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 4,075 students (24% of students are full-time).
- The college's student:teacher ratio of 25:1 is higher than the state community college average of 22:1.
- Minority enrollment is 72% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the state average of 47%.
- Capital Community College is one of 6 community colleges within Hartford County, CT.
- The nearest community college to Capital Community College is Goodwin College (2.4 miles away).
Top Placements
Capital Community College places 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 Overview
- The teacher population of 160 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.
| Capital Community College | (CT) Community College Avg. | |
| Institution Level | At least 2 but less than 4 years | Four or more years |
| Institution Control | Public | Public |
| Total Faculty | 160 staff | 71 staff |
| Total Enrollment | 4,075 students | 2,814 students |
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| Student : Teacher Ratio | 25:1 | 22:1 |
| # Full-Time Students | 971 students | 971 students |
| # Part-Time Students | 3,104 students | 1,843 students |
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| % Asian | 3% | 3% |
| % Hispanic | 22% | 16% |
| % Black | 31% | 13% |
| % White | 28% | 53% |
| % Two or more races | 1% | 2% |
| % Non Resident races | - | 1% |
| % Unknown races | 15% | 12% |
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| Diversity Score | 0.75 | 0.66 |
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| College Completion Rate | 7% | 13% |
| Average Graduate Earnings (10 Years) | $37,000 | $35,100 |
Source: 2016 (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 (2.4 miles away).
- College Location Mi. Students
- Goodwin CollegePrivate, non-profit3,440 students | 2.40 MiOne Riverside Drive
East Hartford, CT 06118
(860)528-4111 2.403,440 - 7,300 students | 5.50 MiGreat Path
Manchester, CT 06040
(860)512-3000 5.507,300 - 4,193 students | 11.40 Mi271 Scott Swamp Road
Farmington, CT 06032
(860)255-3500 11.404,193 - Lincoln College of New England-SouthingtonPrivate, for profit715 students | 15.90 Mi2279 Mount Vernon Road
Southington, CT 06489
(860)628-4751 15.90715 - 3,005 students | 16.20 Mi100 Training Hill Rd
Middletown, CT 06457
(860)343-5701 16.203,005
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