Capital Community College Facts

• Greater Hartford Community College opened its doors in 1967 enrolling a class of 388 students on Sesquassen Street in Hartford.
• The College's roots date to 1946 when the Connecticut Engineering Institute, the forerunner of Hartford State Technical College, was founded. In 1992, Greater Hartford Community College and Hartford State Technical College merged.
• The merged college moved to a state of the art education facility in 2002. The 950 Main Street campus, the site of the former G. Fox Department Store, is in the heart of downtown.
• Capital offers 57 accredited degree and certificate programs for career advancement and transfer to the baccalaureate level. A year of full-time study costs (tuition and fees) costs $2,672, effective fall 2006.
• Associate degree studies include nursing, allied health, accounting, communication media, computer and information systems, architectural engineering technology, natural sciences, liberal arts, early childhood education, criminal justice and social services.
• The Division of Continuing Education and Economic Development offers courses, workshops and seminars on personal enrichment and career enhancement, including customized training for business and industry.
• Capital is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges with national accreditation for professional programs including nursing, emergency medical technician, radiologic technology, physical therapy, medical assisting and early childhood education.
• Credit enrollment in September, 2005 totaled 3,573, a 4.7% increase in the number of full time equivalent students compared to September, 2004. Enrollment has increased by more than 25 percent over the last five years. Most students reside in Hartford and surrounding communities.
• The College enrolls the second highest percentage of minority students among 252 New England schools and colleges; over 60% of students are African American and Latino/a.
• Instructional faculty totals 223, 52 full-time and 171 part-time. Fifty-two percent are women. Capital employs the highest percentage of African American and Latino/a professionals of any public college in Connecticut.
• Capital is one of 35 community colleges in the nation to participate in the Achieving The Dream Initiative, a multi-year effort to help more community college students succeed. Grants from the Nellie Mae Education Foundation and Lumina Foundation for Education are providing funds for new approaches to closing achievement gaps of educationally disadvantaged students.