Central Connecticut State University

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Information for Authority record

Name (Latin)
Central Connecticut State University
Other forms of name
Connecticut. Central Connecticut State University
Connecticut. State University
Type of corporate body
Universities and colleges
Field of activity
Education, Higher
Associated Language
eng
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Other Identifiers

VIAF: 150587016
Wikidata: Q1053764
Library of congress: n 84099518
TAU10: 000270406
Sources of Information
  • Central Connecticut State University WWW site, viewed Sept. 11, 2014:CCSU Profile page (a regional, comprehensive public university; founded in 1849 as the New Britain Normal School; it became the Teachers College of Connecticut in 1933; after a period of extensive institutional growth it became the Central Connecticut State College in 1959; the present name and educational charter were conferred in 1983; 1615 Stanley Street, New Britain, CT 06050)
  • Connecticut school law annual, 1983:p. 2 (Central Connecticut State University)
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Wikipedia description:

Central Connecticut State University (Central Connecticut, CCSU, Central Connecticut State, or informally Central) is a public university in New Britain, Connecticut. Founded in 1849 as the State Normal School, CCSU is Connecticut's oldest publicly-funded university. It is made up of five schools: the Ammon College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences; the College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences; the School of Business; the School of Education and Professional Studies; and the School of Engineering, Science, and Technology. As of Spring 2022, the university was attended by 8,898 students: 7,054 undergraduate students and 1,844 graduate students. More than half of students live off campus and 96 percent are Connecticut residents. The school is part of the Connecticut State Colleges & Universities system (CSCU), which also oversees Eastern, Western, and Southern Connecticut State Universities.

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