Housatonic Community College

900 Lafayette Blvd, Bridgeport, CT, 06604-0470 - View a map of this school Map

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Housatonic Community College is located in the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut's largest city, and serves students who are primarily local Connecticut residents. Housatonic is a student-centered institution and is a participant in the national initiative, Achieving the Dream. The College strives to provide high quality, accessible instructional, and student services within an environment of mutual respect among faculty, staff, and students. These services are provided through an open-door admissions policy, at affordable cost, in a variety of settings, and through a variety of teaching methods and approaches. ...

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School Overview:

  • Housatonic Community College
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County Fairfield County, CT -
Title IV Eligible YES Yes
Carnegie Classification Associate of Arts Colleges Associate of Arts Colleges
Institution Level At least 2 yrs but < 4 yrs At least 2 yrs but < 4 yrs
Institution Control Public Public
Full-Time Undergraduate 1,878 students 1,020 students
Part-Time Undergraduate 3,203 students 1,444 students
Total Enrollment 5,081 students 2,213 students
Tuition 1320 per semester -
Tuition Notes Full-time, In-state -
% Students Receiving Some Financial Aid 54% 78%
% Students Receiving Federal Grants 40% 46%
Avg. Amount Of Federal Grants Received $3,282 $2,845
% Students Receiving State/Local Grants 16% 29%
Avg. Amount Of State/Local Grants Received $1,408 $1,273
% Students Receiving Institutional Grants 30% 12%
Avg. Amount Of Institutional Grants Received $1,274 $1,146
% Students Receiving Loans 6% 38%
Avg. Amount Of Loan Received $2,789 $3,129

School Notes:

  • Housatonic Community College offers a variety of associates degree and certificate programs and program options to prepare students for employment or advancement in business, health care, technology, engineering, social and human service careers. For more information on degree and certificate programs go to: www.hcc.commnet.edu/academics
  • Housatonic Community College strives to provide high quality, accessible instructional, and student services within an environment of mutual respect among faculty, staff, and students. These services are provided through an open-door admissions policy, at affordable cost, in a variety of settings (including online), and through a variety of teaching methods.
  • CONTINUING EDUCATION offers non-credit, short-duration courses, certificates, and special certification programs to assist individuals in the community with professional goals or to personally enrich their own lives. Programs are also designed in response to the needs and requests of local business and industry. For more information go to: www.hcc.commnet.edu/ContEd
  • Housatonic offers ONLINE and HYBRID classes (hybrid is a mix of both in person and online). For more information on online classes go to: www.hcc.commnet.edu/webct/DL
  • Housatonic Community College is a member of the Connecticut Community College system and is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. Its curricula are licensed and accredited by the Board of Governors for Higher Education. Housatonic is an affirmative action // equal opportunity institution.
  • Profile last updated: 03/23/2009.

In the News:

  • Family values (The Fairfield Citizen)
    posted on November 4, 2009 at 02:18:30 pm
    In our daily dealings with press releases here at the newspaper, we are inundated with information, ranging from informative and helpful to totally irrelevant and silly. Among the press releases sent regularly are the "awareness month" ones.
  • Business People (Connecticut Post)
    posted on November 3, 2009 at 02:12:02 am
    - Paul Antinozzi, president of the Bridgeport architectural firm, Antinozzi Associates, has been elected president of the Housatonic Community College Foundation Board of Directors.
  • Sunday, November 22 2009 (WNPR Connecticut Public Radio)
    posted on November 1, 2009 at 04:32:22 am
    4:00 P.M. CONCORA members past and present come together for a gala concert of diverse music from the professional choir's 35-year history, from Duke Ellington to Sergei Rachmaninoff!
  • School board candidates: shared vision, different approaches (Connecticut Post)
    posted on October 24, 2009 at 09:52:42 pm
    BRIDGEPORT -- Walking into Harding High School last year on a day when 11 teachers were out sick was Leticia Colon, a city councilwoman whose impetus for running for the city's Board of Education
  • Ownership shifts for downtown property (Connecticut Post)
    posted on October 21, 2009 at 04:37:43 pm
    BRIDGEPORT -- A year after the city sold the deteriorating seven-story building at State Street and Lafayette Boulevard to a local development company, the property has again changed hands.

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