Housatonic Community College

Housatonic Community College

Type	Public Community College
Established	October 1967*
President	Dr. Paul Broadie II[1]
Academic staff	>150[2]
Students	5,369 (Fall 2014)[3]
Address	900 Lafayette Blvd., Bridgeport, CT, 06604, USA
Colors	█ Blue █ White
Affiliations	NEASC
Website	www.hctc.commnet.edu
Moved to new location in 1997

Housatonic Community College (HCC) is a two-year public community college located in Bridgeport, Connecticut. It is one of the twelve community colleges in the state governed by the Connecticut Board of Regents for Higher Education.^[4] HCC grants a variety of associate degrees and also has certificate programs.^[5]

Campus

Lafayette Hall

In 1997, the Housatonic Community College moved to its present site.^[6] The first building was Lafayette Hall. Today, Lafayette Hall is home to the Financial Aid department, veteran lounge, administrative offices, the office of the registrar and several classrooms.

Beacon Hall

In fall 2008, HCC added a new building, Beacon Hall. This structure consists of 174,000 gross square feet^[7] 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

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^[8] and over 1,700 displayed throughout campus buildings.^[9] 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.^[10]

Associate Degree Programs

Accounting Advanced Manufacturing Aviation Maintenance Banking Business Administration Technology Studies Computer Information Systems Criminal Justice Early Childhood Education Fine Arts General Studies Graphic Design Human Services Liberal Arts & Sciences Medical Assisting Nursing Occupational Therapy Assistant Paramedic Studies Pathway to Teaching Careers Physical Therapy Assistant Psychology Theater Arts

Certificate Programs

Accounting for Small Business Customer Service / Marketing Retail Banking Small Business Management / Entrepreneurship PC Applications Personal Computer Repair Technology Web Design Technology Corrections Criminal Investigation Police Management and Administration

Honor Societies

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,^[11] 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.^[12]

External links

• Housatonic Community College
• Housatonic Community College History

References

1. http://www.housatonic.edu/info/organization.asp
2. http://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=housatonic&id=129543#general
3. http://www.ct.edu/files/opr/SA_Enr_FallHeadcount_V20151231.pdf
4. Education, Connecticut Board of Regents for Higher. "Colleges & Universities". ct.edu. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
5. Education, Connecticut Board of Regents for Higher. "Academic Programs". www.ct.edu. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
6. http://www.hcc.commnet.edu/gen/PDF/publications/catalog_handbook/11-12catalog/web-HCCcatalog11-12.pdf
7. http://www.hcc.commnet.edu/gen/PDF/publications/catalog_handbook/11-12catalog/web-HCCcatalog11-12.pdf
8. "Burt Chernow, 63, Art Historian and Writer". The New York Times. 1997-06-15. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
9. http://www.hcc.commnet.edu/gen/PDF/publications/catalog_handbook/11-12catalog/web-HCCcatalog11-12.pdf
10. "Burt Chernow, 63, Art Historian and Writer". The New York Times. 1997-06-15. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
11. "Honors Program: Available for selected students". www.hcc.commnet.edu. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
12. "Academic Procedures". www.hcc.commnet.edu. Retrieved 2016-04-08.

Coordinates: 41°10′32″N 73°11′29″W / 41.1756°N 73.1915°W