Cannabis Education Center In the News

May 16, 2022

Daily Hampshire Gazette

Marijuana laws have  put millions of people in prison. Now that it's legal in Massachusetts, some are working to  ensure that cannabis-related jobs and financial opportunities go to people who have been affected by the war on drugs.

May 24, 2022 

HealthCare News

 The HCC Cannabis Education Center is partnering on the fair with Mass CultivatED for those interested in entering the cannabis industry . 

May 24, 2022

BusinessWest

Holyoke Community College will host a cannabis career fair on June 1, with local and statewide cannabis retailers looking to hire workers in an industry that has eclipsed $3 billion in sales since 2018. 

Sept. 24, 2020

BusinessWest

Holyoke Community College (HCC) and its new community partner, Elevate Northeast, are launching a revitalized cannabis careers training program in October for those who want to work in the industry.

Sept. 23, 2020

MassLive

Holyoke Community College and its new community partner, Elevate Northeast, are launching a revitalized cannabis careers training program in October.

Feb. 4, 2020

BusinessWest

The Cannabis Education Center, a collaboration between Holyoke Community College (HCC) and the Cannabis Community Care & Research Network (C3RN), has announced the awarding of scholarships to six students enrolled in its entry-level cannabis culinary assistant training program, which began Jan. 25.

Jan. 28, 2020

Masslive

“The Buzz About Cannabis: Marijuana in the Marketplace and the Workplace” was the first of what’s expected to be a series of marijuana-specific seminars sponsored by the Springfield Regional Chamber of Commerce.

Jan. 9, 2020

American Association of Community Colleges

More community colleges are developing courses to prepare students for the booming cannabis industry.

Dec. 13, 2019

BusinessWest

The Cannabis Education Center has scheduled three standalone courses for people working in the cannabis industry or those who want to get started.

Dec. 13, 2019

Holyoke Sun

The newly established Cannabis Education Center will hold the first cannabis industry roundtable and networking event,

Oct. 29, 2019

NBC Boston

At least five schools in Massachusetts offer or are rolling out classes or certificate programs for students who want to work in the state’s burgeoning cannabis industry.

Oct. 29, 2019

Boston Business Journal

The Cannabis Education Center will be managed out of the Kittredge Center for Business & Workforce Development at Holyoke Community College.