Tunxis Community College
Tel:
(860)255-3500
- 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 4,193 students (38% of students are full-time).
- The college's student:teacher ratio of 27:1 is higher than the state community college average of 22:1.
- Minority enrollment is 26% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the state average of 47%.
- Tunxis Community College is one of 6 community colleges within Hartford County, CT.
- The nearest community college to Tunxis Community College is Lincoln College of New England-Southington (5.7 miles away).
Top Placements
Tunxis Community College places among the top 20% of community colleges in Connecticut for:
- Category Attribute
- Affordability Least expensive tuition
School Overview
- The teacher population of 154 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.
| Tunxis 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 | 154 staff | 71 staff |
| Total Enrollment | 4,193 students | 2,814 students |
| Student:Teacher Ratio | 27:1 | 22:1 |
| # Full-Time Students | 1,586 students | 971 students |
| # Part-Time Students | 2,607 students | 1,843 students |
| % Asian | 3% | 3% |
| % Hispanic | 10% | 16% |
| % Black | 5% | 13% |
| % White | 74% | 53% |
| % Two or more races | 1% | 2% |
| % Non Resident races | 1% | 1% |
| % Unknown races | 6% | 12% |
| Diversity Score | 0.44 | 0.66 |
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| College Completion Rate | 12% | 13% |
| Average Graduate Earnings (10 Years) | $35,100 | $35,100 |
Source: 2016 (or latest year available) IPEDS
School Notes
- 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.
Nearby Schools
- The nearest community college to Tunxis Community College is Lincoln College of New England-Southington (5.7 miles away).
- College Location Mi. Students
- Lincoln College of New England-SouthingtonPrivate, for profit715 students | 5.70 Mi2279 Mount Vernon Road
Southington, CT 06489
(860)628-4751 5.70715 - 4,075 students | 11.40 Mi950 Main Street
Hartford, CT 06103
(860)906-5000 11.404,075 - Goodwin CollegePrivate, non-profit3,440 students | 12.60 MiOne Riverside Drive
East Hartford, CT 06118
(860)528-4111 12.603,440 - 2,384 students | 13.40 Mi99 East Main Street
Waterbury, CT 06702
(860)486-2000 13.402,384 - 7,102 students | 14.70 Mi750 Chase Parkway
Waterbury, CT 06708
(203)575-8040 14.707,102
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