Tunxis Community College

271 Scott Swamp Road
Farmington, CT 06032

Tunxis Community College offers its students a quality, yet affordable education in an accessible and supportive environment, fostering the skills necessary to succeed in an increasingly complex world.

School Highlights

Tunxis Community College serves 3,902 students (39% of students are full-time).

The college's student:teacher ratio of 25:1 is higher than the state community college average of 19:1.

Minority enrollment is 39% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the state average of 53%.

Tunxis Community College ranks among the top 20% of community colleges in Connecticut for:

The teacher population of 154 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	Tunxis 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	154 staff	154 staff

The student population of Tunxis Community College has declined by 6% over five years.

The student:teacher ratio of 25:1 has decreased from 36:1 over five years.

The Tunxis Community College diversity score of 0.58 is less than the state average of 0.69. The school's diversity has grown by 33% over five years.

Total Enrollment	3,902 students	3,023 students

Student : Teacher Ratio	25:1	19:1

# Full-Time Students	1,533 students	654 students

# Part-Time Students	2,369 students	2,369 students


% Asian	5%	4%

% Hispanic	19%	23%

% Black	8%	17%

% White	61%	47%

% Two or more races	2%	3%

% Non Resident races	2%	3%

% Unknown races	3%	3%

Diversity Score	0.58	0.69

College Completion Rate	17%	17%

Average Graduate Earnings (10 Years)	$35,100	$35,100

The public in-state tuition of $3,866 is less than the state average of $3,995. The in-state tuition has declined by 5% over four years.

The public out-state tuition of $11,558 is less than the state average of $11,928. The out-state tuition has stayed relatively flat over four years.

In-State Tuition Fees	$3,866	$3,995

Out-State Tuition Fees	$11,558	$11,928

% Students Receiving Some Financial Aid	74%	76%

Median Debt for Graduates	$7,897	$7,897

Median Debt for Dropouts	$3,500	$4,500

Source: 2019 (or latest year available) IPEDS

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.

The nearest community college to Tunxis Community College is Lincoln College of New England-Southington (5.6 miles away).