Capital Community College
Tel:
(860) 906-5000
- The mission of Capital Community College is to provide quality affordable education to diverse residents of metropolitan Hartford.
School Highlights
Capital Community College serves 3,083 students (22% of students are full-time).
The college's student:teacher ratio of 15:1 is higher than the state community college average of 14:1.
Minority enrollment is 80% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the state average of 55%.
Top Rankings
Capital Community College ranks among the top 20% of community colleges in Connecticut for:
- Category Attribute
- Diversity Diversity in US community colleges
- Diversity Average community college minority breakdown
- School Resources Percent of students receiving financial aid
School Overview
The teacher population of 206 teachers has grown by 49% over five years.
| Capital Community College | (CT) Community College Avg. | |
| Carnegie Classification | Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Vocational & Technical-High Traditional | Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Vocational & Technical-High Traditional |
| Institution Level | At least 2 but less than 4 years | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Institution Control | Public | Public |
| Total Faculty | 206 staff | 154 staff |
| School Calendar | Link to School Calendar | |
Source: 2020 (or latest year available) IPEDS
School Notes
- Located in Hartford only four miles apart, Greater Hartford Community College and Hartford State Technical College were natural partners for the merger of resources and college mission. urrently, the campus at 61 Woodland Street provides general education career and transfer programs, as well as health and continuing education programs, while the campus at 401 Flatbush Avenue is the site for credit and credit-free technical programs. Major training programs located on the Flatbush Campus include Precision Machining, and the Customer Service Institute of Connecticut. The comprehensive college currently enrolls over 6000 students in credit and continuing education programs. Capital offers Associate Degrees, Certificates, and Continuing Education Units, leading to entry-level positions, professional advancement and college transfer in business, industry, engineering technology, computer and information systems, nursing and health science, the natural sciences, the liberal arts, early childhood education, the fine arts, and the social services. All programs, services, and activities of the College are available to people with disabilities. The College supports economic development efforts in Greater Hartford, and collaborates to this end with the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development, the Metro Hartford Chamber of Commerce, the Connecticut Capitol Region Growth Council, the Capitol Region Workforce Development Board, and the Hartford Consortium for Higher Education. Mutually beneficial links are maintained with neighborhood business associations and a wide range of cultural, educational, social service and civic organizations whose focus, like Capital's, is the development of individual and community potential. Capital received a ten year accreditation from the New England Association of Schools and Colleges in 1997, an affirmation of the College's current health and stability, and potential for future growth and service.
Nearby Schools
The nearest community college to Capital Community College is Goodwin College (3.5 miles away).
- College Location Mi. Students
- Goodwin CollegePrivate not-for-profit3,297 students | 3.50 MiOne Riverside Drive
East Hartford, CT 06118
(860) 528-4111 3.503,297 - 5,511 students | 7.70 MiGreat Path
Manchester, CT 06040
(860) 512-3000 7.705,511 - 3,781 students | 11.50 Mi271 Scott Swamp Road
Farmington, CT 06032
(860) 773-1300 11.503,781 - 2,424 students | 16.20 Mi100 Training Hill Rd
Middletown, CT 06457
(860) 343-5701 16.202,424 - 1,600 students | 16.70 Mi170 Elm St
Enfield, CT 06082
(860) 253-3000 16.701,600
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