Capital Touts Career Advancement Programs, Downtown Partnerships at Legislative Forum State legislators, city and town officials, students and corporate partners participated in a Town and Legislative lunch forum on March 14th at Capital Community College (CCC). The forum, held at the College’s Walter J. Markiewicz Community Room, focused on Capital’s career advancement programs involving The Hartford Financial Services Group, Travelers, …
CAPITAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE TO HOLD LEGISLATIVE FORUM MARCH 14
Hartford, CT – Capital Community College will hold a Town & Legislative Lunch Forum at the college’s 950 Main Street campus in Hartford, Thursday, March 14th from 12 to 1:30 pm. The forum will be held at the Walter J. Markiewicz Community Room on the 2nd floor. Legislators who serve districts Capital students reside in, as well as area community …
Capital Community College Radiologic Technology Program Gets $75,000 CHEFA Grant
Capital Community College is the recipient of a $75,000 grant from the Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority (CHEFA) to enhance its radiologic technology laboratory at the Main Street campus. CHEFA, a quasi-governmental agency that provides funds to improve the health and education of Connecticut residents, announced recipients of $1 million in grants on Wednesday, February 27th at the Legislative …
CAPITAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND HARTFORD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP
Hartford, CT – Capital Community College (CCC) and the Hartford Symphony Orchestra (HSO) are pleased to announce a new partnership, which will include reduced price ticket benefits for CCC students, faculty and staff, a program known as One Note, as well as participation in HSO’s Student Ambassador leadership program. One Note is modeled after the college’s popular One Play program …
Capital Gets State Grant To Help Minority Students Succeed
Capital Community College (CCC) has been awarded a state Office of Higher Education (OHE) grant of $75,000 to improve the academic standing of minority students in need of tutoring and support to succeed at the college level. OHE’s Minority Advancement Program is providing the College with new funds for 2019 through its Promoting Academically Successful Students (PASS) initiative to help …
CAPITAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION AWARDED CT HUMANITIES QUICK GRANT
Hartford, CT – Capital Community College’s Foundation has been awarded a $2,800 Connecticut Humanities quick grant to support The Hartford Studies Public Lecture Series and Tour. The free series will present historic lectures and a walking tour, open to the public beginning January 23. The Hartford Studies Public Lecture Series and Tour builds upon the foundation’s commitment to Capital’s signature …
Capital Community College to hold three Enrollment Saturdays in January
Hartford, CT – Capital Community College (CCC), located in the former G. Fox department store at 950 Main St, Hartford will be open on three Saturdays next month from 9 am to 1 pm: January 5, 12, and 19 to help new and continuing students enroll in Spring classes. For students who work traditional hours the college will also be …
Free Career Training Programs At Capital Community College for Eligible SNAP Recipients
Capital Community College (CCC) is running free programs for eligible food stamp recipients who receive food stamps but no cash assistance. The SNAP E & T (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program—Employment and Training) scholarship programs are funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and administered by the Connecticut Department of Social Services. Connecticut’s first SNAP program began in 2008 at Capital …
Capital Community College Awarded National Science Foundation Grant to Broaden Participation and Build Pathways in Computer Science
Capital Community College, in partnership with The College of St. Scholastica, Elms College and Southwest Minnesota State University, has been awarded a $1M National Science Foundation (NSF) grant for a collaborative research project aimed at building K-14 pathways in computer science and broadening participation in computing for female and underrepresented minority students. The project, entitled “Collaborative Research: Broadening Participation and …
CAPITAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE RECIPIENT OF TWO HARTFORD CONSORTIUM GRANTS
Hartford, CT – Capital Community College (CCC), in collaboration with Manchester Community College (MCC) and Central Connecticut State University (CCSU), was awarded two $2,500 grants in the Hartford Consortium for Higher Education’s 2018-19 Faculty, Staff and Student Cooperative Grant Competition. One, which will be co-led by CCC’s Interim CEO Dr. G. Duncan Harris and MCC’s Interim CEO Dr. Tanya Millner-Harlee, …