Capital Community College: Narrative Description

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CAPITAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE D-10

950 Main St.
Hartford, CT 06103
Tel: (860)906-5000; Admissions: (860)906-5127; Web Site: http://www.ccc.commnet.edu/

Description: State-supported, 2-year, coed. Part of Connecticut Community College System. Awards certificates, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1946. Setting: 10-acre urban campus. Total enrollment: 3,317. Full-time: 848 students, 65% women, 35% men. Part-time: 2,469 students, 73% women, 27% men. Students come from 3 states and territories, 0.2% Native American, 26% Hispanic, 37% black, 3% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0.4% international, 56% 25 or older. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, internships.

Entrance Requirements: Open admission except for nursing, emergency medical technology, radiological technology programs. Recommended: high school transcript. Placement: SAT I required for some. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous until 9/1.

Costs Per Year: Application fee: $20. State resident tuition: $2028 full-time, $84.50 per credit hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $6084 full-time, $253.50 per credit hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $282 full-time. Part-time tuition varies according to course load.

Collegiate Environment: Drama-theater group, choral group. Social organizations: 20 open to all. Most popular organizations: Latin American Student Association, Student Senate, Senior Renewal Club, Early Childhood Club, Pre-Professional Club. Major annual events: Holiday Dinner Dance, ambassador ceremonies, Spring Outing. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: late night transport-escort service, security staff during hours of operation, emergency telephones 7 a.m. - 11 p.m. College housing not available. Arthur C. Banks, Jr. Library plus 1 other with 46,760 books, 3,946 microform titles, 359 serials, 2,409 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. 180 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

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