Connecticut State Community College Housatonic
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Former name | Housatonic Community College (1967-2023) |
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| Type | Public community college |
| Established | October 1967 |
Parent institution | Connecticut State Colleges & Universities |
Academic affiliations | Space-grant |
| Chief Executive Officer | Dwayne Smith, Ph.D. |
Academic staff | >150[1] |
| Students | 5,369 (Fall 2014)[2] |
| Location | , , United States |
| Colors | █ Blue █ White |
| Mascot | Hawk |
| Website | www.housatonic.edu |
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Housatonic Community College (HCC) was a public community college in Bridgeport, Connecticut. It part of the Connecticut State Colleges & Universities system. HCC grants associate degrees and also has certificate programs.[3] In July 2023, it became Connecticut State Community College Housatonic, as part of a merger of twelve institutions.
Campus
[edit]Lafayette Hall
[edit]In 1997, the Housatonic Community College moved to its present site.[4] The first building on campus was Lafayette Hall, which currently hosts most of the college's STEM programs. In August 2017, construction was completed on a large expansion of the building,[5] which now houses almost all of the school's administrative offices and student services (previously located in the original building), including admissions, advising, and the bursar's office.
Beacon Hall
[edit]In fall 2008, HCC added a new building, Beacon Hall. This structure consists of 174,000 gross square feet[6] and is 3 floors high. Beacon Hall became the home to a new enlarged bookstore, a computer lab, and several new classrooms.
Museum of Art
[edit]The Housatonic Museum of Art is located on campus, with works displayed throughout the college and in the Burt Chernow Galleries. There are over 4,500 works in the collection[7] and over 1,700 displayed throughout campus buildings.[8] Burt Chernow was a former art historian, writer, and an art teacher in the Westport, CT school system. In 1997, Chernow died of a heart attack while employed as a professor at Housatonic.[9]
Honor societies
[edit]Chi Rho is a chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa, an academic honor society for two-year colleges. The college also has an honors program,[10] a chapter of Alpha Beta Gamma, the International Business Honor Society and a chapter of Psi Beta, the national honor society in psychology for community colleges.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "College Navigator - Housatonic Community College".
- ^ http://www.ct.edu/files/opr/SA_Enr_FallHeadcount_V20151231.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ Education, Connecticut Board of Regents for Higher. "Academic Programs". www.ct.edu. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
- ^ http://www.hcc.commnet.edu/gen/PDF/publications/catalog_handbook/11-12catalog/web-HCCcatalog11-12.pdf[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Lafayette Construction".
- ^ http://www.hcc.commnet.edu/gen/PDF/publications/catalog_handbook/11-12catalog/web-HCCcatalog11-12.pdf[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Burt Chernow, 63, Art Historian and Writer". The New York Times. 1997-06-15. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
- ^ http://www.hcc.commnet.edu/gen/PDF/publications/catalog_handbook/11-12catalog/web-HCCcatalog11-12.pdf[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Burt Chernow, 63, Art Historian and Writer". The New York Times. 1997-06-15. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
- ^ "Honors Program: Available for selected students". www.hcc.commnet.edu. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
- ^ "Academic Procedures". www.hcc.commnet.edu. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
External links
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