PITTSFIELD, Mass — Berkshire Community College (BCC) will hold a special community college information session at the Berkshire Family YMCA, located at 292 North Street in Pittsfield, on Wednesday, August 2 at 5:30 pm. 

 

Financial aid, admissions and advising staff will be on hand to help students enroll at BCC, potentially for free through the Commonwealth's MassReconnect program.  

 

To register for the event, visit www.berkshirecc.edu/massreconnect. Refreshments will be served.  

 

The event is part of MassReconnect, a proposed program designed to pay the full costs of community college for adults 25 and older who do not already have a college degree. The proposal, currently before the Massachusetts legislature, would cover tuition and fees for eligible students, who would also receive an allowance to pay for books and supplies. Pending approval, the program is slated to begin in fall 2023. 

 

"For the fall 2022 semester, nearly 40 percent of students who attended BCC were non-traditional students ages 25 and older," said Megan Lussier, BCC Director of Admissions and Recruitment. "MassReconnect, the new program the Commonwealth is proposing, will have a positive impact on our most populated part of our student body to allow those students financial freedom when it comes to their education." 

 

MassReconnect will consider students eligible for the program if they: 

Further information, including full program guidelines, will be forthcoming.  

 

For questions regarding the MasssReconnect program, contact the BCC Admissions Office at admissions@berkshirecc.edu or (413) 499-4660.