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Northwestern Connecticut Community College

School Overview:

School Notes:

• Founded in 1965 by Winsted residents, Northwestern is one of the first three community colleges in Connecticut. Northwestern offers degree programs, certificate programs and continuing education.
• We offer a diverse array of credit and non-credit programs ranging from associate degree and certificate programs, to holistic and enrichment classes, as well as cultural activities for the community. Classes are taught and services provided in beautifully renovated, historic buildings along a New England town green.
• The Center for Student Development includes the Career Resource Library, CHOICES Career Computer, labor market information from the Connecticut Department of Labor, a computer linked to the Internet, brochures and pamphlets on local social services and drug and alcohol issues, and catalogs of area four-year colleges and universities.
• Northwestern Connecticut Community college is accredited by the Connecticut Board of Governors for Higher Education and by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Inc., a non-governmental, nationally recognized organization whose affiliated institutions include elementary schools through colleges offering post-graduate instruction.
• Profile last updated: 08/22/2008.

In the News:

• Donahue Talks in Winsted (Litchfield County Times)
  posted on October 29, 2009 at 05:37:02 pm
  WINSTED-Television talk show host Phil Donahue appeared at Northwestern Connecticut Community College last week, giving an impassioned speech on what he termed the decline of the mainstream media.
• A 'Green' Expo in Winsted (Litchfield County Times)
  posted on October 29, 2009 at 05:22:02 pm
  WINSTED-With the economy stuck in a recession, does it still make sense to adopt 'green' approaches?
• Larson talks health care reform (The Register Citizen)
  posted on October 26, 2009 at 06:15:55 am
  WINSTED — U.S. Congressman John Larson, D-1, attempted to explain the status of a massive health care overhaul Sunday to a group of area residents gathered at Northwestern Connecticut Community College.
• Vendors talk going green at expo (The Register Citizen)
  posted on October 25, 2009 at 06:14:33 am
  WINSTED — With the economy stuck in the recession, does it still make sense to ‘green’?
• 'Green' Events in the Region (Litchfield County Times)
  posted on October 22, 2009 at 02:51:52 pm
  A quarter of a century ago, Kermit the Frog sang that "it's not easy being green." Back then, homeowners and the environmentally conscious would have had to agree. But times are changing and now "green" technology is a subject on everyone's mind.

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