Local Universities & Colleges
MetroHartford is home to outstanding universities and colleges. The following universities are members of the Alliance and offer outstanding educational opportunities.
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Capital Community College
Capital Community College is the only public undergraduate college in the city of Hartford, serving more than 3,600 degree seeking students and over 3,500 continuing education students. Capital provides diverse residents of the metropolitan area with an affordable education, offering extensive associate degree and certificate programs.
The college has transfer agreements with four-year colleges and universities throughout the state, and encourages and prepares students to continue their education.
Capital’s prime location in the center of the city inspires participation in unique learning experiences. By way of the classroom, internships at local businesses, and through partnerships with neighboring organizations, such as the Wadsworth Atheneum and Hartford Stage, students at Capital, even those who have lived in Greater Hartford all their lives, are discovering new and exciting aspects of their city – and themselves – every day.
Capital Community College’s Continuing Education division provides cutting edge I.T. training, customer service instruction, job preparation in health care careers, corporate training, personal enrichment and more. Partnering with numerous businesses and organizations, including Connecticut’s insurance and financial services cluster, Capital plays an integral part in addressing the state’s training needs in high-growth industries.
Capital Community College’s dedicated faculty and staff work hard to advance the college’s mission: to support people of all ages and backgrounds in reaching their academic, personal and professional goals.
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Central Connecticut State University | top
Selected as one of the “Great Colleges for the Real World” and honored by the Association of American Colleges & Universities as one of only 16 “Leadership Institutions” in the nation, Central Connecticut State University is a comprehensive public university dedicated to learning in the liberal arts and sciences and to education for the professions. Comprising four schools—Arts & Sciences, Business, Education and Professional Studies, and Technology—CCSU offers full- and part-time undergraduate and graduate programs in more than 100 areas of study. An expanding global network of study-abroad options and inter-institutional arrangements make CCSU the state’s leading public international university. Conveniently located, CCSU offers extensive internship and co-op programs to help students prepare for rewarding careers. And CCSU’s 18 Division I sports teams provide exciting opportunities to play or watch.
CCSU is, above all else, a vibrant learning-centered community dedicated to teaching and to scholarship. A CCSU education balances academic challenge with personal support, leading students to become thoughtful, responsible, and successful. The University’s slogan, “Start with a dream. Finish with a Future!” is more than a slogan: it is CCSU’s commitment to preparing students to achieve success in whatever field they choose.
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Goodwin College | top
Goodwin College, a non-profit educational institution, was granted accreditation in 2004 by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. As the fastest-growing institution of its size in Connecticut, Goodwin College strives to meet the needs of the marketplace and the citizens of Connecticut by offering 22 associate degree and collegiate certificate programs that focus on critical fields of study. Courses are taught in areas that include healthcare, human services, youth education, business, technology, customer service, homeland security, and English as a second language.
Many of the academic programs deliver invaluable learning opportunities to students through hands-on experience in internships at a variety of venues, such as hospitals, sleep labs, fire departments, ambulance service organizations, physicians’ offices, private security firms, and schools. Goodwin College quickly develops new academic programs in order to provide education in areas that may not otherwise be available to students in our region. For example, Goodwin College currently offers the only associate degree program in Homeland Security in Connecticut. Furthermore, Goodwin College’s Histotechnician Program is the only accredited program offering histotechnician instruction in New England.
Goodwin College prides itself on teaching practical skills to a diverse population of non-traditional students. The average age of a Goodwin College student is 32 years old. Goodwin College designs its classes and their meeting times to fit the schedule of working adults, many of whom also have families to support. Currently, more than 1,500 students are enrolled in courses for the fall 2006 semester. More than 260 students, including over 120 nursing students, received degrees and certificates at Goodwin College’s graduation ceremony held in June 2006.
Goodwin College recently unveiled plans to build a new $75 million riverfront campus on 700 acres between Route 2 and the Connecticut River in East Hartford. With this expansion, the college will gain the ability to provide additional learning opportunities to Connecticut and Massachusetts residents, increase the number of open placements in its programs for new students, and meet the needs of the region’s employers by providing a skilled workforce for high-demand jobs.
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Trinity College | top
Trinity College is one of the nation's oldest and finest liberal arts colleges. Global in scope, Trinity offers a broad array of traditional liberal arts disciplines as well as outstanding science, engineering and interdisciplinary programs. The College's city location provides students with unique opportunities for internships, community service and cultural exploration. A diverse, talented community united by a passion for learning, Trinity challenges students to make a difference on campus, in the city and in the world. (860) 297-2180 or email the Admissions Office.
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University of Connecticut | top
The University of Connecticut is a Land Grant, Sea Grant and Space Grant Consortium institution that is recognized for its internationally acclaimed faculty and research excellence. The only Ph.D granting public university in Connecticut, UConn is the only public university in New England with a School of Medicine, School of Dental Medicine, School of Law and School of Social Work. The University is currently in the midst of a historic building program called UCONN 2000, a nationally unprecedented 10-year, $1 billion program to renew, rebuild and enhance UConn’s campuses.
The University is nationally ranked 70/556 among all institutions by the National Science Foundation in research and development spending. UConn has been designated by the Carnegie Foundation as a Research University-Extensive, a distinction shared by fewer than 4 percent of America’s Higher Education Institutions that confer the widest number and range of degrees.
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Students attending the University represent 45 states and 74 foreign countries. The University’s student population consists of 4,284 full-time undergraduates, 1,141 part-time undergraduates, and 1,419 graduate students. With the addition last decade of a picturesque campus in Hartford’s historic West End and the September 2001 opening of a magnet school serving preschool through fifth graders from Hartford and six suburban towns, the University of Hartford has extended its reach and renewed its emphasis on helping students, businesses and the community meet the needs of the 21st century.
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