, colleges, and workforce training programs.

PLATO offers Adult Basic Education, English-as-a-Second Language, work skills, and GED Preparation instruction, as well as secondary level instruction in reading skills, biology, physics, calculus, Geometric Design and Tolerencing, Team Building, and other skills needed by today's employees...and PLATO is aligned to Work Keys!  K-12 Educators and parents will be pleased to know that PLATO is also aligned to the MCAS.

The Center for Business & Professional Development offers PLATO access through license leases as well as through the Internet.  We also offer a full range of services to support PLATO at companies or at the HCC Campus.  Nationally and in Massachusetts, employer surveys continually document the need for employees with a firm foundation of basic skills!

For More Information Contact The Center or call 413/552-2112.

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