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Naugatuck Valley Community College

School Overview:

School Notes:

• Naugatuck Valley Community College is a Public, two-year, Associate Degree granting, co-educational, non-residential college.
• Established in 1962 and renamed in 1992, NVCC is a "community based" college where students are provided opportunities to learn and explore their interests and abilities.
• Naugatuck Valley Community College operates in close collaboration with the citizens of the region, the Connecticut Departments of Labor and Economic Development, and other Community Development agencies, as well as Secondary School Districts and Public and Independent Institutions of Higher Education, in order to develop and sustain excellent programs which respond to the economic development needs of the state and the short-term and long-range educational needs of individual citizens.
• The 110 acre campus is equipped with state-of-the-art classrooms and laboratories for general and specialized use. The Learning Resource Center supports the college's mission and academic curricula through its specialized services and diverse collection of materials and online resources. The Student Center supports student activities and offers a game room, and full-service cafeteria. NVCC is home to one of Connecticut's three observatories. Each year hundreds of citizens come to campus to view the "heavens." Over 1,100 networked computers are available for student use. The campus provides cultural programs for the region in the Fine Arts Center which houses two theatres, music and dance studios, video studios, and rehearsal rooms. Convenient, safe, and ample parking is available in parking garages and outdoor lots close to each section of the campus.
• The College is accreditated by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges and Connecticut Board of Governors for Higher Education. Several special program accreditations including the American Bar Association, National League of Nursing, and the Technology Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology.
• Profile last updated: 08/22/2008.

In the News:

• NABT to recognize Leonard C. Yannielli with the 2009 Evolution Education Award (News-Medical-Net)
  posted on November 6, 2009 at 09:43:11 am
  The National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT) will recognize Leonard C. Yannielli, professor of biological sciences at Naugatuck Valley Community College (NVCC) in Waterbury, Connecticut, with the 2009 Evolution Education Award during the NABT annual professional development conference to be held 11-14 November 2009 in Denver, Colorado.
• Biologists, educators recognize excellence in evolution education (EurekAlert!)
  posted on November 6, 2009 at 05:08:11 am
  ( American Institute of Biological Sciences ) The National Association of Biology Teachers will recognize Leonard C. Yannielli, professor of biological sciences at Naugatuck Valley Community College in Waterbury, Conn., with the 2009 Evolution Education Award during the NABT annual professional development conference to be held Nov. 11-14, 2009 in Denver, Colo.
• Candidate Q & A: New Britain Common Council (Republican) (The New Britain Herald)
  posted on November 3, 2009 at 04:28:14 pm
  The New Britain Herald has asked the candidates in the municipal elections questions on the issues facing our communities.
• Letters to the Editor (The Register Citizen)
  posted on October 23, 2009 at 05:42:16 am
  Endorses Madow
• Naugatuck community college grows in Danbury too (The News-Times)
  posted on October 3, 2009 at 05:28:39 am
  DANBURY -- Tucked on a side street in the center of the city is a storefront with an awning that says Naugatuck Valley Community College.It's a simple sign for a two-year college that's slowly increasing its presence from its Waterbury home into Danbury and expanding its ties with the city's four-year college, Western Connecticut State University.

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