Connecticut State Community College Explained

Connecticut State Community College
Former Name:Connecticut Community College System
Budget:$454.1 Million (FY2024)
President:Dr. Ositadinma J. Maduko, M.D.
Provost:Dr. Levy Brown, Ed.D
Students:70,560
Campus Type:18 Branch and Satellite Campuses
Sports Nickname:CT State

Connecticut State Community College was formed on July 1, 2023, through the merger of all of the twelve community colleges in the state of Connecticut.[1] [2] The public and comprehensive multi-campus community college headquartered in New Britain, Connecticut. Founded in 2023 as the result of the merger of Connecticut’s 12 legacy community colleges.

On July 1, 2023,[3] the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE)  granted[4] Connecticut State Community College (CT State or CSCC) initial accreditation as a new singly accredited comprehensive community college and now the largest community college in New England.

The combined institution will include the roughly 70,000[5] students at its twelve predecessor institutions with over 300 academic programs[6] offered across its statewide branch and satellite campuses.[7]  

As of the Summer of 2023, the college was attended by 70,560[8] students: 40,802 credit-bearing and degree-seeking undergraduate students, 8,118 dual enrollment high school students, 10,006 non-credit workforce training students, 4,623 non-credit personal enrichment students, and 7,011 non-degree students. More than 60 percent of students are students of color, 67 percent are first-generation college students, and 98 percent are Connecticut residents. The school is part of the Connecticut State Colleges & Universities system (CSCU), which oversees Central, Eastern, Western, and Southern Connecticut State Universities and Charter Oak State College.

The college, four regional state universities, and Charter Oak State College are governed by the Connecticut Board of Regents for Higher Education,[9] established in 2011[10] to license and accredit the institutions and their programs, approve budgets, support planning, and coordinate technology operations.

Official college websites style the name of the system variously as CT State Community College, Connecticut State Community College, and CT State. [11]

Merged colleges

The following are the colleges that were merged to form Connecticut State Community College:

References

  1. News: Young . Jamila . 2023-10-05 . Community colleges, now 'CT State,' to offer campus flexibility after merger . en-US . CT Insider . 2023-10-13.
  2. Web site: Connecticut State Community College Manchester. October 13, 2023.
  3. Web site: 2023-06-20 . Connecticut State Community College Receives Accreditation . 2024-02-28 . CT State . en-US.
  4. Web site: Commission Statement on Connecticut State Community College June 19, 2023 . 2024-02-28 . New England Commission Higher Education . en-US.
  5. Web site: 2024-01-29 . CT Community Colleges Offer Accelerated Classes this Spring . 2024-02-28 . CT State . en-US.
  6. Web site: Find a program . 2024-02-28 . CT State . en-US.
  7. Web site: Campuses . 2024-02-28 . CT State . en-US.
  8. Web site: 2024-01-08 . Maduko, president of fledgling CT community college system, eyes fiscal stability, enrollment boost . 2024-02-28 . CT State . en-US.
  9. Web site: CSCU - Board of Regents . 2024-02-28 . www.ct.edu.
  10. Web site: Fain . Paul . Mergers and Apprehension . 2024-02-28 . Inside Higher Ed . en.
  11. Web site: Connecticut State Community College Receives Accreditation. 20 June 2023 . October 13, 2023. includes the name styled in all three ways.

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