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Largest Community Colleges in Connecticut
(Ranked by total headcount enrollment, fall 2021)
Largest Community Colleges in Connecticut
(Ranked by total headcount enrollment, fall 2021)
Rank
Fall 2021
enrollment (total) (a)
FTE enrollment
Faculty
full time/
part time
Graduation rate
Success rate Head of school
1
Gateway Community College
20 Church St.
New Haven 06510
203-285-2000; www.gatewayct.edu
5,703
3,244
93
309
10%
22.0%
William T. Brown
CEO
2
Naugatuck Valley Community College
750 Chase Parkway
Waterbury 06708
203-575-8000; www.nv.edu
4,804
2,849
82
282
16%
32.0%
Lisa Dresdner
CEO
3
Manchester Community College
Great Path
Manchester 06040
860-512-3000; www.manchestercc.edu
4,494
2,559
71
255
16%
38.0%
Rob Steinmetz
Acting CEO
4
Norwalk Community College
188 Richards Ave.
Norwalk 06854
203-857-7000; www.norwalk.edu
4,106
2,340
79
202
11%
29.0%
Cheryl DeVonish
CEO
5
Housatonic Community College
900 Lafayette Blvd.
Bridgeport 06604
203-332-5000; www.hcc.commnet.edu
3,604
1,976
53
176
12%
26.0%
Dwayne Smith
CEO
6
Tunxis Community College
271 Scott Swamp Rd.
Farmington 06032
860-773-1300; www.tunxis.edu
3,320
1,974
46
182
16%
31.0%
Darryl Reome
CEO
7
Three Rivers Community College
574 New London Turnpike
Norwich 06360
860-215-9016; www.threerivers.edu, www.ewib.org
3,038
1,789
47
205
16%
31.0%
Mary Ellen Jukoski
President
8
Capital Community College
950 Main St.
Hartford 06103
860-906-5000; www.capitalcc.edu
2,474
2,474
52
116
11%
29.0%
Duncan Harris
CEO
9
Middlesex Community College
100 Training Hill Rd.
Middletown 06457
860-343-5719; www.mxcc.edu
1,988
1,202
40
104
21%
44.0%
Steven Minkler
Campus
10
Asnuntuck Community College
170 Elm St.
Enfield 06082
860-253-3000; www.asnuntuck.edu
1,326
725
23
65
35%
52.0%
Michelle Coach
CEO
11
Quinebaug Valley Community College
742 Upper Maple St.
Danielson 06239
860-932-4000; www.qvcc.edu
1,131
647
23
79
33%
45.0%
Karen Hynick
CEO
12
Northwestern CT Community College
Park Place East
Winsted 06098
860-738-6300; www.nwcc.commnet.edu
1,128
689
25
56
21%
50.0%
Michael A. Rooke
President
Source: Connecticut State Colleges and Universities (CSCU) census data, 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 are
higher when considering students who attend longer than three years. Success rate is graduation rate + transfer out rate. 2021-2022 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 Timothy Doyle.
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