List of colleges and universities in Connecticut
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The following is a list of colleges and universities in the U.S. state of Connecticut. This list includes all schools that grant degrees at an associates level or higher, and are either accredited or in the process of accreditation by a recognized accrediting agency.
The state's flagship public university is the multi-campus University of Connecticut,[1] which is also the largest higher education institution in the state, including UConn Health. The remainder of the state's public institutions constitute the Connecticut State Colleges & Universities, comprising four state universities, twelve community colleges, and an online school, Charter Oak State College.[2] Connecticut is also the home of one of the five federally-run service academies, the United States Coast Guard Academy.
The oldest college in the state, founded in 1701, is Yale University.[3]
Institutions
Unaccredited institutions
Institutions can be authorized by the Connecticut Office of Higher Education to offer academic degrees, but may not be currently accredited by a recognized accrediting body:[9][10][11]
- Legion of Christ College of Humanities in Cheshire
- International Institute for Astronautical Sciences in Groton[12]
- Arizona College of Nursing in Hartford, Connecticut
- Lincoln Technical Institute in New Britain, Connecticut
- St. Thomas Seminary in Bloomfield, Connecticut
- The Norwalk Conservatory of the Arts in Norwalk. Connecticut
Out-of-state institutions
Several institutions based in other states offer, or have offered, degree programs at sites in Connecticut, under license from the state:[13]
- The Robert Larner College of Medicine of the University of Vermont has a branch at the Western Connecticut Health Network facilities in Danbury and Norwalk.[14]
- Relay Graduate School of Education has a branch in New Haven, Connecticut
Defunct institutions
Connecticut once had five State Technical Colleges, separate from the system of 12 Community Colleges, before consolidation of the systems. For example, Three Rivers Community College (Connecticut) was formed from Mohegan Community College and Thames Valley State Technical College in the 1990s. Several private schools that once operated in the state have closed, discontinued their degree programs, or moved to other states:
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University of Connecticut School of Law
Capital Community College, Hartford
Trinity College Chapel
Yale Law School
