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| Motto | Hodie parando cras paratus es (Latin) |
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Motto in English | "Today we are preparing to act tomorrow" |
| Type | Publiccommunity college |
| Established | 1967 |
| Accreditation | NECHE |
| President | John B. Cook |
Total staff | 804 |
| Students | 3,945[1](fall 2022) |
| Location | , U.S. 42°6′31.42″N72°34′48.67″W / 42.1087278°N 72.5801861°W /42.1087278; -72.5801861 |
| Nickname | STCC |
| Affiliations | Cooperating Colleges of Greater Springfield |
| Mascot | Rams |
| Website | www |
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Springfield Technical Community College (STCC,Stick) is apublictechnical college inSpringfield, Massachusetts. It is the only technicalcommunity college in theCommonwealth of Massachusetts. Located on the site of theSpringfield Armory National Park,[2] which was founded byHenry Knox andGeorge Washington during the Revolutionary War, Springfield Technical Community College now occupies many of the buildings used by theU.S. Armory at Springfield prior to the Armory's closure in 1969. While 20 acres (81,000 m2) of the 55-acre (220,000 m2) site remain in the hands of the U.S.National Park Service for historic preservation, 35 acres (140,000 m2) comprise the college campus. Numerous historic buildings have been repurposed as classrooms, in addition to newer facilities built on-site.
STCC offers over 90associate degree and certificate programs. Students may transfer to four-year colleges and universities as well as members of theCooperating Colleges of Greater Springfield (CCGS). STCC offers day, evening, weekend, and online classes. STCC isaccredited by theNew England Commission of Higher Education.[3]
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Founded in 1964 as the Springfield Technical Institute (STI) and located a few blocks to the west at the then Springfield Trade School (nowRoger L Putnam Vocational-Technical High School), STCC moved, expanded, and adopted its current name in 1969.
Facilities include the Amy H. Carberry Fine Arts Gallery, the Top of Our City Conference Center, the Ira H. Rubenzahl Student Learning Commons, the SIMS Medical Center, and theSmith & Wesson Technology Applications Center.
The STCC campus is home to the Western Massachusetts Municipal Police Training Academy.
The STCC campus sits on theSpringfield Armory National Historic Site, founded in 1777, and is managed and operated by theNational Park Service. The Main Arsenal Building houses the Springfield Armory Museum and the Commandants House houses NPS staff. Other buildings (the oldest dates back to 1807) are used by STCC and the STCC Technology Park. As the only "technical" community college in Massachusetts, STCC aims to continue the legacy of technological innovation at theSpringfield Armory site. While 20 acres (81,000 m2) of the 55-acre (220,000 m2) site remain in the hands of the Park Service for historic preservation, 35 acres (140,000 m2) are used by the college.
The STCC Technology Park continues an important role in technology transfer that the Springfield Armory began in 1794. The 15.3-acre site is managed by the STCC Assistance Corporation and is located across the street from the main STCC campus.
The STCC Assistance Corporation (STCCAC) was formed through an act of the Massachusetts General Court to purchase land formerly part of the Springfield Armory site to help the college grow. The Assistance Corporation is governed by its own board of directors.
Springfield Technical Community College offersassociate degrees and certificates in over 90 programs.
STCC is home to the only degree-granting Optics and Photonics Technology program in New England.[4] Established in 1976, in recent years the community college has collaborated with aMassachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)-based agency[5] and the American Institute for Manufacturing Integrated Photonics ofRochester, to bolster itsphotonics program, providing modern lab facilities. Citing a high demand for such jobs in the region, the college has also been working towards the expansion of this technician-training program, including a proposed "Photonics Education and Practice Factory" emulating a similar facility completed at MIT in 2017.[6][7]
STCC is a member of theKnowledge Corridor economic and cultural alliance, which covers the region anchored bySpringfield, Massachusetts andHartford, Connecticut.[8]
STCC played a key role in the 2002 founding of theNational Association for Community College Entrepreneurship (NACCE).[9]
STCC has advanced to the national championship tournament in men's soccer, women's soccer, men's basketball, golf, and wrestling. The women's soccer team is known for its competitive teams and won the national division 3NJCAA title in 2005.[10]
Many students attend STCC as junior college (JUCO) athletes in order to transfer to sport-competitiveNCAA schools after completing their associate degrees.
| Men's Teams | Women's Teams |
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| Basketball | Basketball |
| Soccer | Soccer |
| Wrestling | Wrestling |
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