Budget Summary
Regional Community Technical Colleges
Agency Purpose
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Education Regional Community-Technical College System
Budget Summary
· The Connecticut Community Colleges offer two-year associate degrees, short-term certificate programs, skill-building and personal interest courses in over 100 career-related areas.
· The twelve community colleges and their outreach programs serve nearly 52 percent of the undergraduates in Connecticut public higher education with nearly 55,112 students enrolled in credit courses in the fall of 2009.
· The community colleges provide associate degrees and certificate programs in a wide array of liberal arts, occupational, vocational, technical programs in over 100 career-related areas.
· The community colleges also provide programs of general study including remediation, general and adult education and continuing education.
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Education Regional Community-Technical College System
Budget Summary
Recent Highlights
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Education Regional Community-Technical College System
Budget Summary
More than two-thirds of the African American and Hispanic undergraduates enrolled at public institutions of higher education are enrolled at the Community Colleges.
During 2008, the colleges reported more than 65,600 registrations for noncredit courses largely related to job preparation, career advancement, or retraining. In many cases, these courses are sponsored by the state’s businesses and industries to enhance employee skills.
Twenty-seven percent of credit enrollments in fall 2008 were students over the age of 30, illustrating the system’s significant role in preparing a skilled workforce to support the state’s economic development. Many of the colleges’ programs are specifically developed for the state’s businesses and industries, state agencies and non-profit organizations.
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Education Regional Community-Technical College System
Budget Summary
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Education Regional Community-Technical College System