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5 4 S T U F F • F a l l 2 0 1 7 C O M P A N Y P R O F I L E S CSCU provides affordable, accessible higher-education courses in over 1,300 programs at 16 campuses and one online college. Students who meet course and program requirements are awarded certificates and undergraduate and graduate degrees based on programs in which they were enrolled. CSCU serves students of all ages from across the state of Connecticut, as well as those who are from outside of Connecticut in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions. CSCU hires a variety of people in faculty and administration positions across its network. Positions range from academic (faculty) to administrative (campus executives, deans, support staff, etc.) Individual campus representatives are fully engaged in the communities that surround them — with businesses, advocacy groups, chambers of commerce, charity groups, and others. CONNECTICUT STATE COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES The Connecticut State Colleges and Universities (CSCU) is one of the state's most significant contributors to the economic growth of Connecticut, educating residents in manufacturing and investing in the state's future workforce. CSCU oversees four comprehensive universities: Eastern, Western, Southern and Central Connecticut State Universities; 12 community colleges, Asnuntuck, Capital, Gateway, Housatonic, Manchester, Middlesex Naugatuck Valley, Northwestern, Norwalk, Quinebaug Valley, Three Rivers and Tunxis Community Colleges; and, online, Charter Oak State College. Advanced manufacturing programs are offered at seven community colleges — with individual advanced manufacturing courses offered at three — to help students earn a certificate in less than 10 months. When the course of study is complete, the student placement rate is more than 90 percent, helping to fill the critical need for skilled workers in Connecticut's manufacturing sector and its overall economy. www.ct.edu Address: 61 Woodland St., Hartford, CT 06109 Phone: 860-723-0605 Full-time employees: 10,000 Year founded: 2011 Additional Camp us Locations: Community Colleges: Hartford, Farmington, Middletown, Manchester, Enfield, Danielson, Norwich, New Haven, Waterbury, Norwalk, Bridgeport and Winsted. Universities: Willimantic, New Britain, New Haven and Danbury, as well as online. President: Mark E. Ojakian C O M PA N Y P R O F I L E P R O D U C T S M A R K E T S / C U S TO M E R S C A R E E R / J O B O P P O R T U N I T I E S C O M M U N I T Y E N G A G E M E N T Mark E. Ojakian, President, Connecticut Colleges & Universities CSCU educates Connecticut's residents in manufacturing, investing in the state's workforce