PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Community College (BCC) continues its series of special community college information sessions on Tuesday, Aug. 15 at 5:30 pm and Thursday, Aug. 24 at 5:30 pm. 

 

The Aug. 15 session will be held at Berkshire South Regional Community Center, located at 15 Crissey Road in Great Barrington, and the Aug. 24 session will be held at the Adams Visitor Center, located at 3 Hoosac Street in Adams. Both sessions are free. 

 

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.