By definition, colleges are institutions of higher learning that grant the bachelor's degree in liberal arts or science or both. Universities are institutions for higher learning with teaching and research facilities constituting a graduate school and professional schools that award master's degrees and doctorates and an undergraduate division that awards bachelor's degrees.
Please submit only colleges and universities from Connecticut. An undergraduate division or school of a university offering courses and granting degrees in a particular field should be submitted to the appropriate university category. Two-year, junior, and community colleges should be submitted to Two-Year_Colleges.
Charter Oak State College was established by the Connecticut Legislature in 1973 to provide an alternative way for adult to earn a college degree. Accredited by the Connecticut Board of Governors for Higher Education and the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.
The Hartford Seminary saw its beginning in 1833 when a group of Congregational ministers formed the Pastoral Union of Connecticut to train ministerial leadership for the churches. Its evolution over the years brought it to a restructure of its program to phase out pre-ordination education and focus upon the leadership development of laity and clergy; educational outreach; parish research; and Islamic and Christian-Muslim relations. In 1990 the Hartford Seminary became the first nondenominational theological institution in North America to name a female president.
Founded in 1823 as Washington College, only the second college in Connecticut. It took several years for the school to relocate to its present location, formerly known as Gallows Hill. Up until 1968, Trinity was a male-only school. Today, Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut is a leading independent liberal arts college.
This category consists of sites relating to two-year, post-secondary, educational institutions located in Connecticut.
Submit web sites about two-year, post-secondary institutions. Two-year colleges are considered those which primarily award associate degrees, diplomas, and/or certifications, even though they may award some baccalaureate degrees.
The University of Connecticut was founded in 1881 as Storrs Agricultural School for boys. Over the years, the school evolved, changing its name and profile, and eventually became the University of Connecticut in 1939.
Today, UConn is a coeducational institution with 17 schools and colleges on eight campuses throughout Connecticut.
Information submitted must be specific to alumni of the University of Connecticut.
The University of Hartford is an independent, nonsectarian, coeducational university founded in 1877 and offering graduate and undergraduate programs in nine distinct colleges. Located on a 320-acre wooded campus in suburban West Hartford.
Submissions must related specifically to the University of Hartford in West Hartford, Connecticut.