Capital Community College

Capital Community College

Type	Community college
Established	1967/1992
President	Dr. Wilfredo Nieves
Location	Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Mascot	The Commodores
Website	www.ccc.commnet.edu

Capital Community College is a community college in Hartford, Connecticut, United States. The only public undergraduate institution in the City of Hartford, Capital's roots date to 1967 with the founding of Greater Hartford Community College. In 1992 Capital merged with Hartford State Technical College to become Capital Community-Technical College in a state-mandated consolidation. In 2000, the College's name was changed to Capital Community College.

The College, which has earned reaccreditation from the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) in 2007, enrolls 3,661 students (Spring 2007) and is one of the most ethnically diverse campuses in New England. Sixty-seven percent of students are African American and Latino. Its programs of study include the Associate Degree in Nursing—the largest degree program for the preparation of Registered Nurses in the State of Connecticut.

The college made a significant step in helping the redevelopment in downtown Hartford by opening up a new campus at the former G. Fox & Co. department store on Main Street in the heart of downtown. The 1,913,000-square-foot (177,700 m²) building served as the home of the department store until it closed in 1993. The entire building was renovated and in 2002 the college moved into the building as well as numerous state and city offices and numerous retail clients on the ground level.

Before opening up in downtown Hartford the college had two campuses in the city - one on Woodland Street and another on Flatbush Avenue.

Notable alumni

Pedro Segarra, Mayor of Hartford

References

External links

Capital Community College Website

Coordinates: 41°46′6″N 72°40′19″W / 41.76833°N 72.67194°W / 41.76833; -72.67194

Colleges and universities in Connecticut

Public institutions	Central Connecticut State University Charter Oak State College Eastern Connecticut State University Southern Connecticut State University University of Connecticut Western Connecticut State University

Private institutions	Albertus Magnus Connecticut College Fairfield Goodwin Holy Apostles Lincoln College of New England LACFA Mitchell Paier Post Quinnipiac Rensselaer at Hartford Sacred Heart Saint Joseph Trinity University of Bridgeport University of Hartford University of New Haven Wesleyan Yale

Federal institutions	United States Coast Guard Academy

Community Colleges	Asnuntuck Capital Gateway Housatonic Manchester Middlesex Naugatuck Valley Northwestern Connecticut Norwalk Quinebaug Valley Three Rivers Tunxis

Graduate, professional, and research institutions	Berkeley Divinity School Hartford Seminary Quinnipiac School of Law Quinnipiac School of Medicine University of Connecticut Health Center University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine University of Connecticut School of Law Yale Law School Yale School of Drama Yale School of Medicine

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