Open-admission, two-year educational institution offering 28 Associate degree, 25 CSCU Transfer Ticket associate degree and 16 Certificate programs.
Accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE), formerly called the New England Association of Schools and Colleges
Founded in 1967 as Greater Hartford Community College
Consolidated with Hartford State Technical College (founded in 1946) in 1992
Located in downtown Hartford on a single campus (formerly G. Fox & Co. Department Store)
CCC serves 2,718 students in credit enrollment; FTE Enrollment is 1,413 (Fall 2020)
75% of students reside in Hartford, Bloomfield, East Hartford, New Britain, Newington, Rocky Hill, West Hartford, Wethersfield and Windsor.
73% are female and 80% attend on a part time basis; the average age is 28.
214 Instructional faculty including 65 full-time; 58% of full time faculty are women
Workforce and career training institutes and centers at the School of Workforce and Continuing Education
Guaranteed admission, transfer opportunities to four-year colleges and universities
Flexible classes days, evenings and online
Affordable tuition and financial aid programs ($4,556 for a year of full-time study)
Internships, work experiences in business, government, culture
A curriculum connected to museums, theaters, music and historic places (Hartford Heritage Project)
An Hispanic Serving Institution; Capital is one of New England’s most diverse campuses
An “Achieving The Dream” Leader College in a national initiative to reduce achievement gaps and create college opportunity among educationally disadvantaged students
