Connecticut State Community College

Connecticut State Community College was formed on July 1, 2023, through the merger of all of the twelve community colleges in the state of Connecticut.^[1][2] The public and comprehensive multi-campus community college headquartered in New Britain, Connecticut.

Connecticut State Community College

Former name	Connecticut Community College System
Type	Community College
Established	July 1, 2023; 2 years ago (July 1, 2023)
Parent institution	Connecticut State Colleges & Universities
Accreditation	NECHE
Budget	$454.1 Million (FY2024)
President	Dr. Ositadinma J. Maduko, M.D.
Provost	Dr. Levy Brown, Ed.D
Students	70,560
Location	New Britain , Connecticut , U.S.A.
Campus	18 Branch and Satellite Campuses
Nickname	CT State
Website	ctstate.edu

On July 1, 2023,^[3] the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE)  granted^[4] Connecticut State Community College (CT State or CSCC) initial accreditation as a new singly accredited comprehensive community college and now the largest community college in New England.

The combined institution includes roughly 70,000^[5] students at its twelve predecessor institutions with over 300 academic programs^[6] offered across its statewide branch and satellite campuses.^[7]   More than 60 percent of students are students of color, 67 percent are first-generation college students, and 98 percent are Connecticut residents. The school is part of the Connecticut State Colleges & Universities system (CSCU), which oversees Central, Eastern, Western, and Southern Connecticut State Universities and Charter Oak State College.

The college, four regional state universities, and Charter Oak State College are governed by the Connecticut Board of Regents for Higher Education,^[8] established in 2011^[9] to license and accredit the institutions and their programs, approve budgets, support planning, and coordinate technology operations.

Merged colleges

Asnuntuck

Capital

Gateway

Housatonic

Manchester

Middlesex

Naugatuck

Northwestern

Norwalk

Quinebaug

Three Rivers

Tunxis

Gateway - North Haven

Middlesex - Meriden

Naugatuck - Danbury

Quinebaug - Willimantic

Tunxis - Bristol

Location of Connecticut State Community College campuses. Black dots represent sole or flagship campuses. Red dots represent satellite campuses.

The following are the colleges that were merged to form Connecticut State Community College:

• Asnuntuck Community College, now Connecticut State Community College Asnuntuck
• Capital Community College, now Connecticut State Community College Capital
• Gateway Community College, now Connecticut State Community College Gateway
• Housatonic Community College, now Connecticut State Community College Housatonic in Bridgeport
• Manchester Community College, now Connecticut State Community College Manchester
• Middlesex Community College, now Connecticut State Community College Middlesex
• Naugatuck Valley Community College, now Connecticut State Community College Naugatuck Valley
• Northwestern Connecticut Community College, now Connecticut State Community College Northwestern
• Connecticut State Community College Norwalk, formerly Norwalk Community College
• Quinebaug Valley Community College, now Connecticut State Community College Quinebaug Valley
• Three Rivers Community College (Connecticut), now Connecticut State Community College Three Rivers
• Tunxis Community College, now Connecticut State Community College Tunxis