Connecticut, a Hub of Higher Learning

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Connecticut is home to some of the country’s most distinguished colleges and universities. Yale University, in New Haven, is the third oldest American institution of higher learning, founded in 1701. Other schools in the catalog of distinction include the University of Connecticut (fondly known as UConn), Trinity College in Hartford, and the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London. Central Connecticut State University and Wesleyan University, are examples of what is available in public and private realms.

Central Connecticut State University in New Britain, CT. CCSU is a regional, comprehensive public university dedicated to learning in the liberal arts and sciences and to education for the professions. Comprising five schools-Arts & Sciences, Business, Education & Professional Studies, Technology, and Graduate Studies-CCSU offers undergraduate and graduate programs through the Master’s and sixth-year levels and the Ed.D. in Educational Leadership. Committed to offering Connecticut citizens access to distinctive academic programs of high quality, the University is also a responsive and creative intellectual and economic resource for the people and institutions of the state’s Capitol Region. More than 85 percent of CCSU graduates remain in Connecticut, contributing to the intellectual, cultural, and economic health of the state.  [Top]

Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT. Wesleyan University was founded in 1831 by Methodist leaders and Middletown citizens. Named for John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, Wesleyan is among the oldest of the numerous originally Methodist institutions of higher education in the United States. From its inception, Wesleyan offered a liberal arts program rather than theological training. Wesleyan became fully independent of the Methodist church in 1937.

In the 20th century, the university grew, and several departments opened such as the Center for African-American Studies, the Center for the Arts, and the Mansfield Freeman Center for East Asian Studies. The Center for the Americas, which combines American Studies and Latin American Studies, was inaugurated in 1998. The Center for Film Studies, with state-of-the-art projection and production facilities, opened in 2004. An addition to the Freeman Athletic Center opened in 2005, with a 1,200-seat gymnasium for basketball and volleyball, the 7,500-square-foot Andersen Fitness Center, and the Rosenbaum Squash Center with eight courts. [Top]

Yale University. Founded in 1701 in New Haven, Connecticut, Yale is a leading private, independent research institution. It is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and is a member of the Ivy League. Particularly well-known are its undergraduate school, Yale College, and the Yale Law School, each of which has produced a number of U.S. presidents and foreign heads of state. In 1861, the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences became the first school in the United States to award the Ph.D. degree. For more information, visit www.yale.edu [Top]

Quinnipiac University. Quinnipiac University is a private four-year university in Hamden, Connecticut, located on about 500 acres, just north of New Haven. The campus is scenically situated at the foot of Sleeping Giant State Park. Quinnipiac has over 63 programs of study in Communications, Health Sciences, Business, Liberal Arts, and Law, including a very well regarded program in physical therapy and nursing. For more information, visit: www.quinnipiac.edu [Top]

Choate Rosemary Hall. Choate Rosemary Hall is a co-educational independent boarding school for students in grades 9-12. The school is located in Wallingford, Connecticut, United States. In 1890, the Choate family started the Rosemary Hall School for girls, which moved to Greenwich, Connecticut in 1906. The Choate School for boys was founded in 1896. In 1971, Rosemary Hall moved back to Wallingford, and the two schools formally merged in 1974. For more information, visit www.choate.edu [Top]

Trinity College. Trinity College is a private liberal arts college in Hartford, Connecticut. Founded in 1823, it is the second oldest college in the state of Connecticut after Yale University. It was ranked in the top 30 liberal arts colleges in the US News and World Report 2007 rankings. For more information, visit www.trincoll.edu [Top]