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www.HartfordBusiness.com • August 24, 2020 • Hartford Business Journal 9 the deal, said he thinks Goodwin will start moving business and educa- tion programs onto UB's campus next spring. Talks between the schools began a few months ago, and the partnership benefits them in multiple ways, he said. If each school only has to buy and maintain some buildings on campus (including libraries and cafeterias) but students from all three can use those facilities, everyone saves money, Schein- berg said. Plus, once Goodwin buys UB's aca- demic programs, it will offer those and its current slate of courses to students on both its flagship East Hartford campus and the new Bridge- port location. "Goodwin has a number of pro- grams that are wildly successful in East Hartford," including its nursing and manufacturing courses, said Scheinberg, whose school enrolled about 3,500 students in 2019 and generally focuses on adult and profes- sional continuing education. "We have been looking for years to run some of those programs in a satellite fashion. Suddenly we're going to be able to ex- port our product to other campuses, and that will make us stronger." Sacred Heart's interest in the deal lies in the ability to enhance its cur- rent offerings, and the affinity the school has with the city of Bridgeport, which is just across the border from Sacred Heart's Fairfield campus, said university President John Petillo. The liberal arts university that enrolls about 9,000 students bought three of UB's buildings in the deal, Petillo said. While the credit-sharing setup allows more choices for stu- dents, Petillo also pointed out that UB's campus includes a lot of undevel- oped land. In the future, the schools could build apartments and ameni- ties, and eventually transform the campus into an urban university, à la New York University (though he ac- knowledges it might sound a bit lofty). Sacred Heart isn't the only school to think in these terms, said Wood of S&P. When Boston University ab- sorbed the now-defunct Wheelock College in Boston, much of the motiva- tion came from BU's desire to pick up valuable real estate in the city's posh Fenway neighborhood, Wood said. The deal also allowed Boston University to expand its education program. "I think there's definitely some- thing to be said for partnerships or agreements that find a way to share that excellence," Wood said. "I think that can help demand." Gaining approval Right now the concept's largest hurdle is receiving approval from regional accreditors for the credit- sharing arrangement and the sale of programs to the three schools, which is crucial to the deal going through, Scheinberg said. In order for the shared campus concept to work, the relatively unusual academic setup must be approved by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE), which also must approve the transfer of each program. In ad- dition to NECHE, there are dozens of accreditors for education in spe- cific fields (i.e. nursing, engineering, etc.) that use different standards and timelines in their approval pro- cesses, Scheinberg said. However, if and when regulators ap- prove the venture, Scheinberg believes the cost-savings and expanded course offerings for all parties will make it a model for other schools looking to compete — or just survive — in a historically difficult financial time in the higher education industry. "People are trying to find a way to better operate institutions at a better price point," Scheinberg said. "You can't keep raising tuition — there's no money for it to come from." Source: Each college via survey and websites. Notes: Graduation rate is according to the federal definition (first-time, first-year undergraduate students who complete their program within 150% of the published time for the program). For community colleges, this is three years. Graduation rates arehigher when considering students who attend longer than three years. 2019-2020 in-state standard tuition for 12+ credits per semester is $1,992 and fees are $246; out-of-state tuition is $5,976 and fees are $738. NA= Not available. (a) Enrollment figures reflect what the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities (CSCU) Board of Regents refers to as headcount; CSCU has a special formula for calculating full-time equivalent enrollment. —Compiled by Heide Martin, executives updated August, 2020 by Timothy Doyle. THE LIST Largest Community Colleges Ranked by total headcount enrollment, fall 2019 FOCUS: EDUCATION John Petillo, President, Sacred Heart University Largest Community Colleges (Ranked by total headcount enrollment, fall 2019) Rank Fall 2019 enrollment (a) Major programs Online courses? Online degrees? Faculty full time/ part time Graduation rate President 1 Gateway Community College 20 Church St. New Haven 06510 203-285-2000; www.gatewayct.edu 6,864 General education, liberal arts and sciences, business, nursing, allied health, humanities, automotive and engineering technologies Y N 97 380 11% William T. Brown 2 Naugatuck Valley Community College 750 Chase Parkway Waterbury 06708 203-575-8000; www.nv.edu 6,115 General studies, business management, liberal arts and sciences, psychology studies, business studies, accounting, business admin. finance, social work studies, IT early childhood education Y Y 97 446 17% Daisy Cocco De Filippis 3 Manchester Community College Great Path Manchester 06040 860-512-3000; www.manchestercc.edu 5,511 Health careers, hospitality, technology Y N 95 304 20% Nicole Esposito 4 Housatonic Community College 900 Lafayette Blvd. Bridgeport 06604 203-332-5000; www.hcc.commnet.edu 4,836 Business, criminal justice, health care Y N 71 229 12% Dwayne Smith 5 Tunxis Community College 271 Scott Swamp Rd. Farmington 06032 860-773-1300; www.tunxis.edu 3,781 Advanced manufacturing, business, criminal justice, dental hygiene, dental assisting, early childhood education, engineering science, graphic design, human services Y Y 56 245 12% James P. Lombella 6 Three Rivers Community College 574 New London Turnpike Norwich 06360 860-215-9016; www.threerivers.edu, www.ewib.org 3,745 Engineering, nursing, Ggneral studies, business and design, manufacturing, allied health, real estate and security Y Y 68 203 15% Mary Ellen Jukoski 7 Capital Community College 950 Main St. Hartford 06103 860-906-5000; www.capitalcc.edu 3,102 Accounting, architectural engineering, biotechnology, mobile application developer, nursing, cyber security, health science, construction management, music industry, early childhood education Y Y 63 195 10% Duncan Harris 8 Middlesex Community College 100 Training Hill Rd. Middletown 06457 860-343-5719; www.mxcc.edu 2,424 General studies, criminal justice, human services, business administration, early childhood education, veterinary technology, ophthalmic design and dispensing, digital media production, radiology Y Y 42 116 25% Steven Minkler 9 Asnuntuck Community College 170 Elm St. Enfield 06082 860-253-3000; www.asnuntuck.edu 1,799 Accounting, advanced manufacturing machine technology, business administration, criminal justice, early childhood education, general studies, human services, liberal arts Y Y 35 100 39% Michelle Coach (b) 10 Quinebaug Valley Community College 742 Upper Maple St. Danielson 06239 860-932-4000; www.qvcc.edu 1,335 Liberal arts and sciences, general studies, business administration, advanced manufacturing Y N N/A N/A N/A Rose Ellis 11 Northwestern CT Community College Park Place East 1,308 Nursing, veterinary technology, business and management administration, computer systems Y 28 N/A Michael A. Rooke

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