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(Nationwide) |
| County |
Hartford County, CT |
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| 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 |
1,488 students |
999 students |
| Part-Time Undergraduate |
2,406 students |
1,410 students |
| Total Enrollment |
3,894 students |
2,175 students |
| % Students Receiving Some Financial Aid |
41% |
78% |
| % Students Receiving Federal Grants |
27% |
47% |
| Avg. Amount Of Federal Grants Received |
$2,835 |
$2,810 |
| % Students Receiving State/Local Grants |
5% |
28% |
| Avg. Amount Of State/Local Grants Received |
$1,172 |
$1,211 |
| % Students Receiving Institutional Grants |
17% |
11% |
| Avg. Amount Of Institutional Grants Received |
$1,752 |
$1,117 |
| % Students Receiving Loans |
6% |
37% |
| Avg. Amount Of Loan Received |
$2,389 |
$3,048 |
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- Tunxis Community College was chartered by the State of Connecticut in 1969 to serve the Bristol-New Britain and Farmington Valley areas. It first opened for classes in October 1970 with 494 students; today approximately 7,000 full- and part-time students attend the College each semester enrolled in credit and continuing education classes. Yet Tunxis is still small enough to offer students individual attention. Since the first graduation in 1972, more than 8,000 persons have received an associate’s degree or a certificate from the College.
- Choose from over 60 associate’s degree and certificate programs ranging from computers and technology to healthcare, human services, business, accounting, criminal justice, television operations, engineering science, manufacturing, liberal arts, graphic design, and much more. With quality education, flexible scheduling, credit and non-credit courses
- Tunxis offers non-credit and CEU programs, specialized occupational training, and customized employee training. Students have also transferred their credits from Tunxis to bachelor’s degree programs at the University of Connecticut, CT State Universities, Trinity College, St. Joseph College, Quinnipiac University, Wesleyan, Yale, Georgetown, Northeastern, and many other universities.
- Tunxis Community College is licensed and accredited by the Connecticut Board of Governors for Higher Education and accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Incorporated.
- Profile last updated:02/23/2008.
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